Media

Selected Op-eds and Interviews

The Ultrasocial World

• Why There’s Always a Path to International Cooperation: Human Ultrasociality Matters in International Relations, Multilateralism in Action, SIPA, Columbia University, April 2025
• Ultrasociality: The hidden driver of global cooperation, International Business Today Podcast, February 2025
• Northeastern’s Mai’a Cross receives Carnegie grant to explore political networks and global cooperation, October 2024
• From realism to ‘ultrasociality’: international relations scholar rewrites the history of international cooperation, February 2024

Space Diplomacy

• To infinity – who’s in charge of outer space? ABC Radio National, June 2025
• As growth in the space economy accelerates, US leadership remains critical, Northeastern Global News, March 2025.
• What Will Happen After the International Space Station? The BBC, November 2024
• The End of an Era, Aerospace America, October 2024
• Billionaires going to space aim to industrialize the moon, asteroids, and Mars. It’s time to set some ground rules, Business Insider, March 2024
• If Russia is developing some kind of space-based weapon, Putin may never get to use it. Here’s why, Northeastern Global News, February 2024
• NASA May Pay $1 Billion to Destroy the International Space Station. Here’s Why, Scientific American, November 2023
• Why Diplomacy is Needed Now to Set Rules for Outer Space, Northeastern Global News, June 8, 2023
• What Russia’s War Means for the International Space Station, Vox, 2022
• Cosmic Irony: Russians and Americans Cooperate Every Day on the Space Station, Vanity Fair, 2022
• Will the International Space Station Survive the Russia-Ukraine Conflict? News@Northeastern, 2022
• Op-ed: Why we don’t understand what a space race means, Oxford University Press, 2019
• Policy brief: 50 Years After the Moon Landing: Why Europe Should Lead the Next 50
• Will Space Command Help or Hurt International Relations in Space? News@Northeastern, 2019
• Is this Space Race 2.0? News@Northeastern, 2019
• 50 Years After Apollo, Trump wants the US back on the moon. What’s different?, USNews, 2019

