In The News: September 12, 2024

‘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

Bad Things Happen When You Hide Your Capital City. Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of International Economics Filipe Campante wrote in The Washington Post, 9/12

The Americans Who Yearn for Anti-American Propaganda. Senior Fellow at SAIS and the SNF Agora Institute Anne Applebaum wrote in The Atlantic, 9/12

Did the September 11 Attacks Start and End U.S. 'Forever Wars?'  Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Vali Nasr quoted in Radio Free Europe, 9/11

Harris Needs a Balkans Policy—Quickly. Adjunct Lecturer and FPI Senior Fellow Edward Joseph wrote in Foreign Policy, 9/10

Israeli Strikes on Syria Kill at Least 14 People. Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by CNA Radio, 9/10

Experts Applaud US Steps To Disrupt Russian Disinformation. Lecturer and Director of the Emerging Technologies Initiative Olga Belogolova quoted in Voice of America, 9/9

Teško Će Se Zapadni Balkan Naći U Fokusu Novog Šefa Bijele Kuće. (Montenegrin) Senior Lecturer and Director of the Master of Arts in Global Policy Sinisa Vukovic interviewed by Pobjeda, 9/8

Foreign Election Influence Campaigns Have Bark But Questionable Bite. Olga Belogolova quoted in NBC News, 9/8

China Is Becoming Much Harder for Western Scholars to Study. George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies Andrew Mertha quoted in The Wall Street Journal, 9/8

Is the Saudi Normalization Deal Dead? Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Arabic, 9/6

Profesor Vuković sa Džons Hopkinsa: Zapadni Balkan Ide U Antizapadnom Smjeru. (Montenegrin) Sinisa Vukovic interviewed by Radio Free Europe, 9/6

Tenet Media Posts Still Online, Despite U.S. Claims of Russian Influence Campaign. Olga Belogolova quoted in Reuters, 9/6

The Democrats’ Patriotic Vanguard. Anne Applebaum wrote in The Atlantic, 9/5

China Woos Africa, Casting Itself as Global South’s Defender. Professor Emerita and Director of the China Africa Research Initiative Deborah Brautigam quoted in The New York Times, 9/4

What Will Russia's Updated Doctrine on Use of Nuclear Weapons Mean for the West? Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Sergey Radchenko interviewed by NPR, 9/4

Israeli Citizens Demand Hostage Deal in Protest. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by KCRW, 9/3

Vladimir Putin Defied a War Crimes Arrest Order To Visit Mongolia. Here's What He Might Be Up To. Sergey Radchenko quoted in ABC News Australia, 9/3

Policy Options on Israel and Gaza. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Times Radio, 9/3

How Netanyahu Sees Himself and Why It Matters. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC, 9/3

Biden’s Record on China Leaves Big Problems for His Successor. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 9/2

Federal Workers Around Nation’s Capital Worry Over Trump’s Plans to Send Some of Them Elsewhere. Filipe Campante quoted in The Associated Press, 9/2

Protests Grow and Roads Blocked in Tel Aviv. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC, 9/2

The Cost of Protectionism Will Be Paid by the World’s Poorest. Visiting Scholar Shekhar Aiyar wrote in The New York Times, 8/30

Iran's New President Wants Better Ties With The U.S. Can He Succeed? Vali Nasr quoted in The Financial Times, 8/30

Israel Launches Major West Bank Operation. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Global News Canada, 8/29

Polio Vaccine Pause? Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC, 8/29

Conflict in the Western Pacific Could Trigger the Next Global War. Hal Brands interviewed in The Asahi Shimbun, 8/29 

History Reheats Itself. Assistant Professor Lisel Hintz quoted in Turkey Recap, 8/29

Israel vs. Hezbollah. Vali Nasr interviewed by Vox's Today Explained podcast, 8/29

"En Embrassant le Coran, Poutine Fait un Calcul Intelligent."  (French) Sergey Radchenko interviewed in L'Express, 8/29

