Ellliott School Faculty in the News

January 2021

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.

1/30/2021
DAVID SHAMBAUGH- New York Times
quoted in Biden's Nightmare May Be China

1/28/2021
MARIA SNEGOVAYA- Vox
quoted in Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader threatening Putin’s rule, explained

1/28/2021
ROBERT SUTTER- South China Morning Post
quoted in US should continue to view China as a threat, says congressional panel

DAVID SHINN - Aljizeera
interviewed about the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia

TARA SINCLAIR- POLITIFACT
quoted in How healthy is the economy Joe Biden is inheriting?

1/27/2021
RICHARD GRINKER- Albany, N.Y.’s WAMC-FM’s “The Roundtable’’
interviewed for Mental Illness And Stigma With Anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker

SCOTT PACE AND JOHN LOGSDON - Time Magazine
quoted in The Biden Presidency Could Fundamentally Change the U.S. Space Program

1/26/2021
DAVID SHINN- Reuters
quoted in Former U.S. envoys alarmed by violence and hate speech in Ethiopia

1/25/2021
FRANK SESNO- Forbes
quoted in Can Nexstar’s `Fact-Based’ And ‘Unbiased’ News Channel Attract Viewers?

BEN HOPKINS- Critical Asian Studies
authored The war that destroyed America: Afghanistan’s coming bill

1/24/2021
JAY SHAMBAUGH- BBC World News
interviewed in About President Biden’s Economic Agenda

SHARON SQUASSONI- The Hill
co-authored More hands needed on the nuclear football

TARA SINCLAIR- International Business Times
quoted in US Fed Holds First Policy Meeting Of Biden Administration

1/21/2021
CHARLES GLASER- National academy of Sciences Online
mentioned in Academy Honors 20 for Major Contributions to Science

DAVID SHINN- Great Decisions Podcast
interviewed in Competing Interests: The U.S. and China in Africa

1/19/2021
SHARON SQUASSONI- CNN
quoted in Trump is handing Biden a more dangerous world. There's only so much the new president can undo

1/18/2021
AMITAI ETZIONI- National Interest
authored What a Biden Administration Means for Multilateral Diplomacy

TOM RUSSO- Climate and Energy Journal
authored Responsibly Sourced Natural Gas: Time to Change the Natural Gas Industry's Narrative

1/17/2021
DAVID SHINN- South China Morning Post
quoted in China-Africa relations: Beijing’s financial aid leans towards grants, away from cheap loans, white paper shows

KEI KOIZUMI- Medium
mentioned in The Fascinating Tech People on the Biden + Harris Transition Team

1/15/2021
DAVID SHAMBAUGH - C-SPAN2
featured in About the power struggle between the U.S. and China in Southeast Asia

JOHN LOGSDON - Politico
quoted in The Space Roundup

AMB. BONNIE JENKINS- Arms Control Association
featured in Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins and Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security Voted 2020 Arms Control Persons of the Year

1/14/2021
JOHN LOGSDON - Washington Post
quoted in Trump pushed for a moon landing in 2024. It’s not going to happen .

1/13/2021
ROY GRINKER - Psychology Today
featured in How the Stigma of Mental Illness Has Evolved Over Time

TARA SINCLAIR - Forbes
quoted in American Women Lost More Than 5 Million Jobs In 2020

RYSYS LEAHY - USA Today
quoted in How the antifa conspiracy theory traveled from the fringe to the floor of Congress
ROBERT SUTTER- Wall Street Journal
quoted in Trump Administration’s Third Taiwan Visit Is No Charm for China

1/11/2021
AMITAI ETZIONI- The Hill
AUuhored Biden should declare a state of war against the coronavirus

1/8/2021
SUSAN AARONSON- Barron's
authored Big Data, Big Problems as Privacy and Bias Concerns Persist

1/5/2021

FIRAS MAKSAD- NPR
quoted in Saudi Arabia and Qatar Lower Tensions in US-Backed Agreement

FIRAS MAKSAD- Aljazeera
interviewed on relations between Saudi Arabia and Qatar

FIRAS MAKSAD- NPR
quoted in Saudi Arabia To Reopen Borders With Qatar

1/4/2021
SCOTT PACE- Space News
Quoted in Pace steps down from National Space Council

DEEPA OLLAPALLY- Counterview
mentioned in Relations with India: What hope from Biden administration amidst 'major' challenges

BARBARA STALLINGS- Foreign Affairs
mentioned in The Best of Books 2020

12/31/2020
HARRIS MYLONAS- Academic Influence
Interviewed How nations build and reinforce their influence | Interview with Dr. Harris Mylonas

JIOHN LOGSDON- ABC News
quoted in Corporate space flight lifts off in 2020: The major missions over the past year

DAVID SHAMBAUGH - NPR
Mentioned in Trio Of Books Shows A Southeast Asia Caught Between World Powers

12/28/2020
JANET STEELE- Perspectives with Ashwini Devare
Interviewed for Journalism, Democracy & US-Asia Relations

12/26/2020
SEAN ROBERTS - Voice of America
Quoted in Uighur Diaspora Hails Removal of ETIM From US Terror List

12/25/2020
DAVID SHAMBAUGH - South China Morning Post
Quoted in China’s fumble: Beijing dropped the ball after Donald Trump’s US left the global stage, analysts say

12/23/2020
MIKE MOCHIZUKI- South China Morning Post
Quoted in From Mahathir to Lee Kuan Yew, late scholar Ezra Vogel’s work on Japan and China inspired a continent

JOSEPH CORDES- WUSA-CBS9
Interviewed in Segment about whether President-elect Biden voted to tax Social Security benefits when he was a senator (link unavailable)

12/20/2020
DAVID SHINN- Somali Media Network
Interviewed on Dr. David Shinn on the Current Political Crisis in Ethiopia and overall Horn of Africa Geopolitics