In the News | 2023
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In the NewsDecember 29, 2023Podcast: China’s military strategy since 1949Benjamin Jebb and Alisa LauferModern War InstituteMIT Security Studies Program director M Taylor Fravel joins the Irregular Warfare podcast alongside retired Lieutenant General Charles W Hooper to discuss the history of China's military strategy starting from 1949. |
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In the NewsDecember 22, 2023Carlo Ratti named curator of 2025 Venice Biennale Architecture ExhibitionPeter DizikesMIT NewsProfessor of the practice and innovative scholar of urban design and dynamics will oversee leading global showcase for architectural work. Ratti is the faculty director for the MIT-Italy Program. |
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In the NewsDecember 21, 2023Minicourse open to the MIT community gives context to the Middle East crisisZach WinnMIT NewsMIT community members can learn more about the Israel-Hamas conflict through a recently developed online course organized by Middle East and North Africa (MENA)/MIT at MIT’s Center for International Studies. |
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In the NewsDecember 6, 2023Eric Evans to step down as director of MIT Lincoln LaboratoryZach WinnMIT NewsEric Evans, who is stepping down as director of MIT Lincoln Labortory on July 1, 2024, will hold an appointment on the MIT campus as a senior fellow in the Center’s Security Studies Program. |
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In the NewsDecember 4, 20233 Questions: Melissa Nobles on combating antisemitism and IslamophobiaMIT News OfficeMIT NewsMIT’s chancellor discusses the university's effort to educate the community and combat hate, including a three-session online course organized by the Center for International Studies. |
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In the NewsNovember 17, 2023Foreign policy scholars examine the China-Russia relationshipPeter DizikesMIT NewsAn expert panel discussed the strengths, and limits, of the alignment between the two world powers and US rivals. |
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In the NewsNovember 17, 2023Celebrating diversity and cultural connectionsMichael BrindleyMIT NewsAt a “Heritage Meets Heritage” event, MIT students enjoy conversations, trivia, and delicacies from around the world. The event was co-sponsored by MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives. |
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In the NewsNovember 7, 2023Panel examines Israel-Hamas conflictPeter DizikesMIT NewsA panel of experts evaluated the dynamics of the conflict, and discussed the elements that could be necessary for longer-term stability—while noting that any ideas about a lasting resolution are necessarily speculative. The Starr Forum event was part of MIT’s pursuit of open engagement and dialogue on difficult issues. After Oct. 7, MIT President Sally Kornbluth released a statement condemning the terror attacks. MIT’s Muslim and Jewish chaplains have also issued a joint statement calling for mutual respect among all on campus. |
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In the NewsNovember 7, 2023Centering feminismBenjamin DanielMIT NewsLerna Ekmekcioglu, director of MIT’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program and McMillan-Stewart Associate Professor of History, details her research on the intersections of feminism, marginalized identities, and inclusion throughout history and the world. |
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In the NewsNovember 6, 2023Expanding student horizons with support of MIT-BrazilMark SullivanSpectrumNaming gift from Henri Slezynger boosts MIT-Brazil Program, which provides opportunities for students to participate in MIT Global Teaching Labs and internships in industry and university research labs. |
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In the NewsNovember 3, 2023How to decarbonize the world, at scalePeter DizikesMIT NewsQuoted: “We’re now at a moment of unique openness and opportunity for creating a new American production system.” Institute Professor Suzanne Berger made a panel appearance at the 2023 MITEI Annual Research Conference for a discussion on the financial and policy implications of climate change. |
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In the NewsOctober 27, 2023What helped change the US Army counterinsurgency doctrine?Christopher GoedWavellRoomFord International Professor of Political Science Barry Posen was cited in an analysis of the US Army’s counterinsurgency doctrine in the early 2000s. |
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In the NewsOctober 26, 2023The three faces of AtaturkThroughline PodcastNPRLerna Ekmekcioglu, the McMillan-Stewart Associate Professor of History, is featured on NPR’s history podcast Throughline. She talks about learning about the Armenian genocide while growing up as an Armenian in Turkey. |
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In the NewsOctober 24, 2023Attempts at blackmail by neighboring European countries: 'Refugees are being used as weapons'Steffen LüdkeDer SpiegelKelly M Greenhill, director of the Seminar XXI Program, spoke with Der Spiegel about how countries like Belarus, Turkey, and Tunisia are using refugees to advance their own interests, as well as how Europe can respond. Note: Content is in German. |
