2018 Publications

Articles, Reports, Media Appearances, etc., written or researched by current and former Scoville Fellows in 2018 (Year of Fellowship in parenthesis)

For links to these publications see Fellows In The News and Fellows’ Publications.

E. Scott Adler (Spring 1989)
• commented in “Coloradans distrust lawmakers, support Dreamers, survey shows,” CU Boulder Today, January 25, 2018

David Andersen-Rodgers (Fall 1995)
• co-wrote the book “Human Security: Theory and Action,” Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, March 2018

Jessica Anderson (Fall 2009)
• co-wrote working paper “Identifying the Factors Driving West African Migration,” OECD, July 18, 2018

Yousef Bashir (Fall 1992)
• featured in podcast episode, “Inside Gaza with KNOW NOW with Yousef Bashir,” World Affairs Councils of America, May 31, 2018
• spoke with Israeli-born author and journalist Yossi Klein Halevi to discuss the topic of “Liberty: What is the most pragmatic and ethical way to achieve a lasting peace between the Palestinians & Israel?” United States Institute of Peace, June 21, 2018

Nick Birnback (Fall 1992)
• quoted in “U.N. fails to stem rapes by peacekeepers in Africa, victims cry,” USA TODAY, January 16, 2018
• quoted in “UNMIL provides lessons on what makes a successful peacekeeping mission,” Devex, April 5, 2018
• commented in “Immediately screen 49 peacekeepers deployed in Lebanon, UN tells Lanka,” The Sunday Times LK, April 22, 2018
• quoted in “Interview: ‘We are very grateful for China’s contributions,’ says UN peacekeeping spokesman,” Xinhua, May 26, 2018
• commented in “Highest-ranking Indian at UN gets more responsibilities,” Business Standard India, July 7, 2018

Philip Bleek (Fall 1999)
• co-authored 2012 report cited in, “How do you smuggle half a ton of documents out of the Islamic Republic?” Jerusalem Post, May 1, 2018
• co-authored “Avatars of the Earth: Radical Environmentalism and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Weapons” Taylor and Francis Online, May 3, 2018

Alex Bollfrass (Spring 2007)
• wrote “Did the U.S. underestimate North Korea’s weapons program? It’s not that simple.” The Washington Post Monkey Cage, January 16, 2018
• wrote “Secrets of a Successful Spy Marriage,” War on the Rocks, May 30, 2018

Rebecca Bornstein (Spring 2008)
• edited “US Policies towards Israel and the Middle East,” Mitvim, January 2018
• edited “US Policies towards Israel and the Middle East,” Mitvim, February 2018
• edited “US Policies towards Israel and the Middle East,” Mitvim, March 2018
• discussed consequences of U.S. Iran deal violation in broadcast segment titled, “The Iran Deal and Mike Pompeo,” World Israel News, April 26, 2018
• edited “US Policies towards Israel and the Middle East,” Mitvim, April 2018
• edited “US Policies towards Israel and the Middle East,” Mitvim, May 2018
• wrote “בדרך לבידוד (The Road to Isolation): Trump’s Policies on Iran and North Korea Are Weakening U.S. Diplomatic Power,” Maariv, May 2018
• wrote policy brief titled “Eastern Mediterranean Regional Dynamics: Conflicts and Opportunities for Conflict Resolution Support,” European Institute of the Mediterranean, June 27, 2018
• edited “US Policies towards Israel and the Middle East,” Mitvim, June 2018
• edited “US Policies towards Israel and the Middle East,” Mitvim, July 2018

Nate Cohn (Fall 2010)
• wrote “2018 Midterms: Keeping Track of Republican House Retirements,” The New York Times’ The Upshot, January 9, 2018
• wrote “The Last Two Weeks of Polls Have Been Great for Republicans. Do They Signal A Shift?” The New York Times’ The Upshot, February 2, 2018
• wrote “Trump Losing College-Educated Whites? He Never Won Them In the First Place” The New York Times’ The Upshot, February 27, 2018
• wrote “How Much Can Primaries Predict the General Election?” The New York Times’ The Upshot, March 6, 2018 
• wrote “What Special Elections Can’t Tell Us About a Democratic Wave,” The New York Times’ The Upshot, March 20, 2018 
• designed chart featured in “Trump’s Approval Rating is Historically Low in a Good Economy,” Mother Jones, April 3, 2018
• wrote “Pennsylvania Special Election Results: Lamb Wins 18th Congressional District,” The New York Times’ The Upshot, April 26, 2018
• wrote “What to Keep in Mind When Thinking About the Midterms,” The New York Times’ The Upshot, April 26, 2018
• wrote “California Results are Consistent With a Competitive House Race,” The New York Times’ The Upshot, June 6, 2018
• spoke on New York Times panel titled “The Midterm Elections 2018: Prospects for Los Angeles, California, and the Nation,” UCLA, June 26, 2018
• wrote “A Democratic Blue Wave? Don’t Forget the Republicans’ Big Hill,” The New York Times’ The Upshot, July 19, 2018
• wrote “ 99 Days to Go, and the Midterm Elections Battleground Is Not What Was Expected,” The New York Times’ The Upshot, July 30, 2018