Russia’s War in Ukraine

• Zelensky’s Red Line for Putin Peace Talks, Newsweek, 2025
• Putin’s word is ‘totally unreliable,’ expert says ahead of Trump-Putin summit, Northeastern Global News, 2025
• Following a successful drone campaign, does Ukraine have the upper hand in the war? Northeastern Global News, 2025
• Ukraine drone attack shows familiar-looking drones can be terrifying weapons, USA Today, 2025
• How cheap combat drones could turn Ukraine into a ‘defense powerhouse’ in Europe, Northeastern Global News, 2025.
• 2024 will prove a crucial year for the EU, the Russia-Ukraine war, former State Department Official Says, Northeastern Global News, 2024.
• Why does Vladimir Putin keep bringing up his nuclear arsenal? CBS, 2024
• Finland to join Nato as hold-out Turkey approves membership bid, The Independent, 2023
• Turkey’s Parliament Ratifies Finland’s Membership in NATO, Associated Press, 2023
• Is Zelensky Trying America’s Patience? Newsweek, 2022
• Why Is Gas So Expensive and Is the Russia-Ukraine War to Blame?, NBC Boston 2022
• Russia Could Actually Lose Territory Amid Ukraine War Disaster, Newsweek, 2022
• Here’s Why Turkey Is Against Finland, Sweden Joining NATO, NBC Boston 2022
• How Will Putin React to Finland and Sweden Joining NATO? Newsweek, 2022
• In the New Europe, “Neutrality is no longer an option,” News@Northeastern, 2022
• How Serious is Russia about Nuclear War? Yahoo News, 2022
• How Will War in Ukraine End? Local Experts Explain, NBC Boston, 2022
• Vladimir Poutine et le spectre du 9 mai, Le Devoir, 2022
• What Russia’s War Means for the International Space Station, Vox, 2022 (short documentary)
• The Impacts of War in Ukraine: Seismic Shifts and Aftershocks, Center for European Studies, Harvard, 2022
• Global News Canada, March 24, 2022, April 6, 2022, May 13, 2022 (TV)
• How Do Russian Citizens Feel about the War in Ukraine? Here’s Why Its Hard to Tell, News@Northeastern, 2022
• Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Cancer Rumors ‘Distract’ From War, Experts Say, NBC Boston, 2022
• Could Massachusetts be a Target for a Nuclear Attack? NBC Boston, 2022
• What are ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons? And what do they mean for Russia, Ukraine and the world? PolitiFact, 2022
• Is Ukraine Winning the War? NBC Boston, 2022
• Putin’s Ukraine Invasion Stares Down Brutal Endgame, Bloomberg, 2022
• Reappointment of US Ambassador to Ukraine Signals Russia’s Rough Road, News@Northeastern, 2022
• Could Russia Wage Nuclear War in Ukraine? NBC Boston, 2022
• Has Russia’s Timeline in Ukraine Accelerated? News@Northeastern, 2022
• ‘A New Iron Curtain’: Why Finland, Sweden Joining NATO Matters, NBC Boston, 2022
• How far will Putin go and is peace possible? Arirang Global Insights, 2022 (TV)
• Calling Putin’s Bluff: Local Experts Explain Why the EU Should Accept Ukraine Candidacy, NBC Boston, 2022
• New Phase of the War, Finland, Explained, NBC Boston, 2022
• Why Biden’s Call for Putin’s Ouster Isn’t Damaging the Ukraine Negotiations, News@Northeastern, 2022
• Could a Strike by Russia on Poland trigger Article 5 and bring NATO into War? PolitiFact, 2022
• Russia-Ukraine Q&A, NBC Boston, 2022
• Why Ukrainian Neutrality May Not Be a Path to Peace, News@Northeastern, 2022
• Cosmic Irony: Russians and Americans Cooperate Every Day on the Space Station, Vanity Fair, 2022
• Is the Current Standoff in Ukraine Another “Calm Before the Storm Moment”? News@Northeastern, 2022
• Putin’s brutal endgame: reduce Ukraine to rubble, Financial Review, 2022
• Terceira Guerra Mundial pode acontecer? Entenda alerta do presidente da Ucrânia, GQ Brasil, 2022
• NBC Boston evening news, February 28, 2022 and March 1, 2022 (live TV)
• Is the War in Ukraine on the Cusp of an Even Deadlier Escalation? News@Northeastern, 2022
• Zelenski advierte sobre una Tercera Guerra Mundial, ¿podría pasar? GQ Brasil, 2022
• Putin Aimed to Weaken Western Alliances but Strengthened Them Instead News@Northeastern, 2022
• Putin Will ‘Likely’ Use Chemical Weapons, Experts Say, NBC Boston, 2022
• Is World War III Possible? The Next Few Weeks Will Tell, News@Northeastern, 2022
• How Will Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine End? And at What Cost? News@Northeastern, 2022
• In a Shift Driven by the Ukraine War, Germany Builds Up its Military, News@Northeastern, 2022
• Will China Help Russia? Local Experts Weigh In, NBC Boston, 2022
• What Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Means for the Global Balance of Power, News@Northeastern, 2022
• What is NATO’s Response Force and Why is it Being Deployed? News@Northeastern, 2022
• SWIFT is the ‘Nuclear Option.’ Why Isn’t it Being Used to Sanction Russia? News@Northeastern, 2022
• Why Would a No Fly Zone Start a World War? Experts Explain, NBC Boston, 2022
• Could a strike by Russia on Poland trigger Article 5 and bring NATO into war? Tampa Bay Times, 2022
• Here’s Why Local Experts Say the US Should Stop Buying Oil from Russia, NBC Boston, 2022
• Putin’s Senseless War has Brought Europe Closer Together, RTL Today, 2022

European & Transatlantic Diplomacy

• Op-ed: The Tides of Change in Transatlantic Security, Euractiv, 2021
• Biden Seeks to Reset Relations with Europe. But the Groundrules Have Changed, News@Northeastern, 2021
• Why isn’t Europe joining the US and UK rush to vaccinate for Covid 19? News@Northeastern, 2020
• For Yemen, No Consistent EU Policy in Sight, Fair Observer, 2020
• What a Biden Presidency Means for US-EU Ties, News@Northeastern, 2020
• Podcast: European Disunion?
• Op-ed: Macron’s victory shows why it’s time to stop panicking about Europe, Washington Post
• Atlanta Focuses in on Future US Relations with Europe, Global Atlanta, 2018
• Macron and Le Pen are now in a battle for the soul of France, Los Angeles Times, 2017
• Did President Trump’s Summits with European allies and Putin rewrite US foreign policy? News@Northeastern, 2018
• Policy brief: European Security & the Power of Knowledge-based Networks
• Op-ed: And they didn’t fall down, The Indian Express, 2013
• Op-ed: EU Leaders Should Change Tone When Talking to the Rest of the World, EUObserver, 2013

Brexit

• Op-ed: Don’t be fooled by the UK election: There’s nothing democratic about Brexit, Washington Post, 2017
• What does it mean for Brexit if Boris Johnson becomes the next prime minister? News@Northeastern, 2019
• Brexit ‘is a British problem,’ not a European Union problem, News@Northeastern, 2019
• The Brexit deal failed. What happens now? News@Northeastern, 2019
• After historic election, what’s next for Brexit? News@Northeastern, 2017
• What Brexit could mean for Europe, News@Northeastern, 2016

m.cross@northeastern.edu