In The News: September 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

• Ukraine War Shows the US Military Isn’t Ready for War with China. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 9/18

• How Russian Trolls Helped Keep the Women’s March Out of Lock Step. Professor of Strategic Studies and Founding Director of the Alperovitch Institute Thomas Rid quoted in the New York Times, 9/18

• Is China Breaking With Russia Over Ukraine? Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor Sergey Radchenko quoted in The Diplomat, 9/17

• Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping: An Increasingly Unequal Relationship. Sergey Radchenko quoted in BBC News, 9/16

• President Ramaphosa Expected in the United States on Thursday. Adjunct Lecturer of African Studies Tony Carroll quoted in South African Broadcasting Corporation, 9/15

• Risks of Decoupling from China on Low-Carbon Technologies. Assistant Professor of Energy, Resources, and Environment Jonas Nahm wrote in Science, 9/15

• Ukraine Counter-offensive and the Russia-Ukraine War. Professorial Lecturer and SAIS Foreign Policy Institute Senior Fellow Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by MegaTVLive, 09/14

• Ukraine's Counteroffensive Has Some Russian Officials Calling for Putin to Resign. Sergey Radchenko interviewed by NPR, 9/13

• Ukraine Counter-offensive. Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by Caracol Radio, 09/13

• On the Status of Iran Nuclear Deal. Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Professor Vali R. Nasr interviewed by CSPAN, 9/8

• Time to Rethink America’s Nuclear Strategy. Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs Francis J. Gavin wrote in Foreign Affairs, 9/5

• Are Russians Collectively Guilty of the Regime’s Crimes? Sergey Radchenko quoted in The Hill, 9/1

• China, Russia and Iran Are Slowly Ganging Up on the US. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 9/1

• Farming Out: China’s Overseas Food Security Quest. Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of Political Economy and Director of the China Africa Research Initiative Deborah Brautigam quoted in Farmlandgrab, 9/1

• Profit in the Spotlight. SAIS Europe Director and Eni Professor of International Economics Michael Plummer quoted in The Star, 9/1

• One Year After Afghanistan’s Fall. Vali R. Nasr quoted in USA Today, 8/30

STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE

• Waning International Cooperation In a Changing World. Senior Fellow at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute Hafed Al-Ghwell wrote in Arab News, 09/17

• On Ukraine Advances. Senior Fellow of International Affairs and Senior Fellow at the SNF Agora Institute Anne Applebaum interviewed on Slate Political Gabfest Podcast, 09/15

• Strategic Failure Has Consequences. Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations and Professorial Lecturer in Conflict Management Daniel Serwer wrote in Peacefare, 9/11

• Queen’s Death Deepens UK’s Downward Spiral in Global Arena, US Observers say. Daniel Serwer interviewed by Report Door, 9/9

• The Heat: Iran Nuclear Deal. Daniel Serwer quoted in CGTN, 9/8

• Turning Point, But No Timetable. Daniel Serwer wrote in Peacefare, 9/8

• China's Nuclear Outlook is Sunny and Windy. SAIS alumna '11 Robyn Mak wrote in Reuters, 9/6

• Live Q&A with UAE’s Minister of the Future on "Projects of the 50.” Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute Afshin Molavi participated in Al Monitor webinar, 9/6

• Vietnam and Afghanistan: America's Two Longest Wars, With Very Different Lasting Impacts. Daniel Serwer quoted in MSN, 9/5

• Pomp or Policy? How Foreign Delegations Can Actually Help Taiwan. SAIS MA students '23 Joe Baldock and Jacob Davis wrote in The National Interest, 8/31