Kelsey Davenport (Fall 2011)
• wrote issue brief titled, “Trump’s Decision on U.S. Role in Iran Nuclear Deal,” Arms Control Association, January 9, 2018
• reviewed Richard Nephew’s book, “The Art of Sanctions: A View from the Field,” Arms Control Today, January 10, 2018
• quoted in “Trump ‘setting up’ US to pull out of Iran nuclear deal, warns arms control group,” RT, January 13, 2018
• quoted in “Seoul worried US may launch limited strike, or ‘preventive’ action against North Korea,” CNBC, January 24, 2018
• participated in a panel on Nuclear Deals and Nuclear Weapons “The Trump Doctrine at One Year,” Cato Institute, January 30, 2018
• participated in a panel on Iran Public Opinion After the Protests, Atlantic Council, February 2, 2018
• wrote “P5+1, Congress Respond to Trump’s Demands to Change the Iran Nuclear Deal,” Arms Control Now, February 5, 2018
• wrote “Iran Talks Focus on Sanctions Relief,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2018
• wrote “North Korea Tests New Long-Range Missile,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2018
• wrote “North Korea Holds Talks with Seoul,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2018
• wrote “U.S. Targets Support for North Korea,” Arms Control Today, March 2018
• wrote “Trump Threatens Iran Deal Withdrawal,” Arms Control Today, March 2018
• co-wrote “North Korea Signals Potential Talks,” Arms Control Today, March 2018
• wrote “The P5+1 and Iran Nuclear Deal Alert,” Arms Control Association, March 22, 2018
• commented in “Iran nuclear deal talks persist as Trump looks poised to kill it,” The Guardian, April 1, 2018
• wrote “EU Prepares for U.S. Exit from Iran Deal,” Arms Control Today, April 2018
• wrote “Trump Agrees to Summit with North Korea’s Kim,” Arms Control Today, April 2018
• wrote “Europe Works to Save the JCPOA,” Arms Control Now, April 25, 2018
• co-wrote “Behold, the marticle (a primer on how to avoid only quoting men as sources),” Poynter, April 30, 2018
• wrote issue brief titled, “Trump’s Threat To Violate The Iran Nuclear Deal And How To Respond,” Arms Control Association, April 30, 2018
• commented in “After the nuclear archive revelation, what will EU, US, Iran do?” The Jerusalem Post, May 4, 2018
• co-wrote press release titled, “Trump Decision on Iran Deal is Foreign Policy Malpractice,” Arms Control Association, May 8, 2018
• wrote “Trump’s Reckless Violation of the Iran Deal Jeopardizes U.S. National Security,” Time, May 9, 2018
• wrote “The U.S. is in Violation of the Iran Deal,” Inkstick Media, May 10, 2018
• commented in “North Korea does not want to be like East Germany,” Deutsche Welle, May 16, 2018
• commented in “If Kim Jong-un Keeps His Nuclear Arms, Can Trump Still Claim Victory?” The New York Times, May 22, 2018
• wrote “Pompeo’s vision of ‘Better’ Iran Deal is an Illusion,” Arms Control Now, May 21, 2018
• commented in radio interview titled “Trump Cancels Summit With North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un,” NPR All Things Considered, May 24, 2018
• commented in, “Kim Jong Un’s Quest to Make North Korea Normal Again,” Bloomberg, May 29, 2018
• wrote “The P4+1 and Iran Nuclear Deal Alert,” Arms Control Now, May 30, 2018
• wrote “EU Moves to Block U.S. Iran Sanctions,” Arms Control Today, June 2018
• commented in, “President Trump and Kim Jong Un Are Preparing to Finally Meet. Here’s What to Know About Their Singapore Summit,” Time, June 12, 2018
• wrote “This is What Trump Needs to Do To Make North Korea Get Rid of Their Nukes,” Time, June 13, 2018
• interviewed in podcast episode titled “Making Sense of the Trump-Kim Summit,” UN Dispatch, June 14, 2018
• wrote “The True Test of the Trump-Kim Summit is What Comes Next,” The Hill, June 14, 2018
• wrote “The P4+1 and Iran Nuclear Deal Alert,” Arms Control Now, June 29, 2018
• commented in radio interview titled “Experts Skeptical That North Korea Is Serious About Denuclearizing,” NPR Morning Edition, July 5, 2018
• wrote “EU Acts to Block U.S. Sanctions on Iran,” Arms Control Today, July/August 2018
• co-authored “The Nuclear Security Summits: An Overview of State Actions to Curb Nuclear Terrorism 2010–2016,” Arms Control Association and Fissile Materials Working Group, July 2018
• moderated panel at launch event for “The Nuclear Security Summits: An Overview of State Actions to Curb Nuclear Terrorism 2010–2016,” Arms Control Association and Fissile Materials Working Group, July 17, 2018
• wrote “Summit Reflects New Attitudes, Old Challenges,” Arms Control Today, July/August 2018
• spoke on panel addressing U.S.-North Korea talks, Arms Control Association, July 27, 2018
• co-wrote “Why countries still must prioritize action to curb nuclear terrorism,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, August 3, 2018

