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In the NewsNovember 20, 2019SMA debate: Why shouldn’t South Korea pay more for its defense?Doug BandowThe National InterestVipin Narang quoted: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Vipin Narang tweeted: “Nothing says I love you like a shakedown.” |
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In the NewsNovember 19, 2019Greater Boston: Vindman testifies about Trump's Zelensky call and Volker revises his testimonyWGBH Greater BostonCarol Saivetz, senior advisor at MIT’s Security Studies Program, joins Jim Braude on Greater Boston to discuss the latest developments with the impeachment hearings and recent testimony from top Ukraine expert Lt Col Alexander Vindman, Vice President Pence adviser Jennifer Williams, National Security Council official Tim Morrison, and former special Ukraine envoy Kurt Volker. |
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In the NewsNovember 19, 2019Lamborghini and MIT pave the way for the electric supercar of the futureMIT NewsSerenella Sferza, MIT-Italy Program co-director, praises the MIT-Italy-Lamborghini partnership as a perfect example of how MISTI opens avenues for research and innovation that include meaningful student experiences. |
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In the NewsNovember 19, 2019Impeachment spotlights vulnerability of acting federal watchdogsMichaela RossBloomberg GovernmentJoel Brenner quoted: “We now have an administration that’s deeply hostile to the civil service in general and to anybody who can second guess anything that they might do, lawful or unlawful,” Brenner said. “So these are important positions, especially important to fill now.” |
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News@E40November 18, 2019Jeanne Guillemin, sociologist of science and national securityThe Center announces today that its longtime colleague Jeanne Guillemin Meselson passed away peacefully at her Cambridge home on November 15. In her memory, the family has requested gifts to be directed to the Jeanne E Guillemin Fund. The fund was created by Dr Guillemin for women scholars at MIT just several months ago. |
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In the NewsNovember 18, 2019Expanding education: From Africa to Cambridge and back againLaura CarterMIT School of ScienceFor Mgcini "Keith" Phuthi ’19, spending a summer in Africa through MISTI's MIT Africa Program was more than a trip back to his home continent after graduation. It was an opportunity to directly impact national policy regarding education in the country of Sierra Leone. |
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In the NewsNovember 17, 2019Washington and Seoul postpone military drills in bid to boost stalled diplomacy with PyongyangJesse JohnsonThe Japan TimesVipin Narang quoted: “Kim may see this as weakness, a Trump desperate to get a deal,” he said. “That may lead him to harden his position or miscalculate, on the belief that Trump wants and needs the perception of a ‘win’ more than Kim does. So even if this increases the odds of a working-level meeting, it may decrease the odds of an actual deal.” |
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In the NewsNovember 15, 2019Heginbotham speaks about war games at inaugural Applied IR Speaker SeriesMatthew McGovernThe Tufts DailyResearch scientist and specialist in Asian security issues Eric Heginbotham spoke at the Cheryl Chase Center in the first installment of the international relations (IR) department’s Applied IR Speaker Series. His talk was focused around wargaming and war simulation, which have developed into integral tools in modern warfare. |
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News@E40November 12, 2019Human Rights & Technology Fellows announced for 2019-20In its second year, the Human Rights & Technology Program has awarded seven research fellowships to MIT students, with a total of ten fellows, six undergraduate and four graduate students. |
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In the NewsNovember 12, 2019Abe's mission unaccomplished: pushing to revise Japan's pacifist charterLinda SiegReuters“There is not much left of the post-war constraints. It was under his (Abe’s) administration where the fastest progress was achieved to get more distance from Article 9,” said Richard Samuels, who is heavily quoted in this article. |
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