Elliott in the News
September 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
ROLLIE LAL – Medium
authored Global Security: Where did all the women go?
JOHN LOGSDON – Smithsonian Magazine
quoted in How Cold War Politics Shaped the International Space Station
SEAN ROBERTS – NewStatesman
mentioned in NS Recommends: New books from Hari Kunzru, Susan Owens, Mieko Kawakami and Sean R Roberts
DMITRY STRELETSKIY – NPR's "Goats and Soda"
quoted in Whatever Happened To ... The Melting Permafrost?

GOVERNMENT
SUSAN AARONSON – CNN Business
quoted in Trump is stealing China's playbook to deal with TikTok
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 – Barron's Subscription required
authored Public companies need to disclose their risks. Trump should be high on the list
AMITAI ETZIONI – National Interest
authored Childcare Crisis: How parents can persevere during the Coronavirus Pandemic
BENJAMIN FRIEDMAN – Common Dreams
quoted in Trump confession he was ready to assassinate Assad condemned as 'disgusting display' of 'imperial hubris'
MATTHEW KIRWIN - Studies in Intelligence
co-author of New Challenges for Public Opinion Polling and its Intelligence Community Consumers
PETER LOGE – Wall Street Journal Subscription required
quoted in Should You Judge Politicians by Their Shoes?
JOHN LOGSDON – Florida Today
quoted in What would a Biden presidency mean for the space program vs. a second Trump term?
JOHN LOGSDON – Erie News Now
quoted in Fact check: Boasting and attacking Biden, Trump makes at least 25 false claims at Wisconsin rally
DAVID MORAR – Business Insider
quoted in As Facebook prepares to outsource tough content decisions to its new 'Supreme Court,' experts warn it still operates within a dictatorship and can't legislate a better government
JAY SHAMBAUGH – The New York Times
authored People Need Money Now. A $1.5 Trillion Deal Can Make It Happen
TARA SINCLAIR – The New York Times
quoted in Why the U.S. Risks Repeating 2009’s Economic Stimulus Mistakes
JANET STEELE – USA Today
quoted in Trump-Biden debate was marred by interruptions. Should mics have been cut?
ALBERT TEICH – BuzzFeed
quoted in Top Health Officials Are Hitting The Brakes As Trump Rushes For An October Vaccine

AFRICA
DAVID SHINN – South China Morning Post
quoted in China lectures Zimbabwe on environmental duty and transparency after permits to mine park cancelled
DAVID SHINN – South China Morning Post
quoted in New Chinese ambassadors expected in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa
DAVID SHINN – New York Times
quoted in U.S. Cuts Aid to Ethiopia Amid Nile Dam Dispute
PAUL WILLIAMS – The Conversation
authored Why US diplomatic muscle could achieve more in Somalia than drone strikes
PAUL WILLIAMS – The Conversation
authored Why US diplomatic muscle could achieve more in Somalia than drone strikes
PAUL WILLIAMS – Washington Times
quoted in Deadly, resilient al-Shabab threatens to trap U.S. in 'endless' Somalia war

ASIA
AMITAI ETZIONI – Carnegie Council
authored Preventing the Taiwan Flash Point
YOUNG-KEY KIM-RENAUD – Japan Today
quoted in N Korea's plight may give Japan's next PM chance to meet leader Kim
EDWARD McCORD – PRI's "The World"
quoted in Confucius Institutes push back against Pompeo’s assertion they should close
MIKE MOCHIZUKI – The Malaysia Sun
quoted in Japan snubs China's olive branch on Senkaku-Diaoyu spat
DEEPA OLLAPALLY – Sunday Guardian Live
quoted in Unreasonable hope misplaced in India-Russia ties
DEEPA OLLAPALLY – Huffington Post
quoted in How China is targeting foreign journalists to 'send a signal' to US and Australia
SEAN ROBERTS – Buffalo News
featured in A Buffalo boy dreamed of big saves in goal. Instead, he works to save lives in China.
SEAN ROBERTS – New York Times
quoted in Night Images Reveal Many New Detention Sites in China’s Xinjiang Region
SEAN ROBERTS – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
quoted in Speakers decry Chinese treatment of Uighurs
DAVID SHAMBAUGH – War on the Rocks
quoted in Thinking Strategically About Sino-American Crisis Management Mechanisms
DAVID SHINN – South China Morning Post
quoted in Why is China looking beyond Africa for oil supplies?

EUROPE
HOPE HARRISON – C-SPAN
interviewed about how Germany and the EU have been impacted by and responded to Covid-19
HOPE HARRISON – ARD
featured in Places with Secrets: The Brandenburg Gate (German)

MIDDLE EAST
FIRAS MAKSAD – Voice of America
quoted in Recent US Sanctions Increase Risk for Potential Hezbollah Allies
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