John Feffer (Spring 1988)
• wrote “Trump And The Iran Protests,” LobeLog, January 4, 2018
• wrote “Walking Back War In Korea,” LobeLog, January 11, 2018
• new book featured in “Eastern Europe, birthplace of Trumpism — but also of a new hope,” Salon, January 21, 2018
• spoke at the “US Role in a Changing World Series: John Feffer on North Korea,” Woman’s National Democratic Club, January 23, 2018
• wrote “Big Surprise: Rich Globalists Love Trump,” Foreign Policy in Focus, February 2, 2018
• wrote “Russiaburger: The Trump-Russia Scandal Unwrapped,” LobeLog, February 8, 2018
• wrote “No Diplomacy for South Korea,” LobeLog, February 12, 2018
• wrote “Russiagate or Deep State?” Foreign Policy in Focus, February 16, 2018
• spoke on his new book, “Aftershock — A Journey Into Eastern Europe’s Broken Dreams,” Open Society Foundations New York, February 28, 2018
• wrote “The New, New Cold War,” Foreign Policy in Focus, March 8, 2018
• wrote “With Tillerson Out, Trump’s Bringing Foreign Policy Deeper Into the Dark Side,” Fortune, March 14, 2018
• wrote “Trump to the International Community: Drop Dead,” TomDispatch, March 25, 2018
• wrote “Korea’s Springtime of Summits,” LobeLog, April 9, 2018
• wrote “Korea and the Geopolitics of the Impossible,” Foreign Policy in Focus, April 27, 2018
• wrote “Two-Faced Trump: Peace in Korea, World War in the Middle East,” Counterpunch, May 8, 2018
• interviewed on podcast episode titled, “The Geopolitics Of The Impossible: North/South Korea, Iran, & The World Today,” Last Born in the Wilderness, May 2018
• wrote book review titled “Left Behind by Korea’s Success,” Boston Review, May 15, 2018
• wrote “The Bolton Administration Has Already Begun,” Common Dreams, May 16, 2018
• wrote “Playing Donald Trump for Peace: How the Korean Peninsula could become a bright spot in a world gone mad,” The Nation, May 21, 2018
• interviewed in “Trump in Singapore,” Jacobin, June 8, 2018
• wrote “Call it ‘Unileaderism’: Trump’s Foreign Policy of One,” Common Dreams, June 14, 2018
• wrote “World to Refugees: Go to Hell,” Lobe Log, June 21, 2018
• wrote “What’s at Stake for Trump’s Investment in North Korea?” Hankoryeh, July 2, 2018
• wrote “The Dictator Dating Game,” Lobe Log, July 12, 2018
• commented in “North Korea: We Asked 9 of the World’s Leading Experts What Happens Next,” The National Interest, July 18, 2018
• wrote “Donald Trump’s Flight 93 Doctrine,” The Nation, July 23, 2018
• wrote “Trump’s Next Move on North Korea,” Lobe Log, July 30, 2018

Hannah Haegeland (Fall 2015)
• co-edited “Investigating Crises: South Asia’s Lessons, Evolving Dynamics, and Trajectories,” Stimson Center, January 2018
• participated in a panel titled, “How Do We Anticipate and Manage Crises? Approaches by Third Parties Ambassador Richard Verma, former U.S. Ambassador to India,” Stimson Center, January 11, 2018
• co-wrote “The Risk of a Nuclear-Tinged South Asian Crisis Is Rising,” The Diplomat, January 11, 2018
• co-wrote “A Political Choice,” The Hindu, March 15, 2018
• co-wrote, “Investigating Subcontinental Crises,” Pakistan Politico, May 4, 2018
• moderated panel titled, “The Nuclear Future: Can There Be Order Without Trust?,” Stimson Center, July 30, 2018

Christian Haig (Fall 2017)
• wrote “Budget Deal Could Fuel Pentagon Green Energy Blitz,” Natural Resources Defense Council, February 15, 2018
• contributed to “Sea Level Rise and the U.S. Military’s Mission,” Center for Climate and Security Military Expert Panel Report, February 15, 2018

Kate Hewitt (Fall 2017)
• wrote “Rethinking North Korean Sanctions: Lessons and Strategies for Long-Term Planning,” 38 North, January 16, 2018
• featured in article titled, “Nuclear Weapons Being Discussed Today at Richland High,” Richland School District, May 2018
• featured in article titled, “Nuclear Experts on Mission to Educate Young People,” The Spokesman-Review, May 4, 2018
• co-wrote “When Fiction Trumps Fact, the Next Generation Loses,” Inkstick Media, May 16, 2018
• selected to attend conference, “Next Generation Policymakers in an Age of Global Disruption,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, June 7, 2018
• co-wrote “American students aren’t taught nuclear weapons policy in school. Here’s how to fix that problem,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, June 11, 2018
• co-wrote “For Those Keeping Score: Putin – 1; Trump – 0,” Inkstick Media, July 19, 2018
• presented at Los Alamos National Laboratory on “Proliferation Revisited: The Role of Sectoral Elites in Domestic Nuclear Weapons Programs,” CSIS PONI 2018 Summer Conference, July 10, 2018

Taylor Jo Isenberg (Fall 2010)
• spoke on a panel addressing the question, “Is A Universal Basic Income the Answer to Income Inequality?” at Bush Center Forum on Leadership, April 19, 2018

