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In the NewsJuly 14, 2017Will Tokyo’s arms exports help or hurt US interests in Asia?Eric Heginbotham and Richard Samuels The Cipher BriefJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s current political problems obscure the striking speed with which he successfully tackled thorny and long-standing security policy problems, including the lifting of the country’s arms export ban.
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In the NewsJuly 10, 2017Former head of US counterintelligence on “US-Russian cybersecurity unit”Mary Louise KellyWBUR Morning EditionJoel Brenner, now at MIT, says President Trump's statement that he might partner with Putin on cyber issues is a reversal of decades of well-founded American suspicion of Russia. |
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In the NewsJuly 9, 2017Trump's cyber tweets cause dismay, confusionCorey BennettPoliticoThe attempt at cooperation itself could result in the US exposing even more secrets to a country that has already stolen so many, cautioned former Obama administration official David Edelman, director of the new MIT Project on Technology, the Economy, and National Security. |
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In the NewsJuly 7, 2017Justin Steil on the Trump administration travel banMichelle NhuchMIT NewsRegardless of the Supreme Court’s ultimate conclusion about the legality of the current executive order, its mean-spiritedness, short-sightedness, and damage it has done, and will continue to do, are already evident. |
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In the NewsJuly 5, 2017What's changed since the missile test?NPR Here and NowThe latest test demonstrates an underlying disconnect in US strategy: North Korea can make missiles faster than we can punish them. Listen to Jim Walsh on NPR's Here and Now. |
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News@E40June 27, 2017CIS awards 17 summer study grantsSeventeen doctoral students in international affairs at MIT were awarded summer study grants. Each will receive up to $3,500. “The awards were made to an outstanding cohort of MIT students from across the Institute. We're so pleased that the appeal of these grants has broadened and students are responding,” said John Tirman, CIS executive director and principal research scientist. |
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News@E40June 21, 2017A unique partnershipCaroline KnoxMIT NewsThe fellows supported by the partnership between the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) and the MIT European Club are tackling global challenges through experiential learning and international collaboration.
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In the NewsJune 7, 2017Brenner on Russian hacking effortCaitlin O'Keefe, Meghna ChakrabartiWBUR Radio BostonJoel Brenner, former NSA Inspector General, discusses the leaked NSA document analyzing a Russian military intelligence cyberattack on a US voting software company; and the alleged leaker, an NSA contractor, who has been arrested.
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In the NewsMay 25, 2017Halting intelligenceWGBH NewsJim Walsh, from MIT's Security Studies Program, discusses the effects that intelligence changes could have on the US—and politicians who take the term “beat the press” literally. |
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News ReleaseMay 24, 2017Fravel named acting director of the MIT Center for International StudiesM. Taylor Fravel, associate professor of political science and member of the Security Studies Program at MIT, will become acting director of the MIT Center for International Studies while Richard Samuels is on sabbatical leave. |
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