On January 20, Saltzman Institute member Stuart Gottlieb had an article published in The Hill titled “Trump 2.0 First Year Foreign Policy: An Intriguing Mixed Bag.” You can read it online here.

On January 20, Saltzman Institute Director Elizabeth Saunders had a co-authored article published in Foreign Affairs. The article is titled, “Trump’s Year of Anarchy: The Unconstrained Presidency and the End of American Primacy,” and is available online here. 

Saltzman Institute member Rumela Sen has been named a 2026 aiX Faculty Fellow. Through this Google-funded fellowship program, Professor Sen will lead initiatives examining AI’s role in international affairs education while developing discipline-specific AI education projects. You can read more here. 

Saltzman Institute member Erica Lonergan has been awarded the 2025 Amos Perlmutter Prize for her recent article in the Journal of Strategic Studies, “Minding the Gap? The Strategic Logic of Cyber Coercion in Theory and Practice” (read article here). The prize, named in memory of the founding editor of the journal, recognizes the best essay submitted for publication to the Journal of Strategic Studies by a junior faculty member. It will […]

On January 12, Saltzman Institute member Kimberly Marten had a policy memo published by PONARS Eurasia. The memo is titled, “Russia’s Loss of Reputation and Status in the Middle East: Potential Consequences for Putin at Home and Abroad,” and is available online here. 

On January 6, Saltzman Institute member Jean-Marie Guéhenno was quoted extensively in the Europe Express Weekend newsletter from the Financial Times. The January 10th edition of the newsletter is titled, “How can Europe prevent a Greenland grab?” and is available online here. 

On January 6, Saltzman Institute member Jean-Marie Guéhenno had an article published in the French daily Le Monde. The article is titled, “If tomorrow, the US decides to seize Greenland, neither Denmark nor the EU has the means to stop it,” (translated from French to English), and is available online here.

On January 4, Saltzman Institute Director Elizabeth Saunders was featured by the HuffPost for a Q&A on President Trump’s foreign policy towards Venezuela. The conversation is titled, “‘No Reason To Expect It Would Go Any Better Than Iraq’: Trump’s Venezuela Gambit Could Go From Confusion To Disaster,” and is available online here. 

On January 4, Saltzman Institute Director Elizabeth Saunders was featured by the HuffPost for a Q&A on President Trump’s foreign policy towards Venezuela. The conversation is titled, “‘No Reason To Expect It Would Go Any Better Than Iraq’: Trump’s Venezuela Gambit Could Go From Confusion To Disaster,” and is available online here. 

On January 4, Saltzman Institute member Rajan Menon had an article published in The Guardian titled, “After Trump’s illegal Venezuela coup, there are two dangers: he is emboldened, but has no clue what comes next.” You can read it online here.