Victoria Johnson (Spring 2005)
• wrote “How to Win Competitive Fellowships: 5 Secrets of Fellowship Winners,” ProFellow, February 15, 2018
• wrote “The Career Ladder Myth (and Why You Should Pursue a Career Adventure Instead),” LinkedIn, March 22, 2018
• featured as a Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Milestone Maker, July 17, 2018

Gaurav Kampani (Spring 1997)
• cited in “Military crises and diplomatic rapprochements,” Daily Times Pakistan, May 15, 2018
• cited in “A curious way to define national security,” The Print India, June 17, 2018

Luisa Kenausis (Spring 2018)
• spoke on “Campus Organizing for Peace & Justice” panel at “Minds Not Missiles: Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War,” Massachusetts Peace Action, April 7 and 8, 2018
• wrote “Reducing the Risks of Nuclear War Through Education,” Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, April 6, 2018
• wrote “Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreements,” Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, April 24, 2018
• wrote “Broken Arrow News: China, India, and Pakistan,” Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, June 6, 2018
• wrote “Broken Arrow News: Russia and Saudi Arabia,” Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, June 6, 2018
• wrote “Broken Arrow News: The United States,” Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, June 6, 2018
• co-wrote “Your Annotated Guide to the Singapore Summit,” Inkstick Media, June 15, 2018
• wrote “Broken Arrow News: Week of June 10,” Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, June 18, 2018
• wrote “MOX debacle: With South Carolina suing Department of Energy, the future of MOX facility remains unclear,” Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, June 18, 2018
• wrote “Broken Arrow News: Week of June 17,” Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, June 26, 2018
• wrote “Broken Arrow News: Week of June 24,” Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, July 3, 2018
• wrote “Taking stock of the Trump-Putin summit,” Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, August 6, 2018

Elise Keppler (Fall 1997)
• wrote “Nigeria Loses a Treasured Justice Advocate,” Human Rights Watch, January 22, 2018
• interviewed in “Warlord’s Conviction in Central African Republic is a First Step Towards Justice,” World Politics Review, February 6, 2018
• commented in “Liberia: Make Justice a Priority,” Human Rights Watch, February 12, 2018
• wrote “UN Report Details Abuses and War Crimes in South Sudan,” Human Rights Watch, February 27, 2018
• wrote report titled, “Looking for Justice: The Special Criminal Court, a New Opportunity for Victims in the Central African Republic,” Human Rights Watch, May 17, 2018
• interviewed in “A Rare Chance at Justice in the Central African Republic,” Human Rights Watch, May 17, 2018
• wrote “Central African Republic Showcases a Justice Model in Africa,” Modern Ghana, June 4, 2018
• wrote “No Redress for Central African Victims: International Criminal Court Acquits Jean-Pierre Bemba,” Human Rights Watch, June 11, 2018
• commented in “Liberia: 76 Groups Seek Justice for War Crimes,” Human Rights Watch, July 5, 2018
• wrote “Liberia Takes Small Step Toward Justice for War Crimes,” Human Rights Watch, July 10, 2018
• commented in “Africa asks UN to seek court opinion on immunity for leaders,” Associated Press, August 1, 2018

Wardah Khalid (Spring 2015)
• commented in news broadcast titled, “Trump seems likely to win travel ban case at Supreme Court,” Associated Press, April 25, 2018
• listed as a policy expert on SheSource as of May 2018
• wrote “Break the Ban Before Breaking the Fast,” Medium, June 6, 2018
• wrote “The Court Has Been Wrong Before. We Must Keep Fighting.” The Forward, June 27, 2018
• commented in radio broadcast titled, “SCOTUS Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban,” WPR, June 27, 2018
• spoke on panel addressing Church World Service’s work on immigration and refugee issues at Platform convention in DC, July 14-16, 2018
• spoke on Win Without War’s “Trump Threat Level” panel at 2018 Netroots Nation conference, August 2, 2018