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In the NewsOctober 23, 2023Q&A: Magnifying research impact with policymakersMIT Center for International StudiesMIT NewsMIT News interviews managing director of the MIT Policy Lab Drew Story. Story discusses the projects and aspirations of the Lab: “The Policy Lab is an impact magnifier for MIT researchers. When scholars want to see their work have an impact on public policy, we empower and support them to do just that.” |
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In the NewsOctober 19, 2023New Pentagon report claims China now has over 500 operational nuclear warheadsEmily FengNPRQuoted: Director of the Security Studies Program M Taylor Fravel says China’s acceleration and expansion of its nuclear weapons program is “a complete transformation” as he talks to NPR about the country’s doubling of warheads. |
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In the NewsOctober 14, 2023Local experts decry forced displacement of GazansJohn HilliardBoston GlobeQuoted: Noora Lori, associate professor of international relations at Boston University and member of the steering committee of the Inter-University Committee on International Migration, is calling for the opening of humanitarian corridors to aid Gazans escaping violent conflict in the area. She states “they’re still under constant shelling, they have no food, water, electricity, nowhere to go, and no safe passage." |
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In the NewsOctober 9, 2023War in Israel: Military and diplomatic analysisHere & NowWBURJim Walsh, senior research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Security Studies Program, explains the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and wartime diplomacy. |
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In the NewsOctober 6, 2023Empowering students to bring change in the Middle EastZach WinnMIT NewsThe Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow (MEET) program’s mission is to empower students to positively impact the Middle East by showing them the value of collaboration as they go through a fast-paced curriculum. The MIT student portion of the program is organized and supported by MISTI. |
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In the NewsOctober 3, 2023Fellowship program empowers Nigerian academics to transform engineering education in their local universitiesDanna LorchMIT NewsThe program, which is coordinated by the MIT Center for International Studies, brings talented Nigerian academics at the postdoctoral level to MIT for a semester-long immersive experience, then sends them back out into the field to teach, research, and grow into influential leadership roles in their higher education system. |
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In the NewsSeptember 29, 2023Who will benefit from AI?Peter DizikesMIT NewsAt a Starr Forum, MIT economist and Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu presented the case for using AI to produce shared prosperity by supplementing workers, rather than replacing them. |
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In the NewsSeptember 28, 2023Submarines are Taiwan’s best defense against a Chinese invasionDavid AxeForbesQuoted: In a majority of the simulations, “submarines were able to enter the Chinese defensive zone and wreak havoc with the Chinese fleet,” concluded SSP principal research scientist Eric Heginbotham along with his co-authors Mark Cancian and Matthew Cancian. |
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In the NewsSeptember 26, 2023Q&A: The BRICS expansion and the global balance of powerPeter DizikesMIT NewsIn a Q&A with MIT News, Security Studies Program director M Taylor Fravel examines the potential and limitations of a bigger BRICS group of countries — and what it means for the US. |
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In the NewsSeptember 15, 2023What's behind Kim Jong Un's trip to RussiaWBURIn a segment during WBUR's Here & Now, Jim Walsh, senior research associate in the Security Studies Program, says that Russian President Vladimir Putin's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un signals trouble for Russia's offensive efforts in the Ukraine War. Putin is seeking military cooperation with North Korea as a result. |
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In the NewsSeptember 13, 2023US allies and partners critical for Pentagon’s drone swarm strategyGabriel DominguezThe Japan TimesQuoted: “The most advanced technologies will likely be found in the drones’ software, communication systems and shielding from electromagnetic effects.” SSP principal research scientist Eric Heginbotham says that cheap smart drones acquired by the US military would have the same operational capability as high end drones as it seeks to neutralize China's military advantages. |
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In the NewsSeptember 12, 2023Unlocking global research potentialCenter for International StudiesThe Global Seed Fund program call for proposals launched on September 12. “We are looking forward to another robust application cycle,” says Justin Leahey, assistant director of GSF. The 2023-24 call will include new funds in additional countries, including but not limited to Armenia, Brazil, India, and Norway. |
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In the NewsSeptember 7, 2023Evaluating the Ukraine counteroffensiveGBH NewsCarol Saivetz, senior advisor in the Security Studies Program, joined GBH News to give her assessment on the Ukraine counteroffensive launched against Russia. |
