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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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In the NewsMay 24, 2017Vipin Narang: On the brinkmanship beatLeda ZimmermanMIT NewsNarang, who specializes in nuclear security, proliferation, and deterrence, is closely monitoring the ongoing rivalry between India and Pakistan, and the alarming, increasingly bellicose sparring between North Korea and the United States... |
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In the NewsMay 22, 2017How political science contributes to national policies on immigration and military conflictMIT SHASS CommunicationsMIT News"It is remarkable that we do not measure the costs of war in any meaningful way," says John Tirman. "I suggest that Congress establish a conflict impact assessment during or after each war to bring home the true costs of armed conflict." |
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News@E40May 18, 2017"Mens et manus" goes globalMIT NewsThe MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) program will send students to six continents this summer. Through MISTI, MIT students learn about new cultures and explore techniques for solving the world’s challenges… |
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In the NewsMay 18, 2017Patching the electric gridRachel LayneMIT Technology Review“For the sake of efficiencies…we have created tremendous risk for ourselves,” warns Joel Brenner, the principal author of the MIT report on cybersecurity. Now, he says, people are waking up to the danger. |
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In the NewsMay 17, 2017Walsh on North Korea nuclear issuesMark GoldbergGlobal DispatchesJames Walsh discusses nuclear diplomacy with North Korea in respect to the recently elected Moon Jae-In as president of South Korea. Listen to the Global Dispatches podcast. |
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In the NewsMay 16, 2017US and Mexico: What’s the way forward?Peter DizikesMIT NewsOver the past two years, US-Mexico relations have taken a distinctive turn, largely stemming from the agenda President Donald Trump has brought to US politics...The MIT Starr Forum offers a look at how the neighboring countries could revive relations. |
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précisMay 10, 2017ActivitiesCIS publishes report on cybersecurity; Technology and national security expert joins CIS; Ban Ki Moon visits CIS; Nielsen receives Carnegie fellowship; Starr Forums address foreign policy challenges in the Trump era; MIT Day of Action talk by Dan Pomeroy; MISTI funds over 80 MIT faculty projects; MIT-Israel welcomes new faculty advisor; SSP Wednesday seminars |
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précisMay 4, 2017Fight over foreigners: visas & immigration in the Trump eraJustin Steil, assistant professor of law and urban planning at MIT, moderated the CIS Starr Forum: The Fight Over Foreigners: Visas & Immigration in the Trump Era. The talk was held on MIT campus on February 28, 2017. Steil's introduction, followed by an excerpt of his questions to the panelists, is featured here. |
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précisMay 3, 2017End NotesEnd Notes features the professional achievements of our scholars, students, and staff. This includes recent awards, speaking engagements, and publications. |
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