Daryl Kimball (Fall 1989)
• interviewed in “Nuclear expert sees ‘small window of opportunity’ for dialogue in Kim Jong-un’s New Year’s address,” The Hankyoreh, January 3, 2018
• quoted in “US to loosen nuclear weapons constraints and develop more ‘usable’ warheads,” The Guardian, January 9, 2018
• interviewed in “What is Donald Trump’s nuclear plan?,” RN Australia, January 11, 2018
• co-wrote “NPR Rejects CTBT Ratification; NNSA Shortens Testing Readiness Timeline,” Project for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, January 22, 2018
• commented in “The Doomsday Clock is now just 2 minutes to ‘midnight,’ the symbolic hour of the apocalypse,” The Washington Post, January 25, 2018
• quoted in “U.S. Preventive Strike Against North Korea: Once the Shooting Starts, Anything Could Happen,” ThinkProgress, January 25, 2018
• wrote “Trump’s More Dangerous Nuclear Posture,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2018
• co-wrote issue brief entitled “The New U.S. Nuclear Strategy is Flawed and Dangerous. Here’s Why.” Arms Control Association, February 15, 2018
• wrote “Putin’s Irresponsible Nuclear Boasts,” Arms Control Now, March 1, 2018
• commented in “Trump on Korean news: Could be ‘progress’ or ‘false hope’,” Associated Press, March 6, 2018
• commented in “Trump cites ‘possible progress’ in talks with North Korea,” PBS Newshour, March 6, 2018
• discussed UK nerve agent attack on former Russian spy on C-Span’s Washington Journal, March 16, 2018
• co-wrote press release titled “The Wrong Choice for National Security Advisor,” Arms Control Association, March 23, 2018
• wrote “A Dangerous Retreat from Disarmament Diplomacy,” Arms Control Today, March 2018
• commented in “A hawkish new White House tilt, but some also see a glimmer of realism,” Christian Science Monitor, March 26, 2018
• wrote “Trump Hurtles Toward Three Nuclear Crises,” Arms Control Today, April 2018
• commented in “U.S. claims on setting back Syria chemical weapons capability likely exaggerated, say experts,” CNBC, April 15, 2018
• commented in “North Korea says it will suspend nuclear and missile tests, shut down test site,” The Washington Post, April 20, 2018
• wrote policy white paper titled, “Revitalizing Diplomatic Efforts to Advance CTBT Entry Into Force,” Arms Control Association, April 25, 2018
• quoted in “Killing the Iran deal could be a fatal mistake,” The Chicago Tribune, May 2, 2018
• wrote, “Iran’s Past Nuclear Experiments Reflect Value of JCPOA,” USIP’s Iran Primer, May 2, 2018
• commented in “Old deals to limit nuclear weapons are fraying. They may not be repaired,” The Economist, May 5, 2018
• co-wrote press release titled, “Trump Decision on Iran Deal is Foreign Policy Malpractice,” Arms Control Association, May 8, 2018
• wrote “Trump just opened the door for Iran to expand its nuclear capabilities,” The Hill, May 9, 2018
• co-wrote issue brief titled, “New START Treaty,” Deep Cuts Project, May 9, 2018
• commented in “Could North Korea’s nuclear weapon arsenal end up in Tennessee?” USA Today, May 14, 2018
• interviewed in segment titled, “Daryl Kimball discusses the DPRK’s nuclear program and potential dismantlement,” CGTN, May 24, 2018
• commented in “Syria Is Now In Charge of the UN’s Disarmament Efforts. Really.” The Atlantic, May 29, 2018
• wrote, “Nuclear Nonproliferation Malpractice,” Arms Control Today, June 2018
• commented in “N. Korea Denuclearization Could Cost $20 Billion,” Voice of America, June 6, 2018
• wrote issue brief, “The U.S.-North Korean Summit and Beyond: Toward an Effective Deal on Denuclearization and Peace with North Korea,” Arms Control Association, June 8, 2018
• discussed U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore, C-SPAN, June 12, 2018
• co-wrote “Donald Trump’s North Korea summit was just the beginning — now comes hard diplomacy,” USA Today, June 12, 2018
• wrote “The NPT at 50: A Historical Timeline,” Arms Control Today, June 2018
• commented in “Easing tensions in Korean Peninsula,” The Punch Newspapers Nigeria, June 21, 2018
• commented in “North Korea is improving its nuclear site, weeks after summit with U.S.” ThinkProgress, June 27, 2018
• commented in “Donald Trump thinks things are ‘going well’ with North Korea – others are skeptical,” USA Today, July 3, 2018
• commented in “‘EU and China could take steps within WTO to protect their trade relations with Iran’,” Tehran Times, July 7, 2018
• co-wrote “It’s Time for Trump and Putin to Talk About Nukes,” Fortune, July 13, 2018
• spoke on panel addressing U.S.-North Korea talks, Arms Control Association, July 27, 2018
• interviewed on podcast episode titled, “Arms Control with Daryl Kimball,” Council on Foreign Relations ‘The President’s Inbox,’ August 2, 2018

Kristy Kumar (Spring 2014)
• quoted in “WGAC to host events in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month,” The Rocky Mountain Collegian, April 4, 2018 
• commented in “#MeToo and Radical Self-Love event places focus on survivors of sexual assault,” The Rocky Mountain Collegian, April 19, 2018

Vrinda Manglik (Fall 2008)
• quoted in “Kenya to deploy latest technology in Lamu coal power project,” Construction and Civil Engineering News, May 17, 2018

Jesse Marks (Spring 2017)
• wrote “In the Competition over Syria’s Reconstruction, China is the Likely Winner,” Defense One, March 2, 2018
• wrote “Pushing Syrian Refugees to Return,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, March 1, 2018
• wrote “Jordan’s Wall,” Inkstick Media, April 5, 2018
• wrote “Can Jordan Harmonize Chinese and American Interests in the Levant?” The Diplomat, May 4, 2018
• wrote “Jordan’s Problems Aren’t Ending Anytime Soon,” Inkstick Media, June 6, 2018
• co-wrote “Catastrophe in Southwest Syria: The Urgent Need for Humanitarian Action,” Refugees International, July 3, 2018
• co-wrote “Inside the Largest Mass Displacement of Syria’s War,” Refugees Deeply, July 26, 2018

Shane Mason (Spring 2014)
• wrote “Data Stories: India’s Defense Market Becomes More Competitive as New Delhi Promotes Local Firms,” Avascent Analytics, April 19, 2018
• wrote white paper, “Pakistan Looks East: Why Pakistan is Turning from Washington to Beijing for Defense Equipment,” Avascent Analytics, July 2018
• co-hosted podcast episode titled, “Pakistan’s Shifting Defense Procurement Practices,” Avascent on the Record, July 31, 2018