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In the NewsAugust 25, 2023Questions remain after presumed death of Wagner chiefNECNCarol Saivetz, senior advisor in the Security Studies Program, discusses the aftermath of the Wagner Group plane crash in Russia with political commentator Sue O’Connell. |
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In the NewsAugust 23, 2023Podcast: Prigozhin plane downDan ReaWBZ News Radio1030Professor of Soviet and Post-Soviet History Elizabeth Wood joins Dan Rea's podcast to explain Russia's Wagner Group plane crash and the history of the mercenary group's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. |
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In the NewsAugust 23, 2023Can the Philippines peacefully settle territorial disputes with China in the West Philippine Sea?Rommel C BanlaoiEurasia ReviewQuoted: SSP director M Taylor Fravel's study on China found evidence of the country settling territorial disputes through peaceful resolutions and demonstrated patience. As argued in this op-ed by Rommel C Banlaoi, the same can happen with China's territorial disputes with the Philippines. |
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In the NewsAugust 22, 2023Apekshya Prasai: Up in armsLeda ZimmermanMIT Political ScienceApekshya Prasai, a PhD candidate in MIT’s Department of Political Science, studies how rebel groups subvert entrenched patriarchal structures, ideas and norms and the role women play in this process. |
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In the NewsAugust 18, 2023KBS Documentary: 'Pachinko' and Min Jin LeeKBSFormer CIS director Richard J Samuels was interviewed in a recent Korean documentary on the author Min Jin Lee. |
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In the NewsAugust 18, 2023Should the west keep arming Ukraine or push for peace?Emma AshfordForeign PolicyQuoted: “Military history suggests the challenges here are also more daunting than have been commonly understood—at least among the public in the West.” Ford International Professor of Political Science Barry Posen suggests that the difficulty of Ukraine’s fight to take back territory is not fully understood by the West in his article in Foreign Policy on Ukraine’s “breakthrough problem.” |
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In the NewsAugust 9, 2023China's military shake-up: Power play or strategy shift?Yuchen Li in TaipeiDeutsche WelleQuoted: Director of the Security Studies Program M Taylor Fravel told Germany broadcaster Deutsche Welle that China’s recent military leadership replacements show that "leadership positions in the party remain precarious, even after more than 10 years of Xi [Jinping's] rule and consolidation of power." |
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In the NewsAugust 7, 2023Using social media to raise awareness of women’s resourcesPeter DizikesMIT NewsDirector of the MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center and CIS affiliate Fotini Christia successfully led an experiment that shows effective ways to spread resources for women facing domestic violence in Egypt. |
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In the NewsAugust 3, 2023Why the US needs to move on from Israel, according to this ex-White House officialBen SamuelsHaaretzOur 2021-23 CIS Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon argues that "American support for Israel no longer serves strategic US interests." |
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In the NewsAugust 2, 2023China replaces nuclear force leadership in surprise shake-upDan De LuceNBC NewsQuoted: Director of the Security Studies Program M Taylor Fravel says Xi Jinping's replacement of two generals overseeing China's nuclear and missile arsenal is "unprecedented in the history of China’s missile forces." |
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In the NewsJuly 31, 2023China unveils new head of Rocket Force amid reported probesBloomberg NewsBloombergQuoted: “Wang’s appointment as commander indicates a desire to clean house within the PLARF leadership,” said M Taylor Fravel, director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
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In the NewsJuly 24, 2023The “forgotten peace” of World War IPeter DizikesMIT NewsThe Treaty of Lausanne is an often-overlooked event of great historical significance for Armenians, contends MIT historian Lerna Ekmekcioglu. |
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In the NewsJuly 24, 2023Briefly noted: 'Grand Delusion' reviewThe New YorkerCIS Robert E Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon's new book "Grand Delusion" is reviewed by The New Yorker. |
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In the NewsJuly 5, 20233 Questions: International collaborations in a shifting geopolitical climateOffice of the Associate Provost for International ActivitiesMIT NewsProfessor Fotini Christia, director of the MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center and chair of the International Advisory Committee, reflects on the committee’s work. |
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In the NewsJune 26, 2023MIT climate and sustainability interns consider aviation emissions and climate changeMISTIMIT NewsOver 600 students embark on MISTI experiences across 25 countries, with 20% of placements dedicated to climate and sustainability. |
