In The News: October 13, 2023

‘In the News’ is a roundup of recent media coverage featuring the Johns Hopkins SAIS community and is produced and distributed by the Office of Marketing and Communications.

FACULTY U.S. & INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE

• Will US Efforts to Deescalate the Israel-Hamas Conflict be Effective? Experts Weigh in. Dean James Steinberg, Aronson Associate Professor of International Studies and Political Science Adria Lawrence, and Aronson Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies Sarah Parkinson quoted in ABC, 10/12

• Saving Americans Held Hostage by Hamas is a Daunting Task, ex-CIA Official Says. Why? Professor of Practice John McLaughlin quoted in the Miami Herald, 10/12

• How US Attitudes on Israel and Palestinians Had Been Shifting Before Hamas Attack. Senior Lecturer of Middle East Studies at SAIS Europe Raffaella Del Sarto quoted in ABC, 10/11

• El arte del espionaje, según un ex director de la CIA: "Las grandes empresas impactan más la sociedad, la cultura y la economía mundiales que el Gobierno de Estados Unidos." (Spanish) John McLaughlin interviewed in El Mundo, 10/11

• War in Gaza Analysis: Why Revenge is Never a Solution. Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on WYPR, 10/11

• How Did Israeli Intelligence Fail to Stop Hamas' Surprise Attack. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on Global News, 10/11

• Colleges Draw Criticism for Slow Response to Hamas Attacks. Professor of Practice of International Affairs Yascha Mounk quoted in Inside Higher Ed, 10/11

• ‘National Shock’: Israeli Army Mobilises, Hamas Threatens Hostages. Aronson Associate Professor of International Studies and Political Science Adria Lawrence quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald, 10/10

• Hamas Attack Challenges Biden’s Goals in Middle East. Laura Blumenfeld quoted in The Hill, 10/10

• Israel May Target Iranian Officials More Directly. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on CNBC, 10/10 

• Nights International Relations Expert. Assistant Professor of International Relations at SAIS Europe Nina Hall interviewed on Radio New Zealand, 10/10

• Is an Israeli Ground War in Gaza Imminent? Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on WCBSAM, 10/10 

• Why Did Israeli Intelligence Fail? History Suggests Many Causes. John McLaughlin wrote in The Cipher Brief, 10/10

• The Videos Out of Israel, Gaza are Graphic, But Some Can't Look Away: How to Cope. Sarah Parkinson quoted in USA Today, 10/10 

• 俄入侵烏594天：澤連斯基突訪羅馬尼亞,赫羅札的罹難者下葬, 烏夢想加入北約和歐盟. (Chinese) Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Sergey Radchenko quoted in China Times, 10/9

• What to Know Right Now About the Deadliest Israel-Palestine Conflict Since 1970s. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on NPR, 10/9

• Hamas Attack on Israel Deals Blow to Saudi Prince’s Grand Vision. The James Anderson Adjunct Professor of Middle East Studies at SAIS Europe Sanam Vakil quoted in Bloomberg, 10/10

• Iran Sends Deadly Message to Biden with Hamas Attack on Israel. Sanam Vakil quoted in the Hill, 10/9

• How Uncertainty in the U.S. Could Hold Up Aid to Israel. Laura Blumenfeld quoted in US News & World Report, 10/9 

• New Poll Reveals How Ukrainians Feel About War, Future. Sergey Radchenko quoted in Voice of America, 10/9  Hamas Consigns the Pax Americana to History Books. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 10/9 

• This Debacle Will Transform Israel. Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies Eliot Cohen wrote in The Atlantic, 10/9

• Military Analyst on Israel and Palestine Attacks. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on KDLG, 10/9

• US Back as Israel's Unequivocal Defender After Hamas Attacks. Laura Blumenfeld quoted in France24, 10/9 

• There Are No Rules. Senior Fellow of International Affairs and Senior Fellow at the SNF Agora Institute Anne Applebaum wrote in The Atlantic, 10/9 