James McKeon (Fall 2014)
• hosted podcast episode on “Trumps New Nukes,” Nukes of Hazard, February 2018
• quoted in “Ohio base could become America’s first defense against incoming missiles,” Columbus Dispatch, February 25, 2018
• co-wrote “Three Strikes Mean Bolton Should Be Out,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, March 30, 2018
• co-wrote “Mushroom Clouds Beneath The Surface: The Dangers Of A Return To Nuclear Testing,” War on the Rocks, April 20, 2018
• commented in “Trump violates Iran nuclear deal,” ThinkProgress, May 8, 2018
• hosted podcast episode on “The Art of Violating the Deal,” Nukes of Hazard, May 2018
• commented in “Will Trump and Kim eventually meet after Singapore summit is canceled?” Circa, May 24, 2018
• commented in “All The Times North Korea Promised To Denuclearize,” WIRED, June 12, 2018
• appeared on news segment titled “Trump Vows to Nix Joint Exercise with South Korea,” i24 News, June 12, 2018
• quoted in “Analyst: U.S.-North Korea relations go beyond warhead count,” UPI, June 20, 2018
• commented in “‘This isn’t like North Korea: Trump’s saber-rattling could put US on a collision course with Iran,'” Mic, July 25, 2018
• commented in “Trump thanks Kim for return of Korean War dead, but doubts remain about disarming,” Circa, July 27, 2018

Sylvia Mishra (Spring 2018)
• wrote “Pakistan’s increasing focus on tactical nuclear weapons and its consequences,” South Asia Democratic Forum, March 19, 2018
• wrote “Pakistan’s naval nuclear ambitions: concerns and challenges,” South Asian Voices, April 9, 2018
• wrote “China’s Navy is Challenging the United States In the Indo-Pacific,” University of Nottingham Institute for Asia-Pacific Studies, April 17, 2018
• selected to attend conference, “Next Generation Policymakers in an Age of Global Disruption,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, June 7, 2018
• wrote “CTBTO Proves Relevancy at Symposium,” Project for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, June 14, 2018
• wrote “The Importance of Creating Gender-Equitable Space in the Field of Nuclear Policy,” Nuclear Threat Initiative, July 3, 2018
• interviewed and featured by Women in Foreign Policy, July 2018

Robert Taj Moore (Fall 2011)
• co-wrote “Prepare, practice, protect: A strategy for defeating cyberthreats to lawyers,” ABA Journal, January 2018

Emily Myers (Fall 2017)
• co-wrote “Peacebuilding Approaches to Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism,” Alliance for Peacebuilding, April 2018
• wrote ‘Gender &’ Research brief titled, “Gender & Countering Violent Extremism,” Alliance for Peacebuilding, April 2018
• presented research on “War and Women Wielding Power: Lessons from Burundi, Liberia, and Chad,” UW-Madison 4W Summit on Women, Gender, and Well-Being, April 12-14, 2018
• wrote “Women and Post-Conflict Political Order,” Lobe Log, May 2, 2018
• co-wrote policy brief, “Violence against Women in Politics: A Barrier to Peace and Security,” U.S. Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, May 16, 2018
• selected to attend conference, “Next Generation Policymakers in an Age of Global Disruption,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, June 7, 2018

Donya Nasser (Fall 2017)
• spoke on global refugee crisis at Kean University Human Rights Institute’s 11th Annual Conference, March 23, 2018
• featured on MTV Look Different on Muslim Women’s Day 2018, as a young Iranian-American activist who is changing the landscape of representation around the world, March 27, 2018
• spoke on a panel about navigating the United States as a Muslim-American, April 11, 2018
• attended Youth Now Leadership Camp, UNFPA and International Planned Parenthood Federation, August 2018

Logan Pauley (Spring 2017)
• wrote “How China is using UNSCR 2401 in Syria,” Stimson Center, April 9, 2018
• wrote “As the U.S. and Russia Spar Over Syria, China Sits Strategically on the Sidelines,” World Politics Review, April 17, 2018
• wrote “China Takes the Lead in UN Peacekeeping,” The Diplomat, April 17, 2018
• wrote “Consistent inconsistency crippling Trump’s China trade ambitions,” The Hill, May 31, 2018
• wrote “China Is Using Syria’s Peace Process for Its Own Ends,” The National Interest, May 31, 2018
• co-wrote “Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy Meets the US Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy,” The Diplomat, June 28, 2018
• wrote “U.S.-China Trade War: Impact on Taiwan,” Stimson Spotlight, July 19, 2018
• spoke on panel addressing youth leadership in the future of U.S.-China relations, U.S.-China Strong, July 31, 2018