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In the NewsJune 24, 2023MIT chancellor: What are the challenges facing higher education?Al JazeeraMelissa Nobles, chancellor of MIT, talks to Al Jazeera about diversity and equal opportunity in the US education system. |
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In the NewsJune 17, 2023What can Joe Biden do about Benjamin Netanyahu?Bernard AvishaiThe New YorkerQuoted: “There are plenty of reasons for Americans to care” about what Netanyahu’s coalition is doing, but “there just aren’t that many reasons for the administration to do anything,” said Steven Simon, a former Middle East adviser to the White House of Obama and the author of the recently published “Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East,” told me. |
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In the NewsJune 13, 2023SHASS announces 2023 Infinite Mile Award winnersSchool of Humanities, Arts, and Social SciencesMIT NewsFive staff members recognized for their contributions to the MIT community, including Matthew Burt, Managing Director of the MIT-Korea Program. |
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In the NewsJune 12, 2023Elizabeth Wood on "Day of Russia" holidayScripps NewsMIT History Professor Elizabeth Wood appears on Scripps News to discuss the historical significance of Russia Day, June 12, in the breakup of the USSR and the formation of an independent Ukraine. |
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In the NewsJune 7, 2023When movements topple dictatorsChristine ThielmanSpectrumAssociate professor of political science Mai Hassan examines contentious politics and collective action in autocratic regimes—and the barriers to democratization that follow. |
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In the NewsJune 6, 2023Q&A: Gabriela Sá Pessoa on Brazilian politics, human rights in the Amazon, and AISabina Van MellMIT NewsThe Brazilian social justice reporter is the 2023 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow at the MIT Center for International Studies. |
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In the NewsJune 5, 2023New MIT fellowship supports student research on governance innovation with Global South governmentsSeongkyul ParkMIT NewsA new cross-institute initiative between MIT Governance Lab, MISTI, and the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center to support graduate student work in public sector innovation. |
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In the NewsJune 2, 2023Is Europe serious about self-defense, or free-riding?Emma Ashford and Matthew KroenigForeign PolicyQuoted: "Barry Posen, for example, has several good pieces that explore the defense ramifications, costs, and risks of transferring more responsibility to European states." |
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In the NewsJune 2, 2023Chancellor Melissa Nobles’ address to MIT’s undergraduate Class of 2023Melissa NoblesMIT NewsChancellor and CIS affiliate Melissa Nobles spoke to this year's graduating class. |
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In the NewsMay 23, 2023Q&A: How studying Portuguese helps to look at life through a different lensLisa HicklerMIT NewsAeronautics and astronautics major Theo St. Francis describes his studies of Portuguese and travels to Brazil with the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives' Global Teaching Labs. |
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In the NewsMay 19, 2023Architectural heritage like you haven’t seen it beforePeter DizikesMIT NewsMIT’s “Ways of Seeing” project, directed by Fotini Christia, a professor, is a historic preservation effort recording architecture through digital imaging, Extended Reality techniques, and hand-drawn architectural renderings. |
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In the NewsMay 18, 2023Six MIT SHASS educators receive 2023 Levitan Teaching AwardsSchool of Humanities, Arts, and Social SciencesMIT NewsNicholas Ackert, a PhD candidate in the MIT Security Studies Program, received a James A and Ruth Levitan Teaching Award for 2023, along with five others. The awards honor outstanding success in teaching undergraduate and graduate students. |
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In the NewsMay 15, 2023Video: Ukraine pledges to take back Russian-occupied territories, but experts argue success is unlikelyGBH NewsCarol Saivetz, Senior Advisor at the MIT Security Studies Program, appeared on GBH News to discuss the coming Ukrainian counteroffensive. |
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In the NewsMay 12, 2023New MIT-Denmark collaboration to expand opportunities for global impactMISTIMIT NewsA grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation will allow more MIT interns to connect with innovators in Denmark. |
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In the NewsMay 9, 2023Podcast: Bureaucracies, dictatorships, and the power of Africa’s peopleMIT NewsPresident Sally Kornbluth talks with Associate Professor Mai Hassan about public administration in Africa and how people mobilize against repressive regimes. |
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In the NewsMay 8, 2023Radio: 'Grand Delusion' with Steven Simon on Monday's Access UtahTom WilliamsUtah Public RadioCIS Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon joined Tom Williams on Utah Public Radio to discuss his new book Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East. |
