In the News: October 19, 2022

‘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 

• Chinese and Russian Companies Dominate in Race to Tap Bolivia's Lithium. Adjunct Lecturer of Latin American Studies Benjamin Gedan quoted in the Financial Times, 10/19

• Ukraine Wants Israel-Style Security Guarantees from Allies and the World. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor Sergey Radchenko quoted in Open Democracy, 10/19

• Russia’s Setback in Samarkand. Senior Adjunct Professor of International Economics Richard Pomfret wrote in The Eurasia Review, 10/18

• Can the U.S.Take on China, Iran, and Russia All at Once? Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 10/16

• France’s Rapprochement with Algeria Depends on Geopolitical Fluctuations. Associate Professor of Middle East Studies Raffaella Del Sarto quoted in Globe Echo World News, 10/16

• Chinese Communist Party Congress Set to Anoint Xi as President for Life. Henry M. and Elizabeth P. Wiesenfeld Professor in Political Economy Ho-Fung Hung quoted in CBC News, 10/15

• Chinese Communist Party Congress affords another step for Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power. Ho-Fung Hung quoted in the Los Angeles Times, 10/15 

• China Party Congress: What Would Xi Third Term Mean For Africa? Professor Emerita in International Political Economy and Director of the China-Africa Research Initiative Deborah Brautigam quoted in Voice of America, 10/14

• Who is Leading the Crackdown on Iran's Protests? Adjunct Professor of Middle East Studies Sanam Vakil quoted in Voice of America, 10/13

• Krieg and Diplomatie. Sergey Radchenko interviewed by ARD, 10/13

• Every Muslim Girl is Watching the Iran Protest in Awe. Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Professor Vali Nasr Interviewed by CNN, 10/13

• No Hope for the Future: Economic Struggles Add Fuel to Iran's Protests. Sanam Vakil quoted in CNBC, 10/12

• The Stab in the Back That Wasn't. Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations and Professorial Lecturer in Conflict Management Daniel Serwer wrote in Peacefare, 10/12

• Resolve Needed Amid Russian Missile Strikes. Professorial Lecturer and SAIS Foreign Policy Institute Senior Fellow Jeffrey Pryce quoted in Minneapolis Star Tribune, 10/12

• How Latest Strikes Show Putin Will Stick With Russia's Hawks on Ukraine War. Jeffrey Pryce quoted in The Hill, 10/11

• On the Eve of the Party Congress, What’s Ahead for China’s Economy? Ho-Fung Hung quoted in the China File, 10/11

• Infrastructure Maintenance and Rural Economic Activity: Evidence from India. Assistant Professor of International Economics Ritam Chaurey wrote in VoxDev, 10/11

• Putin's Crazy Game. Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and Senior Fellow of the Kissinger Center Josef Joffe wrote in Project Syndicate, 10/10

• Civilians Are Paying the Price for the Kremlin's Failures as Russia Ramps Up Psychological Warfare. Sergey Radchenko quoted in Latest Page News, 10/10

• If OPEC is a Cartel, It’s Not a Very Good One. SNF Agora Institute Professor of International Affairs Henry Farrell wrote in The Washington Post, 10/10

• Putin Might Lose the War. What Would That Look Like for Russia, Ukraine and the World? Distinguished Practitioner in Residence John McLaughlin wrote in The Grid, 10/10

• The Consequences of Crimea Bridge Blast. Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by LBC, 9/9

• Biden’s Chip Limits on China Mark a War of High-Tech Attrition. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 10/9

• Putin’s Regime Faces the Fate of His Kerch Strait Bridge. Robert E. Osgood Professor Eliot Cohen wrote in The Atlantic, 9/9

• How Does the U.S. Block China from Getting Microchips Made Abroad? Henry Farrell wrote in The Washington Post, 10/8

• If China Invades Taiwan, What Happens to the War in Ukraine? Sergey Radchenko interviewed on Meduza, 10/8

• Biden Warns Against Nuclear Attacks in Ukraine. Adjunct Lecturer and SAIS Foreign Policy Institute Senior Fellow Edward Joseph interviewed by WIO News, 10/7

• Defeats in Ukraine Stoke Crisis for Vladimir Putin. Sergey Radchenko quoted in Reuters, 10/7 

• Protests Show Iran's Social Contract is Broken. Sanam Vakil interviewed by the Financial Times Podcast, 10/6

• "Complete Dissatisfaction With the Current Order”: Why Mahsa Amini Protests in Iran Are Not Slowing Down. Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies Narges Bajoghli interviewed by Democracy Now, 10/6

• In Global Slowdown, China Holds Sway Over Countries' Fate. Deborah Brautigam quoted in The New York Times, 10/6  

• Headscarf Debate Returns to Turkish Politics at Initiative of Secularist Opposition. Assistant Professor of European and Eurasian Studies Lisel Hintz quoted in Al-Monitor, 10/6

• North Korea Missile Launch and Developments in the Russia-Ukraine War. Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by MegaTV, 10/5

• Unveiled and Rising Up: How the Protests Shaking Iran Cut to the Heart of National Identity. Narges Bajoghli quoted in The New York Times, 10/5

• What Video Footage Reveals About the Protests in Iran. Narges Bajoghli quoted in DNYUZ, 10/5

• Heterodox Views: What is Wrong with the WTO and How to Fix It. Adjunct Professor of International Law Arthur Appleton wrote in the Journal of World Trade, 10/1 

• Inside the UN's high-stakes Deal to Open Ukraine's Grain Corridor. Adjunct Professor of International Relations Richard Wilcox quoted in Devex, 9/27

STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE

• Putin's Crisis: The Russian Military is Failing in Ukraine. SAIS MA student '23 Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in 1945, 10/17

• US-Saudi Relations Sour As Oil Feud Escalates. Senior Fellow at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute Hafed Al-Ghwell quoted in The Hill, 10/14

• China's Growth Path Will Be Felt Around the World. SAIS alumna '11 Robyn Mak wrote in Reuters, 10/14