Author Archives: Gulnaz Bibi

New Episode of Chalkboard Politics: How Did the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict Change Global Politics?

In a recent episode of Chalkboard Politics, the student hosts spoke with Professors Niloufer Siddiqui and Sushant Singh about the 2025 India-Pakistan crisis and its implications for global politics. The conversation examines the causes, escalation, and aftermath of the conflict, including the Pahalgam attack, the role of media and external actors, and the dynamics behind […]

Rajan Menon in Time Magazine

On April 2, Saltzman Institute member Rajan Menon had an article published in Time Magazine titled, “Will the Strait of Hormuz Sink NATO?” You can read it online here. 

Rajan Menon Interviewed by French Magazine L’Express

On March 13, Saltzman Institute member Rajan Menon was featured in an interview with the French magazine L’Express. The interview is titled, “La disparition de l’Otan ne serait pas le cataclysme géopolitique que certains redoutent” (“The disappearance of NATO would not be the geopolitical cataclysm that some fear” in English) and is available online here. 

Tom Christensen in Foreign Affairs

On March 6, Saltzman Institute member Tom Christensen had an article published in Foreign Affairs titled, “Will China Overplay Its Hand? How Beijing’s Confidence Could Shake Up the Trump-Xi Summit.” You can read it online here. 

Thomas Christensen in CSIS Report on Assessing Xi’s Unprecedented Purges of China’s Military

On February 24, Saltzman Institute member Thomas Christensen contributed to a report from the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on “Assessing Xi’s Unprecedented Purges of China’s Military: Key Developments and Potential Implications.” His contribution is titled, “What Does Zhang Youxia’s Arrest Mean?” and is available online here. 

Rajan Menon in The Guardian

On March 2, Saltzman Institute member Rajan Menon had an opinion piece published in The Guardian titled “no one can predict how the war with Iran will unfold.” You can read it online here.

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