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In the NewsMay 5, 2023A transformative era ends at the Center for International StudiesMIT News“Dick Samuels built the CIS into a vibrant incubator of ideas, an engine of scholarly output and policy relevance, and a place where fierce debates could occur while friendships were forged. This is the institution that Evan Lieberman, one of the department’s most creative and entrepreneurial members, will soon take in exciting new directions,” says David Singer, head of the Department of Political Science and Raphael Dorman-Helen Starbuck Professor of Political Science. |
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In the NewsMay 2, 2023In a time of war, a new effort to helpPeter DizikesMIT NewsMIT-Ukraine program leaders describe the work they are undertaking as they shape a novel project to help a country in crisis. |
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In the NewsApril 26, 2023China pushes largest-ever expansion of nuclear arsenalAFPFrance 24Quoted: "The changes that are taking place or under way are very significant" and "will turn China from a state that has a nuclear retaliatory capability to one that is the world's third major nuclear power", Eric Heginbotham, Principal Research Scientist at MIT's Center for International Studies, told AFP. |
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In the NewsApril 21, 2023Just like yesterday? New critiques of the nuclear revolutionPaul C AveryTexas National Security ReviewQuoted: "This conceptualization largely includes Barry Posen’s discussion of inadvertent escalation resulting from conventional operations that unintentionally degrade the survivability of an opponent’s nuclear arsenal." |
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In the NewsApril 20, 2023A scathing critique of US Middle East policy, from Carter to BidenAndrew ExumThe Washington PostSteven Simon's merciless new history of American engagement in the Middle East from Jimmy Carter to Joe Biden spares few: In the estimation of the author, no American policymakers, across Republican or Democratic administrations, have much to be proud of. |
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In the NewsApril 19, 2023America’s imposition on incompatible Middle East realitiesJohn SawersFinancial TimesJohn Sawers reviews CIS Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon's newly published book Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East, writing that it is "a brilliantly written critique of 45 years of US foreign policy in the Mideast". |
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In the NewsApril 18, 2023The myth of multipolarityStephen G Brooks and William C WohlforthForeign AffairsQuoted: "Consider the capabilities that give the United States what the political scientist Barry Posen has called 'command of the commons'—that is, control over the air, the open sea, and space. Command of the commons is what makes the United States a true global military power." |
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In the NewsApril 18, 2023The forty-year war: How America lost the Middle EastLisa AndersonForeign AffairsSteven Simon's new book Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East offers "a comprehensive, even magisterial review of US policy in the Middle East over the past half century." |
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In the NewsApril 13, 2023Arrest in leaked classified documents investigation shocks neighbors in DightonMichael Yoshida, Caroline Goggin, and Keke Vencill7 News WHDH BostonQuoted: Speaking with 7NEWS, security expert Barry Posen said the leak was “a really colossal screw up on somebody’s part.” |
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In the NewsApril 12, 2023New book explores last 4 decades of US involvement, failures in Middle EastABC NewsABC News' Linsey Davis spoke with Robert E Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon about his new book "Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East." |
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In the NewsApril 6, 2023Paying the defense bill: Financing American and Chinese geostrategic competitionRosella Cappella Zielinski and Samuel GerstleTexas National Security ReviewQuoted: As Barry Posen writes, “Restraint would contribute to the U.S. economy by saving significant amounts of money, which could be reallocated to restoring the fiscal health of the country, whether that is a short-term or long-term problem.” |
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In the NewsApril 5, 2023José Maria Neves, president of Cape Verde, tours MITPeter DizikesMIT NewsThe visit featured a public seminar on African governance, as well as meetings with faculty, students, and staff. |
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In the NewsMarch 30, 2023India-China border tensions and US strategy in the Indo-PacificCenter for a New American Security (CNAS)M Taylor Fravel, Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and Director of the MIT Security Studies Program, participated in an expert panel discussion on India-China border tensions and US strategy in the Indo-Pacific. |
