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BRICS leaders.

In the News

January 17, 2025

The BRICS bloc is growing — and Trump’s tariff threat isn’t expected to put off aspiring members

CNBC

The 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."

Donald Trump.

In the News

January 16, 2025

Realistic recommendations for Trump II

Defense Priorities

Security 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. 

Fiona Murray.

In the News

January 2, 2025

Dual-use is a strategy, not a category (nor a trap)

Gene Keselman and Fiona MurrayWar on the Rocks

Fiona 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.