In The News: February 5, 2026
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FACULTY U.S. & INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE
Before Any Strike on Iran, U.S. Needs to Bolster Air Defenses in Mideast. Professor of Practice Mara Karlin quoted in The Wall Street Journal, 2/1
Signing of FTAs Is a Start. Their Success Will Be Judged by Gains in Global Market. Assistant Professor of International Economics Shoumitro Chatterjee wrote in The Indian Express, 1/31
Has Europe Broken the Trump Code? Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 1/30
The Army Just Unveiled Its Latest Tank. Will It Be the Last? Professor of Practice David Barno quoted in The New York Times, 1/30
Arab And Muslim Powers Mount Last-Ditch Effort to Avert US-Iran Conflict. James Anderson Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Sanam Vakil quoted in The Financial Times, 1/30
Beyond Obstruction: Rethinking the Far Right and Climate Governance. Associate Professor at SAIS Europe Nina Hall wrote in Global Policy, 1/30
Starmer Xi Meeting Is Trump Making China Great Again. Professor of Practice at SAIS Europe Nathalie Tocci interviewed by Channel 4 News, 1/29
Everything You Need to Know About Iran’s Protests, Trump’s Threats, and What Israel Stands to Gain. Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Vali Nasr interviewed by Zeteo, 1/29
Yury Ushakov: the Quiet Power Broker in Russia’s Talks with Team Trump. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Sergey Radchenko quoted in The Moscow Times, 1/29
New National Defense Strategy Could Leave Adversaries, and Allies, Guessing. Mara Karlin quoted in Breaking Defense, 1/28
Copper Theft: A Growing Economic Problem. Adjunct Lecturer Cynthia Arnson interviewed by BBC Podcast, 1/28
The Most Important Foreign Policy Speech in Years. SNF Agora Professor of International Affairs Henry Farrell interviewed by The New York Times, 1/27
‘All Indications Are That US Is Getting Ready to Attack Iran’ – Says Former US Government Advisor. Vali Nasr interviewed by Channel 4 News, 1/27
'I Wouldn't Say the Democrats Are in Good Shape'. Professor of Practice Yascha Mounk quoted in The New York Times, 1/27
‘Abdication’: Trump Takes US Out of Paris Climate Agreement for A Second Time. A. Doak Barnett Professor of China Studies Jeremy Wallace quoted in The Guardian, 1/27
Fortress Ukraine. Adjunct Lecturer Sophia Besch wrote in Foreign Affairs, 1/27
How Iran Crushed an Uprising. Sanam Vakil quoted in The New York Times, 1/27
No Collapse, No Reform: What Next for Iran's Regime. Sanam Vakil quoted in The New Arab, 1/26
Ukraine’s Answer Might Be Kosovo. FPI Senior Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer Edward P. Joseph quoted in Foreign Policy, 1/26
The Latest in Ukraine and Russia. (Spanish) Adjunct Lecturer and FPI Senior Fellow Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by Radio America, 1/26
Canada’s Carney Ditches ‘Mr. Nice Guy’ Approach to Trump. Adjunct Lecturer and Director of the Center for Canadian Studies Christopher Sands quoted in The Wall Street Journal, 1/25
Trump Is Breaking the Old Global Order; Allies Brace for Economic Risks. Henry Farrell quoted in The Washington Post, 1/25
War In Gaza Weakened Arab States, Emboldened Israel, Says Vali Nasr. Vali Nasr quoted in DAWN, 1/24
Why Trump Just Threatened Canada in Davos. Christopher Sands interviewed by CBC News, 1/23
Donald Trump Is Obsessed with Greenland, But Now His Comments Point to the 'Entire Arctic'. Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Dana Allin quoted in NZ City, 1/23
WestJet’s Big Squeeze and Other Business Blunders. Christopher Sands interviewed by CBC News Podcast, 1/23
They Fought ISIS In Syria for Years. Now U.S. Allies Say They've Been Abandoned. Sanam Vakil quoted in NBC News, 1/23
"Podrška Trampu u njegovoj biračkoj bazi 85-95 odsto": Može li da mu našteti nepopularnost među ostalima? (Bosnian) Senior Lecturer and Director of the Master of Arts in Global Policy Sinisa Vukovic quoted Euro News, 1/23
Iran’s Uprising: What’s The Endgame? Mara Karlin interviewed by Brookings Podcast, 1/22
FEMA, NATO, GAO. Mara Karlin interviewed by Sirens: A Bombshell Production, 1/22
Zašto je Trampu važan Grenland: "Napad na dansku teritoriju doveo bi do raspada NATO". (Croatian) Sinisa Vukovic quoted in Newsmax Balkans, 1/22
Europe’s Moment of Truth Over Greenland Looms, As Leaders Ditch Appeasement of Trump. Nathalie Tocci quoted in The Guardian, 1/21
Greenland "Froze" Podgorica: The Crisis Over the Arctic Island Intensifies, NATO Is Divided, Montenegro Is Not Taking a Stand. Sinisa Vukovic quoted in Vijesti, 1/21
Iran's Unrest Highlights Fractured Exiled Opposition. Sanam Vakil quoted in New Straits Times, 1/19
Syrian President Says All Lingering Files with SDF to be Resolved Under New Deal to be Finalized on Monday. Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Rob Geist Pinfold interviewed by Al Jazeera, 1/18
Les manifestations en Iran révèlent une profonde division entre les factions de l’opposition en exil. (French) Sanam Vakil quoted in The Times of Israel, 1/18
Trump Says Iran Needs New Leaders. Sanam Vakil quoted in The Wall Street Journal, 1/17
Rights Activists: 3000 Dead in Iran Protests. Rob Geist Pinfold interviewed by CTV News, 1/17
Iranin murros voi johtaa myös huonompaan, varoitus vallanvaihdon riskeistä. (Finnish) Sanam Vakil and Vali Nasr quoted in Verkkouutiset, 1/17
‘People Screaming in Fear’: How Iran’s Regime Retook the Streets. Sanam Vakil quoted in Financial Review, 1/16
Trump’s Objective Is to Force Iran into Strategic Submission. Sanam Vakil wrote in Chatham House, 1/16
Will the Strongman (or Woman) Survive in Venezuela. Cynthia Arnson quoted in Moment Magazine, 1/14
With Crackdown on Protests, Iran’s Government ‘Is Only Buying Time.' Sanam Vakil quoted in The New York Times, 1/14
Vuković: Granica između legitimne intervencije i legalizovanog imperijalizma pomjerena u zonu apsurda. (Bosnian) Sinisa Vukovic quoted in Antena M, 1/5
Vuković za Pobjedu: Venecuela nije napadnuta zbog principa, već zato što je laka meta. (Bosnian) Sinisa Vukovic interviewed by Pobjeda, 1/5
STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE
U.S. Threatens to Strike Iran. Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by LBC Radio, 2/1
Soon: Trump Holds Board of Peace Meeting in Davos. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Fox News, 1/22
Coupang Investors Brazenly Channel Trump in Korea. SAIS MAIR alumna '11 Robyn Mak wrote in Reuters, 1/26
Ongoing Communications Blackout in Iran. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 1/15
Potencias globales miden fuerzas en una crisis iraní, donde los muertos no dejan de aumentar. (Spanish) Laura Blumenfeld quoted in El Mercurio, 1/14
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