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In the NewsJanuary 17, 2025The BRICS bloc is growing — and Trump’s tariff threat isn’t expected to put off aspiring membersCNBCThe Center's director of research and principal research scientist Mihaela Papa is quoted: “A key policy shift with the incoming Trump administration is its explicit treatment of BRICS as an entity." |
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In the NewsJanuary 16, 2025Realistic recommendations for Trump IIDefense PrioritiesSecurity Studies Program alums Benjamin Friedman, Kelly Grieco, Joshua Shifrinson, and Ford International Professor of Political Science Barry Posen offer policy recommendations for the upcoming Trump administration aimed at advancing US national interests. |
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In the NewsJanuary 2, 2025Dual-use is a strategy, not a category (nor a trap)Gene Keselman and Fiona MurrayWar on the RocksFiona Murray, faculty director of the Center's MIT-UK program and the William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan, argues that dual-use must be understood as a strategy with clear language and strategic framework. |
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In the NewsDecember 19, 2024Making classical music and math more accessibleMIT NewsHolden Mui, senior at MIT, credits the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) program with offering multiple opportunities for travel and teaching. “I’ve been on three MISTI trips during IAP [Independent Activities Period] to teach mathematics,” he says.
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In the NewsDecember 12, 2024New study examines American attitudes on global climate policiesCenter for International StudiesA recent study in Climatic Change led by MIT professors Evan Lieberman and Volha Charnysh, co-authored with MIT PhD student Jared Kalow and UPenn postdoc Erin Walk PhD ‘24, explores US public opinion on global climate policies considering our nation’s historic role as a leading contributor of carbon emissions. |
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In the NewsDecember 11, 2024Hope and fear in SyriaElizabeth Parker-MagyarJournal of DemocracyElizabeth Parker-Magyar PhD '24 is a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and a member of the Center's Global Diversity Lab. She will join Yale University’s Department of Political Science as an assistant professor in July 2025. In this article, she analyzes the potential paths for Syria's reconstruction after the fall of the regime led by Bashar al-Assad. |
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In the NewsDecember 9, 2024After the fall of Assad's regime, what lies ahead for the Syrian people?WBURJim Walsh, senior research associate at the Security Studies Program (SSP), discusses the sudden rebel victory in Syria, and its implications for the Middle East and outside powers. |
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In the NewsDecember 4, 20243 Questions: Community policing in the Global SouthMIT NewsA new experiment co-led by MIT professor and CIS research affiliate Fotini Christia found that community policing had no impact in several countries across the Global South, from Africa to South America and Asia. |
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In the NewsDecember 4, 2024Trump’s warning to BRICS on US dollar adds to SE Asia’s worriesBenar NewsThe Center's director of research and principal research scientist Mihaela Papa was quoted: “Developing a joint currency … on a large scale is a lengthy process, making it unlikely the dollar will face a significant challenge soon." |
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In the NewsDecember 3, 2024The magnetic pull of BRICSMihaela PapaAfrica Policy Research InstituteCIS director of research and principal research scientist Mihaela Papa explores how the group’s evolving strategies have increased global demand for membership.
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