Israel Launches Raids into West Bank. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Global News, 8/28

If South Korea Goes Nuclear, So Will the World. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 8/28

Qatar Counting on Tehran to Play "Constructive" Role. Vali Nasr interviewed by CNN, 8/27

How Will Israel's Hostage Rescue Affect a Potential Cease-fire Deal? Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Deutsche Well, 8/27

Cease-fire Panel Discussion. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Arabic, 8/26

Israel Strikes First. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC, 8/26

The War in Israel and Gaza. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Arabic, 8/25

"First Wave" of Retaliation. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Deutsche Welle, 8/25

Israel Launches Strikes in Lebanon and Hezbollah, Fires Hundreds of Rockets. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC, 8/25

After Hezbollah’s Retaliation, All Eyes Fix on Iran. James Anderson Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Sanam Vakil quoted in The Wall Street Journal, 8/26

Vrijednosti Će Kod Harris Biti Mnogo Bitnije Nego Kod Trumpa. (Bosnian) Sinisa Vukovic interviewed by Al Jazeera Balkans, 8/23

How Debt and Taxes Conspired to Rob Nairobi’s Slum-dwelling Youth of the Promise of a Better Life. Adjunct Lecturer Angela Pashayan wrote in The Conversation, 8/22 

邓小平120周年纪念日：中国高调回顾邓的执政遗产，习近平的改革开放能否比肩 ? (Mandarin) Andrew Mertha quoted in BBC News, 8/22

Informativna emisija 24 sata - Siniša Vuković. (Montenegrin) Sinisa Vukovic interviewed by Televizija E, 8/19

Past, Future, and Breeding Out of Captivity. Resident Professor of Political Science and American Co-Director of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center (HNC) Adam Webb wrote in The Front Porch Republic, 8/19

«Credo Che Sia Israele A Non Volere Un Accordo. L’iran? Evita Lo Scontro». (Italian) Vali Nasr interviewed by Corriere Della Sera, 8/17

STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE

Africa’s Debt Fatigue Could Lead To Global Catastrophe. FPI Senior Fellow and Executive Director of the North Africa Initiative Hafed Al-Ghwell quoted in Arab News, 9/8

U.S. 2024 Election: Chinese-Americans Launch Group Backing Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. SAIS alumna '21 Bochen Han wrote in South China Morning Post, 9/6

Algeria Election Brings Little Hope For Political Change. Hafed Al-Ghwell quoted in Deutsche Welle, 9/5 

Can Kamala Harris Win Back the Arab American Vote? SAIS MIPP student Sima Beitinjaneh wrote in The Hill, 9/6

Will Bangladesh Join Asean? Maritime Arbitration Wins and Cultural Links Favour Dhaka. SAIS PhD student '25 Anu Anwar quoted in South China Morning Post, 9/5

U.S. Military Must Reinforce Guam's Crumbling Infrastructure. Nonresident Fellow at the Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies Evan Wright wrote in Nikkei Asia, 9/3

The Security Paradox in China-U.S. Relations Review. SAIS MAIS student Peter Buds wrote for the Arms Control Association, 9/3 

How China’s Middle Class is Creating a ‘Green Gold’ Rush in Africa. SAIS alum '20 Zhang Chi wrote in South China Morning Post, 9/3

Xi Wants Bigger Returns, Fewer Headaches From African Debt Deals. SAIS Phd student Huang Yufan quoted in Yahoo Finance, 9/3

Europe and the Post-America Middle East. Hafed Al-Ghwell wrote in Arab News, 8/31

In West Virginia, US-China Personal Exchanges Find a Home, Flown In from Yunnan. Bochen Han wrote in South China Morning Post, 8/30

Biden’s Solar Tariffs Undermine His Own Climate Agenda. Senior Fellow Anne Krueger wrote in Project Syndicate, 8/28

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