Kingston Reif (Spring 2008)
• wrote “Trump Sets INF Response Strategy,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2018
• quoted in “Here’s Exactly What Donald Trump Would Have to Do to Launch Nuclear Weapons,” Time, January 3, 2018
• quoted in “Hawaii and the Horror of Human Error,” The Atlantic, January 15, 2018
• quoted in “Just How Many New Columbia-Class Missile Submarines is the Navy Building?,” The National Interest, January 22, 2018
• quoted in “Analysts: U.S. nuclear modernization plan under-invests in cybersecurity,” SpaceNews, January 23, 2018
• quoted in “North Korea is Not the Threat Trump Would Have You Believe,” The Atlantic, January 31, 2018
• quoted in “Donald Trump is Playing a Dangerous Game of Nuclear Poker,” TIME, February 1, 2018
• wrote “New START Future Uncertain,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2018
• wrote “Hypersonic Advances Spark Concern,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2018
• co-wrote issue brief, “The New U.S. Nuclear Strategy is Flawed and Dangerous. Here’s Why.” Arms Control Association, February 15, 2018
• wrote “U.S.-Saudi Nuke Pact Talks to Begin,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2018
• wrote “Trump Seeks Expanded Nuclear Capabilities,” Arms Control Today, March 2018
• commented in “Trump says he believes North Korea’s missile test promise,” Vox, March 10, 2018
• commented in “Saudi energy deal push sparks nuclear weapons concerns,” The Hill, March 18, 2018
• commented in “To deter Russia, U.S. needs new low-yield nukes, says STRATCOM head” Defense News, March 20, 2018
• co-wrote press release titled “The Wrong Choice for National Security Advisor,” Arms Control Association, March 23, 2018
• commented in “Crucial Polish Missile Defense Site Delayed Two Years: MDA,” Breaking Defense, March 23, 2018
• commented in “Surrounded by hawks, Mattis digs in amid Trump admin chaos,” CNN, March 28, 2018
• wrote “New Nuclear Option Faces Budget Uncertainty,” Arms Control Today, April 2018
• commented in broadcast segment on the prospect of nuclear war, Efecto Naím, April 9, 2018
• wrote “U.S.-Saudi Talks Begin on Nuclear Pact,” Arms Control Today, April 2018
• wrote “Administration to Review New START,” Arms Control Today, May 2018
• commented in “Nuclear Experts: Leaving the Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Is a Crisis of Trump’s Own Making’,” Motherboard, May 8, 2018
• co-wrote “Reasons to Doubt Laser Missile Defense,” Arms Control Now, May 14, 2018
• co-wrote “America’s New Stealth Bomber has a Stealthy Price Tag,” Defense One, May 21, 2018
• wrote “Congress Boosts Missile Defense Spending,” Arms Control Today, May 2018
• commented in, “Air Force Nuke Inspection Planes Are Unsafe to Fly,” The Daily Beast, May 24, 2018
• wrote “MOX Facility to Switch to Plutonium Pits,” Arms Control Today, June 2018
• wrote “Saudi Arabia Threatens to Seek Nuclear Weapons,” Arms Control Today, June 2018
• commented in, “Trump’s Space Force may actually be more of a bureaucratic nightmare,” The Verge, June 20, 2018
• commented in, “A Space Force? The Idea May Have Merit, Some Say,” The New York Times, June 23, 2018
• wrote “GOP Takes Aim at Surveillance Treaty,” Arms Control Today, July/August 2018
• co-wrote “A Real Nuclear Triumph for Trump: Extend New START,” Breaking Defense, July 14, 2018
• wrote “Navy, NNSA Say No to Naval LEU,” Arms Control Today, July/August 2018
• co-authored report titled, “Empowering Congress on Nuclear Security: Blueprints for a New Generation,” Arms Control Association and Partnership for a Secure America, July 2018
• commented in, “Study Finds Congressional Attention on Nuclear Security Waning as Nuclear Terrorism Threat Persists,” In-Depth News, July 26, 2018

Usha Sahay (Fall 2012)
• co-hosted podcast episode on “The Big Cyber Spectacular,” War on the Rocks, February 14, 2018
• co-hosted podcast episode, “A Big Debate About a Little Nuke,” War on the Rocks, March 14, 2018
• wrote “The French Way of War (on the Rocks),” War on the Rocks, April 2, 2018
• co-hosted podcast episode, “Strikes on Syria: The View From Paris,” War on the Rocks, April 24, 2018
• co-hosted podcast episode, “American Exceptionalism, Transatlantic Ties, and European Autonomy in the Age of Trump,” War on the Rocks, May 24, 2018
• co-hosted podcast episode, “The Future of Force,” War on the Rocks, June 4, 2018
• hosted podcast episode, “A Conversation with Clint Watts on Influence and Information in the Social Media Era,” War on the Rocks, June 19, 2018

Salome Samadashvili (Fall 1997)
• quoted in “German Minister: Preservation of Visa Liberalization Depends on Georgia,” Georgia Today, February 19, 2018
• quoted in “Deputy FM explains to lawmakers what non-use of force means with Russia,” The Messenger Online, March 26, 2018
• quoted in “Opposition Summons Foreign Minister to Parliament over Relations with Syria,” The Messenger Online, May 30, 2018

Travis Sharp (Fall 2006)
• wrote “President Trump’s 2019 Defense Budget: Where Does It Really Rank, Historically?” Modern War Institute, April 27, 2018

Namratha Somayajula (Fall 2017)
• wrote “U.S. and Korean Leaders Can Learn From Athlete’s Playbooks,” The Register-Guard, March 5, 2018
• co-wrote “When Fiction Trumps Fact, the Next Generation Loses,” Inkstick Media, May 16, 2018

Mark Sternman (Fall 1992)
• wrote “All downhill with Team Trump,” The Washington Post LTE, July 1, 2018

