In The News: October 27, 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

• U 20 dana Izrael ubio 7.000 Palestinaca | Kontekst. (Montenegrin) Senior Lecturer of Conflict Management and Global Policy and Director of the Master of Arts in Global Policy Sinisa Vukovic interviewed on Al-Jazeera Balkans, 10/26

• Not Our Fight: Iranians Show Little Support For Palestinian Cause Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict. The James Anderson Adjunct Professor of Middle East Studies at SAIS Europe Sanam Vakil quoted in Radio Free Europe blog, 10/26

• Israel-Hamas: The View From Doha. Sanam Vakil quoted in Tortoise Media, 10/26

• What Unites the Global Protests for Palestinian Rights. Aronson Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies Sarah Parkinson quoted in Vox, 10/25

• Hands Off Shakespeare. Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies Eliot Cohen wrote in The Atlantic, 10/24

• No International Relations Theory Justifies Calls for an Early Peace in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Lecturer at SAIS Europe Veronica Anghel wrote in Europe's Futures blog, 10/23

• Imminent Collapse or Relaunch of European Integration? The Robert Abernethy Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Justin Frosini wrote in Via Sarfatti 25

• Against Barbarism. Eliot Cohen interviewed on MSNBC's Morning Joe, 10/24

• Sanctions Can be a Tool of Peace. But They’re Often a Weapon, Too. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Professor of International Affairs Henry Farrell quoted in The Washington Post, 10/23

• How the Media Got the Hospital Explosion Wrong. Professor of Practice of International Affairs Yascha Mounk wrote in the Atlantic, 10/23

• Gaza War Coverage. Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on Global News Canada, 10/23

• Global fokus: Sukob koji preti da zapali čitav region Bliskog istoka. (Serbian) Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on N1 SRB, 10/23

• Netanyahu’s Attack on Democracy Left Israel Unprepared. Senior Fellow of International Affairs and Senior Fellow at the SNF Agora Institute Anne Applebaum wrote in The Atlantic, 10/21

• US Must Press Its Advantages Over Iran or War Will Spread. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in The Washington Post, 10/21

• U.S President to Deliver Address on Israel and War on Ukraine. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on CBC, 10/20

• The Crisis in the Middle East: Diplomacy on the Precipice. Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Vali Nasr quoted in Spiegel International, 10/20

• Middle East Analyst Laura Blumenfeld on Middle East Conflict. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on BBC News, 10/20

• Shakespeare’s Political Theater. Eliot Cohen wrote in the Wall Street Journal, 10/20

• Israel-Hamas War. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on Sky News, 10/20

• How to Cancel “Cancel Culture." Yascha Mounk quoted in The Economist, 10/19

• President Biden’s Whirlwind Israel Trip Fails to Calm Fears of Wider Middle East Conflict. Sarah Parkinson quoted in Business Mirror, 10/19 

• Johns Hopkins' Blumenfeld on Israel Developments. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on Bloomberg TV, 10/19

• Biden Urges Israel to Show Restraint in Its Response to Hamas. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on Global News, 10/19 

• Biden Equates Hamas With Putin, Asks Americans to Support Israel, Ukraine. Academic Director of Master of Arts in International Affairs at SAIS Europe Raffaella Del Sarto quoted in Voice of America, 10/19

• Johns Hopkins' Blumenfeld on Israel Developments. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on Bloomberg TV, 10/19

• La Delicata Missione fi Joe Biden: Evitare Che la Guerra si Allarghi E Ammonire I Nemici D'israele. (Italian) Laura Blumenfeld quoted in L’Espresso, 10/17 

• Poland’s Transformative Election. Adjunct Professor of European Studies Alina Polyakova wrote in Foreign Affairs, 10/18 

• Hamas Hijacked Victims’ Social Media Accounts to Spread Terror. Professor of Strategic Studies and Director of the Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies Thomas Rid quoted in The New York Times, 10/17 

• Belt And Road Forum ‘A Showcase’ For China’s Growing Global Influence. HNC Resident Professor of International Politics David Arase quoted in the South China Morning Post, 10/16

• Poland Shows That Autocracy Is Not Inevitable. Anne Applebaum wrote in The Atlantic, 10/16

• Middle East Analysts Dispute Accusations That Netanyahu 'Propped Hamas Up.' Laura Blumenfeld quoted in Business Insider, 10/15 

• Musk's Plan X. Keep Users in the Dark, Feed Them Dung and Watch Sales Musroom. Henry Farrell quoted in The Guardian, 10/15

• Booby Traps, Mines: Hamas' Tunnel Network Under Gaza Helps in a War. Aronson Associate Professor of International Studies and Political Science Adria Lawrence quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald, 10/14 

• Gaza Residents Flee After Israel's Evacuation Orders. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed on BBC, 10/14

• L'ue alla prova di due conflitti. (Italian) Raffaella Del Sarto interviewed on Rai Radio, 10/14

• Disputed Qatar a Good Fit for Israel-Gaza Peace Talks? Sanam Vakil quoted in Deutsche Welle, 10/13

• Analitičari U Sad Za Glas Amerike: Hamas Se Plaši Mira, Dugoročno Gubi Rat. (Bosnian) Laura Blumenfeld quoted in Voice of America, 10/13 

• Four Myths Exposed by the Hamas Attack on Israel. Hal Brands wrote in the Washington Post, 10/13

• US Readies Forces, But Plays Down Potential for Troops in Gaza. Dean James Steinberg quoted in the Hill, 10/13  

• US Reportedly Persuaded Qatar To Halt $6Bn To Iran In Breach Of Deal. Vali Nasr quoted in The Guardian, 10/12 

• Palestine-Israel War: 'Little Hope for Hamas to Retain Power in Gaza,' says experts." Sanam Vakil quoted in Al Arabiya News, 10/12

• Against Barbarism. Eliot Cohen wrote in the Atlantic, 10/12 

• USA Considers Tightening Sanctions on Iran Following Hamas Attack. Sanam Vakil quoted in BNN, 10/12

• The Future of UK Soft Power: An Endless Agony in London. Senior Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe David Ellwood wrote in The Center on Public Diplomacy blog, 10/3

STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE

• Rooftop Solar is a Rational and Important Step in China’s Path to Peak Coal Use: A rebuttal. MAIS '14 David Fishman wrote in The China Project, 10/25

• India's Going Back to Import Substitution is Wrong Way to Go. Senior Fellow Anne Krueger wrote in the The Business Standard, 10/22

• North Africa and the Scramble for ‘New Oil.’ FPI Senior Fellow and Executive Director of the North Africa Initiative Hafed Al Ghwell wrote in Arab News, 10/21

• The Autocrats' Language Game. SAIS PhD students '24 Benjamin Novak and Martin Wendiggensen quoted in American Purpose, 10/20

• Africa’s Bargaining Chip to the G20. SAIS PhD alum '23 Ruth Esther Namatovu wrote in the Wilson Center blog, 10/19

• Boiling America’s Economy. Anne Krueger wrote in Project Syndicate, 10/16

• Interventions Risk to US Global Economic Primacy. Anne Krueger wrote in The Asset, 10/17

• ‘The US Will Have To Bypass India’s Concern To Ensure Free And Fair Elections.' SAIS PhD student '25 Anu Anwar quoted in The Daily Star, 10/17

• Libya — Another Year, Another All-Too-Familiar Failure. Hafed Al Ghwell wrote in Arab News, 10/14