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Americans are crazy for shrimp. Much of it came from India — until now

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · 7d

“The U.S. is the largest market for Indian shrimp, and these tariffs severely disrupt exporters and workers in coastal states,” says 👤 Shoumitro Chatterjee.

Millions in India’s shrimp industry now face job losses, while U.S. buyers brace for higher prices.

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India's shrimp exports to the U.S. were once a success story. Now the industry faces ruin amid President Trump's 50% tariff on imports from the country.

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Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · 7d

👤 @joshuatwhite.bsky.social on the new Saudi–Pakistan defense pact:

“The Saudi-Pakistan agreement was years in the making, and is better understood as an effort by both countries to diversify their defense partnerships and hedge against evolving risks.”

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

China and Russia sign more deals, but Beijing keeps the upper hand

Russia and China deepened their “no limits” friendship, but Vladimir Putin didn’t get everything he wanted, underscoring his junior status in the partnership.

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Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · 7d

In the latest 📥 In the News newsletter, SAIS faculty and experts weigh in on the new Saudi–Pakistan defense pact, the fallout on Indian workers caused by U.S. shrimp tariffs, how Trump’s new H-1B visa fee could reshape America’s tech sector, and more.

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‘In the News’ is a roundup of recent media coverage featuring the Johns Hopkins SAIS community and is produced and distributed by the Office of Marketing and Communications.

Middle East countries are going through 'extraordinary times'

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Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · 20d

“This seminar represents a transformative approach to the learning experience at SAIS.” - Dean Jim Steinberg

This fall, SAIS launched the SAIS Seminar for all 1st-year MAIR students—uniting them in a shared journey of global inquiry🌍

Read more: bit.ly/3K2pAEr

#MAIR #SAIS #GlobalEducation

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Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · 21d

“Conflicts have doubled across the world, and we see their devastating impact in the Middle East,” says 👤 @sanamvakil.bsky.social.

Gulf countries are navigating rising tensions, questions over U.S. support, and challenges in multilateral conflict resolution.

www.gulf-times.com/article/7100...

The Gulf countries and the entire Middle East region are going through extraordinary times since the outbreak of open war between Iran and Israel in last June, noted several...

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Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · 21d

U.S. cuts to research grants and student visas are weakening science, innovation, and the talent pipeline that drives economic growth.

👤 Daniel Kammen writes on attacks against America’s research and innovation ecosystem.

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An Antidote to the Ongoing Suicide of a Superpower

In this OxCAN blog, Dr Daniel M Kammen, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Energy and Climate Justice at Johns Hopkins University and Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Institute for New Economic ...

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China and Russia sign more deals, but Beijing keeps the upper hand

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · 21d

👤 @radchenko.bsky.social on China’s financial backing of Russia:

“These reports suggest a new level of assertiveness on the part of the Chinese, an almost brazen willingness to deal with major Russian state entities despite sanctions risks.”

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Russia and China deepened their “no limits” friendship, but Vladimir Putin didn’t get everything he wanted, underscoring his junior status in the partnership.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · 21d

In the latest 📥 In the News newsletter, SAIS faculty and experts weigh in on China and Russia’s growing partnership, U.S. crackdowns on science and innovation, heightened security risks in the Gulf after the Iran–Israel war, and more.

sais.jhu.edu/news-press/i...

‘In the News’ is a roundup of recent media coverage featuring the Johns Hopkins SAIS community and is produced and distributed by the Office of Marketing and Communications.

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · 22d

The Charles Gati Russian & Eurasian Seminar Series kicked off Fall 2025 semester with a timely discussion on EU-US relations with @euambus.bsky.social EU Amb. to the US
H.E. Jovita Neliupšienė, organized by the Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe and Eurasia Focus Area and moderated by Prof. Matthias Matthijs

Doubts grow on Ukraine security plan as Russia demands role

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Sep 4

“What Lavrov is now saying Russia has agreed isn’t really a meaningful concession at all,” Says 👤 @radchenko.bsky.social.

U.S. led efforts to provide security guarantees for Ukraine are running into challenges, with Russia pushing for a role in negotiations.

www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow should have a say in security arrangements for Ukraine, which could also involve Beijing.

www.japantimes.co.jp

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Sep 4

👤Cynthia Arnson analyzes new threats from Colombia’s rebel groups:

“The use of drones is a worrying and important change in the way insurgent groups are attacking the state, they don’t need shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles.”

apnews.com/article/colo...

Deadly attacks in Colombia cast a shadow on the president's peace-with-guerrillas policy

Colombia’s anti-government guerrillas have grown stronger under President Gustavo Petro’s three years in office.

apnews.com

Mobile communication as mental health policy: Lessons from Ghana during COVID-19

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Sep 4

Low-income adults in Ghana who got small, regular mobile communication credits during COVID-19 experienced lower mental distress and violence, showing the power of staying connected.

👤 @belindaarch.bsky.social writes on mobile communication and mental health in Ghana.

