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Earth Press News (translation may be required; France): This is how Chavismo is financed despite the sanctions (Comments to The New York Post by Louise Shelly cited).
The Atlantic (subscription may be required): Is the Iranian regime about to collapse? (Op-ed co-authored by Jack A. Goldstone). Similar in Il Foglio (Italy), Head Topics, and Moscow News. Also Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
The Hill: Gregory Koblentz writes about justice finally arriving for the perpetrators of Syrian chemical attacks. The column has been picked up by Sana, the Syrian Arab News Agency.
BBC News (LinkedIn video): ISEC grad and advisory board member Marisol Maddox talks about Greenland, Denmark, and the U.S. She appears at the 4:00 mark.
Augusta Free Press: A column by Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein about UVA’s president is discussed in a General Assembly subcommittee. The hearing is on YouTube.
East Asia Forum: Kenneth Reinert writes about Taiwan expanding its semiconductor manufacturing into Japan.
ARLNow: How shifts in N. Va. and other populous areas turned Northern Virginia more democratic (Co-authored book by John G. Milliken, senior fellow in residence, and Mark J. Rozell cited, with Milliken quoted, and Bob McDonnell mentioned).
DRV Noticias (translation may be required; Mexico): Intervention in Mexico: “Donald Trump is willing to do anything” (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted).
Qube Mark (press release pickup; India): Northern Virginia Housing Market ends 2025 with resilience and measured optimism (Center for Regional Analysis mentioned). Also in Street Insider, the Advocate-Messenger (Danville, KY), The Oxford Eagle (Oxford, MS), The Charlotte Gazette, The Times of San Diego, and other media outlets.
WUSA9: Mark N. Katz says transforming Iran’s political system would be extraordinarily difficult.
Inside Higher Ed: Judith Wilde is cited in a column describing 2025 as a bad year for college presidents.
L’Express (translation may be required; audio option): “In Iran, the five conditions for a revolution are met”: Jack Goldstone’s incisive analysis (Jack A. Goldstone interviewed). Also in Il Foglio (Italy).
Augusta Free Press: Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein examine UVA’s new president’s CV and find some interesting insights. The column is cited in this Academe Blog story.
West Virginia News (press release pickup; audio option): Northern Virginia Housing Market ends 2025 with resilience and measured optimism (Co-authored research by Center for Regional Analysis cited).
Government Technology: Alan R. Shark writes about leaders in the public use of AI falling into “chiefs” and “tribes”—and how it complicates things.
Kyiv Post: Richard Kauzlarich comments on U.S.-Armenia relations and the effect it has on Azerbaijan.
Middle East Forum: Umud Shokri explains why Iran’s oil sector continues to work in the fact of widespread protests.
Bridge Michigan: University of Michigan’s new president stands to make a record $3M a year says James Finkelstein.
DW News (video podcast): ISEC grad and advisory board member Marisol Maddox discusses Greenland and a possible NATO confrontation in this German public broadcasting interview.
GlobalPost (audio option): Iranians are running out of water, money, and patience (Comments in the Atlantic by Jack A. Goldstone cited).
Tim Ventura Interviews (video): Biodefense PhD grad and alumni board member Daniel Gerstein discusses his forthcoming book, “War Without Humanity.” He is also interviewed in the podcast TrulySignificant.
Northern Virginia Magazine: Number of federal employees in DC region hits lowest point in 25 years (Research by Stephen S. Fuller Institute of the Center for Regional Analysis cited).
Detroit News: James Finkelstein weighs in on the University of Michigan hiring its third president in four years. The Chronicle of Higher Education cites the story in a column.
ABC News: Here’s a list of the individuals, including Jerome Powell, targeted by the Trump administration (Michael V. Hayden and Larry Pfeiffer mentioned). Also in MSN.
Memesita: Syria Chemical Weapons: France supports OPCW and Full Declaration (Gregory Koblentz quoted).
Punto por Punto (translation may be required; Mexico): Trump plans to attack cartels in Mexico by land through military incursion (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted). Similar in El Imparcial (Mexico) and NoTimePR (Mexico).
Cebu Daily News (CDN; Deutsche Welle pickup; Philippines): Protests pressure Iran regime; country at geopolitical crossroads (Umud Shokri quoted).
Academe Blog: A column by Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein is cited in a story about the hiring of UVA’s new president.
Academia
Pacific Forum: Sandra Roshonda Thomas cowrites a paper about recent developments in the Indo-Pacific.
Books
Monika Gorzelanska, MA Peace Ops ’06 pens a memoir of her time in USAID: