In The News: December 18, 2025
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FACULTY U.S. & INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE
Venezuela's Oil is a Focus of Trump's Campaign Against Maduro. Adjunct Lecturer Margaret Myers quoted in The New York Times, 12/16
The Allies After America: In Search of Plan B. Professor of Practice Mara Karlin wrote in Foreign Affairs, 12/16
Edvard P. Džozef za "Avaz": SAD i OHR mogu riješiti državnu imovinu. (Bosnian) FPI Senior Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer Edward P. Joseph quoted in Dnevni Avaz, 12/15
Israel Unbound. Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Vali Nasr wrote in Project Syndicate, 12/15
Edvard Džozef: Da je Rusima stalo do Srbije, prodali bi joj NIS, lopta je kod Vučića i ovo je prelomna tačka. (Bosnian) Edward P. Joseph interviewed by N1 Serbia, 12/14
Trump Makes Allies Pay on Trade, Defense, Investment. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 12/14
An International Relations Expert Explains U.S.-Europe Political Split Over Ukraine War. Professor of Practice at SAIS Europe Nathalie Tocci interviewed by NPR, 12/13
How Europe Lost. Nathalie Tocci and Dean Acheson Associate Professor Matthias Matthijs wrote in Foreign Affairs, 12/12
Trump’s Gaza Peace Council. (Arabic) Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Arabic, 12/11
What Comes After the Axis of Resistance? Vali Nasr wrote in Foreign Affairs, 12/10
Iranians Want Their Own Deng Xiaoping, Writes Vali Nasr. Vali Nasr wrote in The Economist, 12/9
Amerikanët zbulojnë skenarët e Vuçiç: Kosova në rrezik! (Albanian) Edward P. Joseph interviewed by A2 CNN, 12/8
Phase 2 Of Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal Coming ‘Shortly’: Netanyahu. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Global News Canada, 12/8
How China, Not the U.S., Became the Main Climate Solution Story In 2025. A. Doak Barnett Professor of China Studies Jeremy Wallace quoted in NPR, 12/8
Jervis Forum Roundtable 17-19 on Karlin, The Inheritance. Mara Karlin quoted in The Jervis Forum, 12/8
A Line in the Sand Moment for Europe and the U.S. SNF Agora Professor of International Affairs Henry Farrell quoted in The Washington Post, 12/7
America’s Magical Thinking About Ukraine. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Sergey Radchenko quoted in Independent, 12/7
Trump Has Long Disdained Europe’s Elites. Now, It’s Official. Nathalie Tocci quoted in The New York Times, 12/6
Trump’s National-Security Strategy Softens Language on China. David M. Lampton Professor of China Studies and Director of the Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs Jessica Chen Weiss quoted in The Wall Street Journal, 12/6
Concerns: Peace Deal for Ukraine Could Worsen the Situation. Sergey Radchenko quoted in Sweden Herald, 12/6
Hong Kong Searches for Answers and Accountability After Devastating Blaze. Henry M. and Elizabeth Wiesenfeld Professor in Political Economy Ho-Fung Hung quoted in Financial Times, 12/5
Professori hämmästyi Donald Trumpin strategiasta – ”Hullua”. (Finnish) Sergey Radchenko quoted in Verkkouutiset, 12/5
Africa's Opportunities Are Surging and the US Is Missing Out. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 12/5
Raportet SHBA-Kosovë dhe propozimi. (Albanian) Edward P. Joseph interviewed by KTV KohaVision, 12/4
America’s Magical Thinking About Ukraine. Sergey Radchenko wrote in Foreign Affairs, 12/4
Representative Leaders of the UD Welcomed and Worked with Professor Daniel M. Kammen, Johns Hopkins University. Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Daniel Kammen quoted in The University of Da Nang, 12/3
Puljić: Kongresmeni poručili da su Dodik i Srbija najveći izvor nestabilnosti Zapadnog Balkana. (Bosnian) Edward P. Joseph interviewed by Federalna, 12/3
Con la minaccia di nuovi raid militari, Trump dà un ultimatum a Maduro. (Italian) Adjunct Professor and Faculty Co-Lead of The Americas Focus Area Jim Marckwardt interviewed by RSI, 12/3
Netanyahu is Still Following the Same Failed Gaza Strategy. Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Rob Geist Pinfold wrote in Foreign Policy, 12/3
Can History Explain Putin’s War? Sergey Radchenko interviewed by Falter Podcast, 12/2
美媒：普丁的根本意圖是瓦解烏克蘭主權、恢復莫斯科的影響力. (Chinese) Sergey Radchenko quoted in News CNYES, 12/2
Digital Sovereignty and the EU's Identity Between Technological Innovation and European Values. Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Francesco N. Moro wrote in Journal of Common Market Studies, 12/2
Désinformation : Non, la Russie n’a pas « libéré l’Europe »? (French) Kenneth H. Keller Professor of International Affairs at SAIS Europe Eugene Finkel quoted in Mr. Mondialisation, 12/1
Peacekeepers and UN Resolutions Will Not Save Gaza. Rob Geist Pinfold wrote in Middle East Council on Global Affairs, 12/1
Un video filtrado y una extraña desaparición complican al gobierno de Netanyahu. (Spanish) Laura Blumenfeld quoted in El Mercurio, 11/18
STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE
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