In The News: January 30, 2025
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FACULTY U.S. & INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE
Serbian Students Block Belgrade Road Junction to Increase Pressure on Vučić. FPI Senior Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer Edward Joseph quoted in The Guardian, 1/27
"Za vrijeme nove Trumpove administracije Zapadni Balkan očekuje." (Bosnian) Senior Lecturer and Director of the Master of Arts in Global Policy Sinisa Vukovic interviewed by Slobodna Bosna, 1/26
What South Asian Nations Expect From Trump. Professor of Practice Joshua White quoted in Voice of America, 1/25
New GOP Bill Would Let Trump (But Not Obama) Run for a Third Term. Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of International Economics Filipe Campante quoted in MSNBC, 1/24
EI Weekly Listen — Sergey Radchenko on What Drives Vladimir Putin. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Sergey Radchenko quoted in Ivoox, 1/24
Obrisi Trampove strategije – vanredno stanje na granici i obećanja o deportacijama. (Serbian) Sinisa Vukovic interviewed by Radio Television of Serbia, 1/24
Studying China in the Absence of Access: Rediscovering a Lost Art. George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies and Director of the SAIS China Global Research Center Andrew Mertha interviewed by Sinica Podcast, 1/23
What Trump Means for Iran. Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs and Co-Director for Rethinking Iran Vali Nasr interviewed by Al-Monitor, 1/23
Eindrücke vom Stromkongress 2025. (German) Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Manfred Hafner quoted in bulletin.ch, 1/23
How Italy Managed to Beat Fascism After WWII. C. Grove Haines Professor of History and International Studies Mark Gilbert wrote in Bangkok Post, 1/22
Power Shifts and Progress in Central Asia. Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Richard Pomfret wrote in East Asia Forum, 1/22
Seven Questions (And Expert Answers) About Trump’s First Actions to Transform US Energy. Adjunct Lecturer Liliana Diaz wrote in The Atlantic Council, 1/22
Trump Orders Russia to End 'Ridiculous' War in Ukraine. Adjunct Lecturer and Senior Fellow at FPI Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by LBC, 1/22
TikTok Saga Shows Americans Can’t Be Bothered to Take on China. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 1/22
Први дани у Белој кући, Трампова обећања на столу. (Serbian) Sinisa Vukovic interviewed by Radio Television of Serbia, 1/22
IDF Launches Jenin Operation. (Arabic) Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Arabic, 1/22
Trampove prve mere su očekivane. (Serbian) Sinisa Vukovic interviewed by Insajder TV, 1/22
トランプ「王朝」は要らない 秩序が要る. (Japanese) Sinisa Vukovic quoted in Nikkei, 1/21
The Right Is Winning the Battle for Hearts and Minds. Professor of Practice Yascha Mounk quoted in The New York Times, 1/21
TikTok, Trump and What Crony Capitalism Does to Our Economy. Filipe Campante wrote in The New York Times, 1/21
China's Frugal Young Adults Accelerate Saving, Raising Economic Risks. Henry M. and Elizabeth Wiesenfeld Professor in Political Economy and Ho-Fung Hung quoted in Reuters, 1/21
Fighting Has Halted in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over. James Anderson Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Sanam Vakil quoted in The New York Times, 1/20
Insediamento Trump, l’economista Plummer: “Dazi e immigrazioni, Donald si muoverà subito”. (Italian) ENI Professor of International Economics Michael Plummer interviewed by QN, 1/20
The Forgotten Politician Who Helped Italy Beat Fascism. Mark Gilbert wrote in Zocalo Public Square, 1/20
Can Trump Really Visit China Within 100 Days of Becoming US President? Hopkins-Nanjing Center (HNC) Resident Professor of International Politics David Arase quoted in South China Morning Post, 1/20