• Explainer: Why Are Hamas and Israel in Armed Conflict and How Will It Affect the World? Laura Blumenfeld quoted in Today Online, 10/9

• Israel’s War Threatens Biden’s Saudi-Israeli Peace Proposal. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on KCRW, 10/9

• The Conflict Between Israel and Hamas: What Is Hezbollah, and Why Has Its Presence Raised Fears of Escalation? Laura Blumenfeld quoted in GeoTV News, 10/8

• What is the Palestinian Group Hamas and Why has it Attacked Israel Now? Laura Blumenfeld quoted in SBS News, 10/8 

• In Striking Israel, Hamas Took Aim at Middle East Security Realignment. Laura Blumenfeld quoted in Reuters, 10/8

• Violence in the Middle East. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on KNX News, 10/8

• Biden Accused of Betrayal of Khashoggi Over Push to Deepen Saudi Ties. Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Vali Nasr quoted in The Guardian, 10/7

• The UK’s Indo-Pacific Tilt and the CPTPP’s Prospects. Eni Professor of International Economics at SAIS Europe Michael Plummer wrote in Brookings, 10/6

• Mongolia’s Search for a Third Way. Sergey Radchenko wrote in Foreign Affairs, 10/6 

• Fewer Americans Are Considering Careers in the Military and Branches Are Looking for Solutions to Recruiting. Professor of Practice and Senior Fellow at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Nora Bensahel interviewed on Connecticut Public Radio All Things Considered, 10/6

• What Will Happen If the US Stops Funding Ukraine? Nothing Good. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 10/5 

• Poland’s Election Is Neither Free nor Fair. Anne Applebaum wrote in the Atlantic, 10/4 

• The U.S. Has a New Set of Tools for Bullying the World. Professor of International Affairs at the SNF Agora Institute Henry Farrell quoted in the New York Times, 10/4 

• Telling the Truth About Taiwan. Eliot Cohen wrote in The Atlantic, 10/3   

• Geoeconomic Fragmentation: The Economic Risks from a Fractured World Economy. Michael Plummer wrote in the Center for Economic Policy Research journal, 10/3

• Dark ’N’ Stormy. Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs Francis Gavin wrote in War on the Rocks, 9/29  

• What I’m Reading: Apples, Private Actors and Marina Abramovic. Henry Farrell quoted in the New York Times, 9/29 

• Have Some Sympathy. Yascha Mounk quoted in the New York Times, 9/28 

• Xi and Putin to Meet as Allies Despite Differences. Sergey Radchenko quoted in VOA, 9/28 

• Holding Sway: China’s United Front Work Department, Known for Its Influence Operations Abroad, Is Even Busier at Home. Sergey Radchenko quoted in China File, 9/28 

• The US Needs India to Buffer China, and Modi Knows It. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 9/27

STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE

• What You Need to Know About Hamas. FPI Senior Fellow and Executive Director of the North Africa Initiative Hafed Al Ghwell quoted in the Los Angeles Times, 10/10

• Laying the BRICS For a Reshaped Global Order. SAIS MA student '24 Sophie Egar wrote in East Asia Forum, 10/7

• Operational Breakthrough’ Coming Soon? Ukraine Is Winning The Artillery War Against Russia. SAIS alumnus '23 Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in 19FortyFive, 9/29 

• TSMC Chip Fab Site in Arizona, Touted Last Year By Joe Biden, Struggles with Delays and Scepticism. SAIS alumna '21 Bochen Han wrote in South China Morning Post, 9/26 

• The US Air Force is Using Satellites and Dirt Runways to Prepare its Drones For a Different Kind of War. Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in Yahoo, 9/25 

SPECIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS OF JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG CENTER

• Johns Hopkins University Opens A New Home in Washington D.C. The Hub, 10/6 

• Johns Hopkins Opens New D.C. Academic Center in An Old Museum Site. The Washington Post, 10/6 

• Johns Hopkins Launches School of Government and Policy From New DC Home. The Daily Record, 10/6 

• A Bold New Era in D.C. The Hub, Fall 2023