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Analysis + OpinionNovember 15, 2018As Europe revisits wartorn times, Trump lays a minefieldUna HajdariBoston GlobeWorld War I is considered to be the first European war to see major US involvement. That’s why it’s ironic that at last weekend’s ceremony marking the end of that war, Donald Trump made it clear that his administration has no interest in maintaining a constructive relationship with European countries. |
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In the NewsNovember 13, 2018Satellite images reveal hidden North Korean missile basesZachary CohenCNNVipin Narang told CNN that Kim's actions do not amount to "deception since he said on New Year's Day that North Korea would mass-produce and deploy its missiles that it already tested. There has been no agreement or discussion remotely that detailed --- even on nuclear systems, and many of these are short range conventional missiles which North Korea has never said were on the table." |
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In the NewsNovember 13, 2018Insulting veterans and alliesWGBH NewsPresident Trump is getting a lot of criticism for scrapping a planned visit to Arlington National Cemetery in honor of Veterans Day. It's the second time in three days that he has canceled plans to honor US soldiers. |
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Analysis + OpinionNovember 9, 2018Would US leaders push the button? Wargames and the sources of nuclear restraintReid PaulyMIT PressWhy since 1945 have nuclear weapons not been used? Political scientists have cited five basic reasons: deterrence, practicality, precedent, reputation, and ethics, writes Reid Pauly in International Security. |
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In the NewsNovember 1, 2018Novelist Min Jin Lee makes the case for understanding through fictionPeter DizikesMIT NewsRenowned author Min Jin Lee made a vigorous case for literature as an essential means for understanding complex cultures around the globe, during a Starr Forum event. |
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Analysis + OpinionNovember 1, 2018Stephen Van Evera revisits World War I, one century after its bitter endInterview with Michelle EnglishOne hundred years ago on November 11, 1918, the Allied Powers and Germany signed an armistice bringing to an end World War I. Stephen Van Evera, Ford International Professor of Political Science and an expert on the causes of war, revisits the Great War and discusses key insights for today one century after its bitter end. |
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Analysis + OpinionOctober 31, 2018Election insights: on reducing gun violenceJohn Tirman"A social movement to challenge America's reslient gun culture has rocked politics for the first time in a generation, and might shake up congressional complacency in the midterm elections." |
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Analysis + OpinionOctober 23, 2018The price paid by journalists who break the cycle of repressionUna HajdariBoston GlobeThere is a special circle of hell reserved for journalists who “shame” their countries in the foreign press, writes Una Hajdari in an opinion piece in the Boston Globe. |
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News@E40October 22, 2018MIT ICC cultural resourcesYouTubeMISTI is promoting cross-cultural communication with the MIT International Coordinating Committee, communicating MIT’s cultural diversity on campus and across the world through video. |
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News ReleaseOctober 18, 2018MIT International Policy Lab (IPL) issues fourth call for proposals to faculty and researchersDan Pomeroy | International Policy Lab |
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