In The News: April 3, 2026
‘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
Trump Says He is 'Absolutely' Considering Withdrawing US from NATO. Professor of Practice at SAIS Europe Nathalie Tocci quoted in The Guardian, 4/1
El regreso de la NASA a la Luna tiene una razón: la obsesión de Trump por dominar el espacio. (Spanish) Adjunct Assistant Professor Svetla Ben-Itzhak quoted in El Confidencial, 4/1
Years Before Prince Sultan Attack, U.S. Officials Sounded Alarm About Gulf Bases. Professor of Practice Mara Karlin quoted in The Wall Street Journal, 3/31
Can India Thrive in Trump’s World? Assistant Professor of International Economics Shoumitro Chatterjee interviewed by Carnegie Endowment Podcast, 3/31
A ‘Post-Human’ Vision of AI Is Already Causing Problems. George H.W. Bush Professor and Director of Alperovich Institute for Cybersecurity Studies Thomas Rid wrote in The Washington Post, 3/31
What Does Saudi Arabia Want from the Iran War? Will It Join? Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Vali Nasr quoted in Bloomberg, 3/30
Putin’s Persian Problem. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Sergey Radchenko wrote in Foreign Policy, 3/30
One Month Into Iran War, Only Hard Choices for Trump. Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld quoted in Reuters, 3/28
‘Butterflies and Unicorns’: Former Defense Official on Marco Rubio’s Overly Optimistic War Strategy. Mara Karlin interviewed by MS NOW, 3/28
Unità d’élite per blitz mirati in Iran: La strategia Usa parallela alla pace. (Italian) Professor of Practice Nora Bensahel quoted in Domani, 3/28
The Old Man Dreaming Up Wars for Young Men to Fight. Vali Nasr quoted in The New York Times, 3/28
Why China is Investigating US Green Tariffs Ahead of Trump's Visit. Andrew W. Mellon Associate Professor of International Affairs Jonas Nahm quoted in Bloomberg, 3/27
Wars Have Entered the Chokehold Era. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Foreign Policy, 3/26
Iran’s Long Game. Associate Professor and Co-Director of Rethinking Iran Narges Bajoghli wrote in Foreign Affairs, 3/26
India's Technology Strategy in a Volatile Global Order. Shoumitro Chatterjee wrote in Carnegie Endowment, 3/25
China Is Betting on Bigger Tech Hubs for Growth, But Analysts Warn of Old Risks. William L. Clayton Associate Professor Ling Chen quoted in CNA, 3/25
Russia Launches Largest Aerial Attack Since the War Began. Adjunct Lecturer and FPI Senior Fellow Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by LBC Radio, 3/24
Taiwan Debates Military Spending as Choices Over U.S. and China Loom. Hal Brands quoted in The New York Times, 3/23
Three Scenarios for a Post-Trump World. Hal Brands wrote in Foreign Policy, 3/23
“It’s a Disaster”: European Countries Refuse to Take a Stand Against U.S. Violations of Int’l Law. Nathalie Tocci interviewed by Democracy Now, 3/23
Trump Escalates in Iran. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 3/22
Jeffery Pryce: Foreign Policy Institute Fellow on Trump's Latest Iran Threats. Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by Newstalk, 3/22
Trump & Netanyahu at Odds Deploying Troops. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by CGTN, 3/20
Three Questions on the Arrest Turkish Opposition Leader. Assistant Professor Lisel Hintz interviewed by Centre for Applied Turkey Studies, 3/19
Growing Debate Over Iran Threat Assessment. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by News Nation, 3/18
Could lasers help fend off Iran's cheap drones? Mara Karlin quoted in CBS News, 3/15
Storm Clouds in the East Med? Turkey's Escalation in Cyprus, Israel's Offensive Against Hezbollah, and Imamoglu's Trial. Lisel Hintz interviewed by The Greek Current, 3/13
El tensionado vecindario regional que recibe a José Antonio Kast. (Spanish) Adjunct Lecturer Cynthia Arnson quoted in La Tercera, 3/11
STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE
A Feasible Precaution Ignored: AI Targeting Algorithms and the Failure to Recognize Protected Emblems. SAIS DIA Student '27 Michael Loftus wrote in Just Security, 4/1
Taiwanese Politics, Shifting Attitudes, and the 'China Question'. SAIS MAIR alumna '22 Ava Shen interviewed by The International Risk Podcast, 3/26
This Should Be Trump’s Next Move With Iran. SAIS MAIR alumnus '99 Clayton Seigle wrote in The New York Times, 3/25
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