Elliott in the News
August 2020
Each month, Elliott School faculty members are quoted, interviewed, and published in top media outlets from around the world on breaking news and pressing global affairs.
WORLD
WALTER REICH – Washington Post
quoted in Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, who brought the Talmud within reach of millions, dies at 83

GOVERNMENT
SUSAN AARONSON – Agence France-Presse
quoted in TikTok grab could extend -- or undermine -- US online dominance
SUSAN AARONSON – Associated Press
quoted in US talks tough on Chinese tech, but offers few specifics
SUSAN AARONSON – Barron's
authored Why Personal Data Is a National Security Issue
SUSAN AARONSON – Business Standard
mentioned in Mike Pompeo calls for ban on Chinese apps in US, but offers few specifics
SUSAN AARONSON – CNN
quoted in TikTok and WeChat may raise security concerns, but Trump's knee-jerk reaction isn't the way to deal with them
SUSAN AARONSON – Kiro7
quoted in Microsoft in advanced talks to buy TikTok's U.S. business
GRAHAM CORNWELL – Washington Post
authored He set out to show his son the D.C. area’s 68 Civil War forts. Protests made it more than a diversion.
ANTHONY EAMES – Politico
mentioned in Morning Defense
AMITAI ETZIONI – The Diplomat

authored US Anti-China Sentiment Reaches New Peak
AMITAI ETZIONI – National Interest
authored Why doesn't Joe Biden have a large lead over Donal Trump
AMITAI ETZIONI – National Interest
authored Joe Biden’s 2020 Promises Need Some Serious Help
AMITAI ETZIONI – National Interest
authored Donald Trump has set a debate trap for Joe Biden
AMITAI ETZIONI – National Interest
authored Is America on the Road to Becoming an Authoritarian State?
HUGH GUSTERSON – Financial Times
featured in The class of Covid-19: can US college students really go back?
HENRY HERTZFELD – Politico
quoted in Space Roundup about National Space Council
ROLLIE LAL – IOHRTV The Human Rights Channel
interviewed in US repression of BLM protests 'incompatible with US and international human rights law'
JOHN LOGSDON – Axios
quoted in The risk of branding NASA's wins
JAY SHAMBAUGH – Financial Times Paywall
quoted in Trump’s executive orders provide little money for jobless
JAY SHAMBAUGH – Marketplace
interviewed in Using coronavirus relief to pay down credit cards
JAY SHAMBAUGH – Slate
quoted in The Extremely Boring Idea That Could Save the Economy
HILARY SILVER – The Hill
authored Cancel culture as social exclusion
HILARY SILVER – The Hill
authored Thinking outside the ballot box - why not online voting?

AFRICA
DAVID SHINN – In Depth News
quoted in Never-Ending Russia-US-Africa Geopolitical Triangular Games
DAVID SHINN – South China Morning Post
quoted in Beijing may tolerate Taiwan’s presence in Somaliland – unless it turns political, observers say
DAVID SHINN – South China Morning Post
quoted in Could quality problems unravel China's coronavirus mask diplomacy in Africa?
DAVID SHINN – South China Morning Post
quoted in US ‘follows China’s path’ in Africa by funding of Mozambique liquefied natural gas project
PAUL WILLIAMS – War on the Rocks
authored Ending United States military operations in Somalia

ASIA
AMITAI ETZIONI – The Hill
authored A dove's call for de-escalation with China
AMITAI ETZIONI – The Hill
authored Can Donald Trump Save His Presidency By Making China the Enemy?
ED McCORD – Sinclair Broadcast Group
quoted in Confucius Institutes on college campuses close as experts warn of China influence
SEAN ROBERTS – Interviewer PR
interviewed in Sean R. Roberts on China's War on the Uyghurs
DAVID SHAMBAUGH – Malaysia Sun
quoted in With eye on presidential election, Trump takes tough stand on China
DAVID SHAMBAUGH – Wall Street Journal
authored As the U.S. and China Wage a New Cold War, They Should Learn From the Last One
DAVID SHAMBAUGH – Wall Street Journal
quoted in New Chapter in U.S.-China Ties Marked by Confrontation

EUROPE
HOPE HARRISON – Wilson Center
authored Black Lives Matter and the Berlin Wall
HARRIS MYLONAS – Cambridge Core
authored Belarus: A Glimmer of Hope?
HARRIS MYLONAS – Cambridge Core
authored Virtual Issue on Belarus from Nationalities Papers

MIDDLE EAST
ABDULLAH ALAOUDH – Washington Post
quoted in Saudi Arabia, a world leader in executions, weighs ending capital punishment for drug crimes
FIRAS MAKSAD – Washington Post
authored Reforming Lebanon must start by putting Hezbollah in its place
FIRAS MAKSAD – Washington Post
quoted in A vast store of explosive material sat in Beirut for years despite repeated warnings
ALISTAIR MILLAR – The Hill
co-authored Donald Trump used the art of the deal buster with the Iran debacle

NORTH AMERICA
HUGH GUSTERSON – Washingtonian
quoted in Thanks to Covid, the Washington Grip-and-Grin Is Over. What Will Replace It?
THOMAS RUSSO – Climate and Energy Journal
co-authored Environmental Justice and the Energy Transition: How the Energy Industry Can Do Better

THOMAS RUSSO – S&P Global
quoted in Why gas utilities could get left behind in the hydrogen economy
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