In The News: December 4, 2025
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FACULTY U.S. & INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE
Democracy Italian Style. C. Grove Haines Professor of History and International Studies Mark Gilbert quoted in The New York Review, 12/4
Pokušaj da se imperijalni rat Rusije reši komercijalnim ugovorom. (Serbian) Senior Lecturer and Director of the Master of Arts in Global Policy Sinisa Vukovic interviewed by Insajder, 12/3
Trump Warns of Land Strikes Against Venezuela. Adjunct Lecturer and FPI Senior Fellow Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by News Talk ZB, 12/1
“No veo a Petro con la influencia para llevar a una solución negociada en Venezuela”: Arnson. (Spanish) Adjunct Lecturer Cynthia Arnson interviewed by El Espectador, 11/30
Previous Security Negotiations and Agreements with Russia and Ukraine. Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by Sunday Morning with Adam Boulton, 11/30
Horse-Trading At COP30 And What Comes After Brazil. Lecturer Anna Broughel wrote in Forbes, 11/29
The Latest on Ukraine Talks. Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by LBC, 11/29
“Un Ataque De Ee. Uu. A Venezuela Puede Ser Inminente". (Spanish) Cynthia Arnson interviewed by La Silla Vacia, 11/28
How a Regional Reset Has Left Isolated Iran Fighting to Stay Relevant. James Anderson Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Sanam Vakil quoted in Radio France International, 11/28
Can Mediators Stop Afghan-Pakistani War as ‘Cat-And-Mouse Game’ Enters Retaliatory Phase? C.V. Starr Distinguished Professor of Practice Joshua White quoted in The South China Morning Post, 11/27
Maduro’s Ties to Turkey Could Smooth Path to Possible Exile. Assistant Professor Lisel Hintz quoted in The Washington Post, 11/27
Fratelli d’Italia, Giorgia Meloni y la estrategia para un Gobierno estable. (Italian) Senior Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Gianfranco Pasquino quoted in Nuevo Papeles, 11/27
Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire. (Arabic) Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Arabic, 11/27
Interview – Nina Hall. Associate Professor at SAIS Europe Nina Hall interviewed by E-International Relations, 11/26
Trump envía tropas al Caribe y Maduro se atrinchera: ¿Qué pasa en Venezuela? (Spanish) Cynthia Arnson interviewed by El Espectador, 11/25
Così Putin vuole bloccare i fondi per l'Ucraina. Le esche e le trappole del Cremlino: «Altrimenti Kiev potrebbe resistere altri 2 anni». (Italian) Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Sergey Radchenko quoted in Corriere Della Sera, 11/25
A Ukraine Plan That Would Actually Work. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 11/25
Bolsonaro Tested Brazil’s Democracy. Its Supreme Court Stepped in. Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of International Economics Filipe Campante quoted in CNN, 11/25
X’s New Location Labels Unmask Users. Insiders Say the Idea Was Rejected for Years. Lecturer and Director of Emerging Technologies Initiatives Olga Belogolova quoted in NBC News, 11/25
France Leads Crucial Talks as Iran’s Foreign Minister Visits Paris Amid Nuclear Tensions. Sanam Vakil quoted in Orbital Affairs, 11/24
L’Iran en quête de stabilité entre alliances et sanctions. (French) Sanam Vakil quoted in Radio France International, 11/23
Why Trump’s Lavish Saudi Courtship Leaves Israel on the Back Foot. Sanam Vakil quoted in The Guardian, 11/23
Mohammed Bin Salman, the Autocratic Saudi Moderniser Trying to Escape His Past. Sanam Vakil quoted in Financial Times, 11/21
The Risks China Faces as It Deploys An Economic Arsenal Against Japan. Hopkins-Nanjing Center (HNC) Resident Professor of International Politics David Arase quoted in The South China Morning Post, 11/21
Jetzt zahlt Europa den Preis für seine Apathie. (German) Sergey Radchenko quoted in Die Zeit, 11/21
Inside a Thriving Chinatown Neighborhood in The Heart of West Africa. Professor Emerita and Director of the China Africa Research Initiative Deborah Brautigam quoted in The Washington Post, 11/20
Latest Peace Plan for War in Ukraine. Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by LBC, 11/20
The Motivation and Calculus Behind Putin’s Continuation of The War. (Spanish) Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by Oscar Haza, 11/19
Jury of Experts in Global Affairs to Choose Winner of the 2026 Lionel Gelber Prize. Sergey Radchenko quoted in Newswire, 11/19
Cristiano Ronaldo Attends White House Dinner Alongside Saudi Crown Prince. Sanam Vakil quoted in BBC, 11/19
UN Approves Trump-Brokered Gaza Ceasefire Deal. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Global News, 11/18
Prospect for Peace in Gaza. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Press Play podcast by NPR KCRW, 11/18
EE.UU. aprieta el cerco: liga a Maduro al Cartel de los Soles y lo apunta como grupo terrorista. (Spanish) Cynthia Arnson quoted in El Mercurio, 11/18
“Voltare le spalle all'Ucraina? Una sconfitta per l'Europa. Trump inaffidabile, ma se ignora Kiev darà alla Cina il via libera per conquistare Taiwan”. (Italian) Gianfranco Pasquino quoted in Affaritaliani, 11/17
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