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In the NewsMarch 29, 2023Boosting passenger experience and increasing connectivity at the Hong Kong International AirportDanna LorchMIT NewsRecently, a cohort of 36 students from MIT and universities across Hong Kong came together for the MIT Entrepreneurship and Maker Skills Integrator (MEMSI), an intense two-week startup boot camp hosted at the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node. MEMSI is a collaboration among the MIT Innovation Initiative, the Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives, and Project Manus. |
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In the NewsMarch 13, 2023If Russia goes nuclear, how does the West respond?EurasianetQuoted: Stephen Van Evera voiced fear about the potential for nuclear escalation in Ukraine, saying the “balance of resolve” there is tilting against the United States. |
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In the NewsMarch 6, 2023Assessing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after a year of warPeter DizikesMIT NewsMIT event examines effects of the war on domestic politics and daily life in both Ukraine and Russia. |
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In the NewsFebruary 21, 2023Russia suspends participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the USHere & NowWBURRussian President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that his country would suspend participation in the New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement with the US. Here & Now discusses what this means with Massachusetts Institute of Technology security analyst Jim Walsh. |
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In the NewsFebruary 18, 2023What's behind the Chinese spy balloonIsaac ChotinerThe New YorkerPresident Xi Jinping has modernized and expanded his military, but the balloon incident may indicate the challenges he faces in consolidating its power. An interview with MIT Security Studies Program Director M Taylor Fravel. |
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In the NewsFebruary 6, 2023China’s balloon dispute aims attention at Xi’s leadershipDavid PiersonThe New York TimesQuoted: "M. Taylor Fravel, the director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an expert on China’s military, said he thought that China’s leadership would not have authorized the balloon’s flight to the United States had it been aware of its journey, given Mr. Blinken’s visit." |
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In the NewsFebruary 5, 2023An interview with Kelly GreenhillDaniel Blake-MartinE-International RelationsKelly M Greenhill, Senior Research Scholar and Director of the Seminar XXI Program, is interviewed by E-International Relations. |
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In the NewsFebruary 3, 2023What our response to the Chinese balloon saga shows about the changing landscape of surveillancePeter O'DowdWBURSenior Research Associate Jim Walsh joins Here & Now host Peter O'Dowd to discuss the suspected Chinese spy balloon. |
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In the NewsFebruary 2, 2023KIS offers diverse learning experiences through MISTI workshopPark Jun-heeThe Korea HeraldKorea International School hosted the Massachusetts Institute of Technology International Science and Technology Initiatives in January for the first time in three years to offer new learning experiences to students. |
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In the NewsJanuary 23, 2023Why Putin’s attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure could backfirePeter RutlandResponsible StatecraftQuoted: MIT Professor Barry Posen describes the bombing campaign as “well executed” and “cunningly effective,” serving to divert Ukraine’s resources away from preparing offensive operations. |
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In the NewsJanuary 19, 2023Q&A: Gabriela Sá Pessoa talks hope and crisis in Lula’s BrazilCovering Climate NowColumbia Journalism ReviewCovering Climate Now talked with Gabriela Sá Pessoa about ongoing, alarming deforestation in the Amazon rain forest, journalistic accountability during the recently concluded administration of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, and stories to follow now that former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has taken power. |
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In the NewsJanuary 10, 2023The NATO-EU joint declaration is a defeat for AmericansJustin LoganCato InstituteQuoted: "And it is a pretty big transfer payment: a very conservative estimate from MIT’s Barry Posen put the figure on the order of $70–80 billion per year, even retaining the U.S. nuclear umbrella and intelligence assistance." |
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In the NewsJanuary 9, 2023Turns out ‘rethink’ was a threat not a promise in US-Saudi spatDaniel LarisonResponsible StatecraftQuoted: As [Barry] Posen explained it in his book, Restraint, “Secure in the knowledge that the United States will serve as the military lender of last resort, they invest in policies that redound to the political disadvantage if the United States, which can ultimately precipitate real military costs.” |
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In the NewsJanuary 5, 2023New MIT internships expand research opportunities in AfricaKristen WilcoxMIT NewsQuoted: “These internships are an opportunity to better merge the research ecosystem of MIT with academia-based research systems in Africa,” says Evan Lieberman, the Total Professor of Political Science and Contemporary Africa and faculty director for MISTI. |
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