In The News: July 17, 2025
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FACULTY U.S. & INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE
Iran at a Crossroads: War, Survival, and the Future of the Islamic Republic. Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs Vali Nasr interviewed by Rethinking Democracy Podcast, 7/16
US-China Spy Wars Intensify Under Trump 2.0 as Tech Competition Heats up. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Sergey Radchenko quoted in South China Morning Post, 7/15
The Handshake in Orbit That Made the International Space Station Possible. Adjunct Assistant Professor Svetla Ben-Itzhak interviewed by BBC, 7/16
Firmas espaciales comerciales chinas tras mercado turístico de Spacex. (Spanish) Svetla Ben-Itzhak quoted in Nuevo Poder, 7/16
Evropska narodna partija i Srpska napredna stranka: Saradnja nadjačava dešavanja u Srbiji. (Serbian) Senior Lecturer and Director of the Master of Arts in Global Policy Sinisa Vukovic quoted in Radio Free Europe, 7/14
What Does “Energy Dominance” Mean for America? Lecturer Anna Broughel wrote in The National Interest, 7/13
Iran’s Grand Strategy with Vali Nasr. Vali Nasr interviewed by Aspects of History, 7/13
Trumps to Send More Weapons to Ukraine. Adjunct Lecturer and FPI Senior Fellow Jeffrey Pryce interviewed by LBC News, 7/11
Trump Netanyahu DC Meeting. Senior Fellow of the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Sky News, 7/10
Trung Quốc theo đuổi 'phép màu' của SpaceX. (Vietnamese) Svetla Ben-Itzhak quoted in Thanh Niên, 7/10
Israeli Minister Says Gaza Ceasefire Still ‘Achievable’ Amid Ongoing Bombings. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by Global News, 7/9
After Iran's War with Israel, Questions Return About Khamenei's Potential Successors. Vali Nasr quoted in NPR, 7/9
Trump's Gaza Riviera Plan. (Arabic) Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Arabic, 7/9
Israel Is Sowing Chaos to Secure Displacement in Gaza. Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Rob Geist Pinfold wrote in Foreign Policy, 7/8
Trump Is Opening a New Chapter in US Foreign Policy. Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 7/8
Trump Dines and Deals with Netanyahu. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 7/8
Pressure Mounts on Netanyahu. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 7/8
Trump to Host Netanyahu at White House. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 7/8
Talks with Trump Can Help Ceasefire Deal. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by DW News, 7/7
Israel: Hamas Changes to Proposal 'Unacceptable'. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 7/6
How European Companies Damage the EU Strategy. ENI Professor of International Economics Michael Plummer quoted in Europa Express, 7/6
China and Russia Keep Their Distance from Iran During Crisis. Sergey Radchenko quoted in The New York Times, 7/6
WSJ: “Iran’s Response to Operation Rising Lion Was Shaped by The Iran-Iraq War”. Vali Nasr quoted in Yeshiva World News, 7/6
A Defiant Iran Draws on the Lessons of an Earlier War. Vali Nasr quoted in Foreign Affairs, 7/6
An Isolated Iran Looks to BRICS For Allies, Testing A New World Order. James Anderson Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe Sanam Vakil quoted in The Boston Globe, 7/5
Saudi Arabia Sticks with Iran After Israel War. Vali Nasr quoted in Financial Times, 7/4
Diplomacy Watch: Staring Down the Barrel of a Summer Offensive. Sergey Radchenko quoted in Responsible Statecraft, 7/4
Tech Wins Round One in US Copyright AI Battle. Adjunct Lecturer Elly Rostoum wrote in Center for European Policy Analysis, 7/3
How and Why European Corporate Giants Are Pressuring the EU for a Trade Deal with the US by July 9. Michael Plummer quoted in Athens Times, 7/3
Despite Netanyahu's Claims, the Israel-Iran War Pushed Saudi Arabia Away from Normalization, Not Closer. Rob Geist Pinfold wrote in Haaretz, 7/3
Will Iran War Help End Gaza War? Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 7/3
Iran Suspends Cooperation with U.N. Nuclear Watchdog. Sanam Vakil quoted in The New York Times, 7/2
Russia Ramps Up Offensives On 2 Fronts in Ukraine as Both Sides Seek an Advantage. Sergey Radchenko quoted in ABC News, 7/2
Iranian Nobel Laureate Says War Dealt Big Blow to Fight for Democracy. Associate Professor and Co-Director of Rethinking Iran Narges Bajoghli quoted in The Wall Street Journal, 7/2
Iran Strike Was a Triumph That Showed American Weakness. Hal Brands wrote in Bloomberg, 7/2
Trump: Israel Accepted Gaza Ceasefire Terms. Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC News, 7/2
Iran at the Crossroads: War, Maximum Pressure, and the Fight for Regime Survival. Narges Bajoghli quoted in TRT Research Centre, 6/30
Shadow War and More: What Could Follow Fragile Iran-Israel Ceasefire? Rob Geist Pinfold quoted in Anadolu Agency, 6/30
Iran's Grand Strategy Now Looks Like a Sham. Vali Nasr quoted in The Standard, 6/28
US-Iran Deal- No Enrichment for No Gaza War. (Arabic) Laura Blumenfeld interviewed by BBC Arabic, 6/28
Cư an tư nguy: bài toán khó của ông Trump. (Vietnamese) Laura Blumenfeld quoted in Việt Nam Thời Báo, 6/27
十二日战争结局悬而未决，美国中东战略混乱暴露无遗. (Chinese) Laura Blumenfeld quoted in The Paper, 6/25
Central Asia and Israel, a Pragmatic Relationship That Never Truly Blossomed. Rob Geist Pinfold quoted in The Times of Central Asia, 6/23
Comment Israël met en place le « nettoyage ethnique » de Gaza. (French) Rob Geist Pinfold quoted in L’Orient – Le Jour, 6/7
STUDENT, FELLOW & ALUMNI COVERAGE
US Naval Revival in the Indo-Pacific Ramps Up. SAIS MAIR alumnus '25 Awais Hanif wrote in East Asia Forum, 7/10
China Isn't Ready to Replace USAID. SAIS PhD student and Research Associate at the China Africa Research Initiative Henry Tugendhat wrote in Foreign Policy, 7/7
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