Gaza Ceasefire Has Come into Effect But Will The Israel-Hamas Agreement Hold? Sanam Vakil quoted in The Guardian, 1/19
Ceasefire Takes Effect in Gaza After Hours-Long Delay. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by DW News, 1/19
Implementing Gaza Ceasefire Will be Up to Trump. Laura Blumenfeld quoted in Voice of America,1/19
How Trump’s Tariffs Could Drive Up the Cost of Batteries, EVs, and More. Associate Professor Jonas Nahm quoted in Techtelegraph, 1/18
Trump Triggers a Crisis in Denmark—And Europe. Senior Fellow at SAIS and the SNF Agora Institute Anne Applebaum wrote in The Atlantic, 1/18
Netanyahu Issues Warning Ahead of Gaza Ceasefire. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 1/18
The 20th Century’s Lessons for Our New Era of War. Hal Brands wrote in Foreign Policy, 1/17
How Trump Got Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Deal Done. Adjunct Lecturer David Makovsky wrote in U.S. News & World Report, 1/17
Will Trump Enforce the Ceasefire? (Arabic) Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Arabic, 1/17
Independent Thinking: Will The Israel–Hamas Ceasefire Hold? Sanam Vakil interviewed by Chatham House, 1/17
Trump Was ‘The Closer’ On Gaza Cease-Fire Deal. Sanam Vakil quoted in Politico, 1/17
After A Gaza Ceasefire, What Next for Palestinians, Netanyahu and The Region? Sanam Vakil wrote in Chatham House, 1/17
Isi Teks Gencatan Senjata Israel dan Hamas Palestina yang Perlu Warga Dunia Ketahui. (Indonesian) Laura Blumenfeld quoted in Konteks, 1/16
NASA Tracking Washington Monument-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth. Adjunct Assistant Professor Svetla Ben-Itzhak quoted in Newsweek, 1/16
Avvicinamento record dell’asteroide 2006 WB alla Terra. (Italian) Svetla Ben-Itzhak quoted in MeteoScienze.it, 1/16
Gaza War Leaves Hamas Battered But Undefeated. Sanam Vakil quoted in France 24, 1/16
Israel and Hamas Agree Ceasefire Deal, US Confirms. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 1/16
Months of Geopolitical Upheaval Paved Way for Gaza Cease-Fire. Sanam Vakil quoted in The Wall Street Journal, 1/15
Hostage Deal. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by ABC News Australia, 1/15
After 15 Brutal Months, A Deal To End The War In Gaza. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by KCRW, 1/15
Israel and Hamas Agree Ceasefire Deal. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 1/15
Israel-Gaza Ceasefire to Start Sunday. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 1/15
Israeli PM: 'Final Details' of Gaza Deal Being Worked Out. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by DW News, 1/15
Iran Nuclear Programme Talks Resume. Sanam Vakil interviewed by France 24, 1/13
Gaza Ceasefire Deal. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by LBC Radio, 1/14
Israeli FM Believes There Will be Support for Agreement. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 1/14
Gaza Ceasefire: Deal or No Deal? (Arabic) Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Arabic, 1/13
Reinforcing the Guardrails: Institution Building and Africa’s Development. Warren Weinstein Associate Professor and Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs Peter Lewis interviewed by Development Discourse, 12/18
Ceasefire in Gaza and Hostage Deal. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by ABC News Australia, 12/17
STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE
A Tiktok Deal May Be Good For US-China Trade. SAIS alumna '11 Robyn Mak wrote in Reuters, 1/22
Refugee Scapegoating Is North Africa’s Troubling ‘New’ Trend. FPI Senior Fellow and Executive Director of the North Africa Initiative Hafed Al-Ghwell wrote in Arab News, 1/18
Things In the Balkans Can Get Worse. Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations Daniel Serwer wrote in dtt-net, 1/15
Difficult Days Ahead for Taiwan in the Trump 2.0 Era. SAIS alumnus '24 Calvin Chu wrote in The Diplomat, 1/15
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