Rachel Stohl (Fall 1997)
• contributed to “WITH GREAT POWER: Modifying US Arms Sales to Reduce Civilian Harm,” Center for Civilians in Conflict and Stimson Center Report, January 2018
• moderated a panel “Caught in Conflict: Working to Prevent the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers,” Stimson Center, January 8, 2018
• quoted in “Exclusive: Trump to call on Pentagon, diplomats to play bigger arms sales role – sources,” Reuters, January 8, 2018
• spoke on “The US-led Arms Export Industry Is Fueling Civilian Deaths,” Newsy, January 17, 2018
• co-wrote, “Make U.S. Arms Sales Great Again,” Axios, January 31, 2018
• co-wrote, “If We’re Going to Export More U.S. Arms, Let’s Do It Smarter,” Defense One, February 1, 2018
• quoted in “Trump to Speed Up U.S. Arms Sales By Reducing Oversight,” U.S. News and World Report, February 5, 2018
• co-wrote, “Child Soldiers Pose a National Security Threat,” The National Interest, February 12, 2018
• quoted in “Trump’s Choice for CIA Director Courts Respect, Controversy,” Voice of America, March 13, 2018
• spoke on panel discussing “Jobs, Security, and Human Rights: Striking a Balance in U.S. Arms Export Policy,” Forum on the Arms Trade and Security Assistance Monitor, April 5, 2018
• commented in, “Could Trump Sell Deadly Drones To Dictators? New Policy Makes It Easier To Sell Lethal Weapons Abroad,” Newsweek, April 19, 2018
• commented in, “How Trump plans to arm the world with US weapons,” CNN Politics, April 19, 2018
• wrote, “With eye on exports boost, Trump admin revises arms transfer policies,” Axios, April 27, 2018
• wrote, “Trump Administration’s New Weapons Export Policies Stress Benefit to U.S. Economy,” Just Security, April 30, 2018
• moderated panel discussion on “Dealing in Defense: Examining Trends in Global Arms Sales and World Military Expenditure,” Stimson Center and SIPRI, May 10, 2018
• commented in “The US Defense Industry Wants an Arms-Export Czar,” Defense One, June 1, 2018
• presented on panel to launch the report, “An Action Plan on U.S. Drone Policy: Recommendations for the Trump Administration,” Stimson Center, June 7, 2018
• wrote, “Drone Strikes Expand, Hustling the U.S. Down a Risky Path,” Defense One, June 6, 2018
• wrote, “Under Trump, U.S. drone strike policy is looser and less transparent,” Axios, June 14, 2018
• moderated panel discussion featuring War Dogs author Guy Lawson and David Packouz at “Taking Aim: A Closer Look at the Global Arms Trade,” Stimson Center, May 22, 2018
• served as Project Director for report, “An Action Plan on U.S. Drone Policy: Recommendations for the Trump Administration,” Stimson Center, June 2018
• quoted in “Why Trump Is Sending a Key Deal-Maker to Farnborough Airshow,” Military.com, July 12, 2018
• wrote, “America Must Update Its Lethal Drone Policy—Here’s How,” The National Interest, July 31, 2018

Laura Strawmyer (Fall 2016)
• wrote research brief entitled, “Gender and Nonviolent Action,” Alliance for Peacebuilding, April 2018

Maggie Tennis (Spring 2017)
• wrote a policy white paper, “U.S.-Russian Arms Control At Risk: An Assessment and Path Forward,” Arms Control Association, January 2018
• wrote “Nukes of Hazard: 30 Years of Nuclear Security is Profoundly at Risk,” Bear Market Brief Russia, February 13, 2018
• co-wrote “Another Arms Race? No and Nyet,” Brookings Institution Order from Chaos blog, February 20, 2018
• wrote “Madeleine Albright on fascism, democracy, and diplomacy,” Brookings Institution Order from Chaos blog, September 11, 2018
• wrote “Finnish president: It’s in our common interest to have a stronger Europe,” Brookings Institution Order from Chaos blog, October 3, 2018

Catherine Thompson (Spring 2011)
• wrote “The case for funding peacebuilding” Peacebuilding Deeply, May 21, 2018

Masako Toki (Fall 2001)
• co-wrote “High School Students from Japan, US and Russia discuss the Nuclear Ban Treaty in Monterey,” James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, April 13, 2018
• wrote “Summer Nonproliferation Program Brings 13 Top Undergraduates to Monterey,” James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, June 26, 2018
• wrote “After the Trump-Kim summit: Where does Japan go from here?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July 12, 2018

Michael Tu (Spring 2010)
• co-presented “The Great Unauthorized Escape: Deemed Exports and Technology Transfers,” BIS 2018 Annual Conference on Export Controls and Policy, May 14, 2018

Loung Ung (Spring 1997)
• quoted and mentioned in “Jovial Angelina Jolie Cosies Up to Human Rights Activist and ‘First They Killed My Father’ Author Loung Ung on the BAFTAs Red Carpet,” Daily Mail UK, February 18 2018

Audrey Williams (Fall 2013)
• co-wrote and edited “A Review of U.S.-Turkey Relations in 2017 and Prospects for 2018,” Turkish Heritage Organization, January 2018
• wrote, “Introducing Meddah: A Storytelling Project at the Intersection of U.S.-Turkey Relations,” Medium, May 21, 2018