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Research on Ghana found that providing low-income adults with small, regular mobile communication credits significantly reduced mental distress and domestic violence during COVID-19.

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Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Sep 4

In the latest 📥 In the News newsletter, SAIS faculty and experts weigh in on mobile communication as mental health policy in Ghana, escalating rebel violence testing Colombia’s peace efforts, Russia’s involvement in Ukraine security guarantees, and more. sais.jhu.edu/news-press/i...

‘In the News’ is a roundup of recent media coverage featuring the Johns Hopkins SAIS community and is produced and distributed by the Office of Marketing and Communications.

The Next Israel-Iran War Is Coming

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Aug 20

👤 Narges Bajoghli, on shifting Iranian sentiment after the nuclear site strike:

“I used to protest sending Iranian money to Lebanon or Palestine. I now understand that the bombs we all face are one — without strong defenses across the region, the war comes to us.”

dnyuz.com/2025/08/11/t...

Israel is likely to launch another war with Iran before December—perhaps even as early as late August. Iran is expecting

dnyuz.com

How the US Could Lose the AI Arms Race to China

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Aug 20

The US leads in AI innovation, but China’s speed in adoption, combined with risky US policies, could reshape the global AI landscape.

👤 Hal Brands breaks down the high stakes of the AI race in his latest @opinion.bloomberg.com piece.

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

America leads the world in developing the most advanced models, but China excels at fostering broad adoption.

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Hegseth’s Headlong Pursuit of Academic Mediocrity

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Aug 20

“The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards.”

Says 👤 @eliotacohen.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.

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His military-education reforms seem designed to ensure fighting men can’t think and thinking men can’t fight.

www.theatlantic.com

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Aug 20

In the latest 📥 In the News newsletter, SAIS faculty and experts weigh in on the erosion of intellectual rigor under Pete Hegseth’s reforms, the intensifying race between the United States and China to shape the future of AI, the next Israel-Iran war, and more.

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‘In the News’ is a roundup of recent media coverage featuring the Johns Hopkins SAIS community and is produced and distributed by the Office of Marketing and Communications.

Iran bomb damage intel suggests two nuclear sites not ‘obliterated’

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Aug 7

“The Iranians believe they’re in a long war with Israel—and rebuilding air defenses and fixing intelligence gaps is now their larger issue.”

Says 👤 @valinasr.bsky.social on how Iran sees the aftermath of U.S. strikes.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

U.S. officials briefed on the evolving intelligence assessment of the Iran bombing caution that the claim of total destruction may be overstated.

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Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Aug 7

👤 Hal Brands highlights a key challenge for U.S. military strategy:

“A superpower with a military designed to fight one war at a time is always at risk in a world of multiple, interlocking threats.”

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...

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The Generation Iranian Hard-Liners Have Been Waiting for

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Aug 7

As tensions with Israel grow and protests continue inside Iran, the country’s leaders are working to hold onto power while frustration builds—especially among the youth.

👤 Narges Bajoghli explains how airstrikes have shifted public opinion in @foreignpolicy.com

foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/29/t...

How Israel’s strikes reshaped Iran’s political future.

foreignpolicy.com

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Aug 7

In the latest 📥 In the News newsletter, SAIS faculty and experts weigh in on the rising wave of nationalism in Iran, growing concerns over America’s role in the world, recent nuclear site strikes in Iran, and more.

sais.jhu.edu/news-press/i...

‘In the News’ is a roundup of recent media coverage featuring the Johns Hopkins SAIS community and is produced and distributed by the Office of Marketing and Communications.

The handshake in orbit that made the International Space Station possible

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Jul 24

“Apollo-Soyuz represented a big breakthrough in US-Soviet collaboration. It set the precedent for peaceful cooperation in orbit – this is the moment where space diplomacy really started.”

Says 👤 Svetla Ben-Itzhak on the handshake in orbit that made the ISS possible.

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

In 1975, a meet-up between American and Soviet spacefarers in orbit showed that the superpowers could work together. Its positive effects led to the International Space Station.

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Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Jul 24

👤 Anna Broughel on the Trump administration’s energy dominance push:

“Trump’s vision centers on American strengths: oil, gas, coal, and nuclear. Wind and solar have been sidelined, with little federal push to compete with China in renewables.”

nationalinterest.org/blog/energy-...

What Does “Energy Dominance” Mean for America?

While President Trump's call for energy dominance has historical precedent, what it means for America remains loosely defined.

nationalinterest.org

Iran at a Crossroads: War, Survival, and the Future of the Islamic Republic

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social · Jul 24

As Iran faces war and internal unrest, the regime faces mounting pressure to maintain control as calls for reform intensify.

👤 @valinasr.bsky.social joins Gönül Tol to unpack it all on the Iran at a Crossroads podcast.

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Could this be the beginning of a new chapter for Iran’s foreign policy—and for its pro-democracy movement?

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