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Ceremony to christen Taiwanese submarine

In the News

September 28, 2023

Submarines are Taiwan’s best defense against a Chinese invasion

David AxeForbes

Quoted: In a majority of the simulations, “submarines were able to enter the Chinese defensive zone and wreak havoc with the Chinese fleet,” concluded SSP principal research scientist Eric Heginbotham along with his co-authors Mark Cancian and Matthew Cancian.

Headshot of Taylor Fravel

In the News

September 26, 2023

Q&A: The BRICS expansion and the global balance of power

Peter DizikesMIT News

In a Q&A with MIT News, Security Studies Program director M Taylor Fravel examines the potential and limitations of a bigger BRICS group of countries — and what it means for the US.

Analysis + Opinion

September 25, 2023

China’s economic slowdown was inevitable

Yasheng HuangForeign Affairs

Statism has not contributed to China's economic success in recent years, but rather the reduction of it. President Xi Jinping's efforts to increase statism have discouraged capitalists from investing in the country's economy, instead turning to other countries. Additionally, the focus on building infrastructure rather than strong health and education programs have damaged the strength of country's economy. Yusheng Huang states that the Chinese government must make more pragmatic economic decisions to end this downturn.

Lieberman attends New York launch of global report to coincide with UN General Assembly

News@E40

September 21, 2023

Lieberman attends New York launch of global report to coincide with UN General Assembly

In the face of multiple global crises, from the COVID-19 pandemic, to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to the devastating climate emergency, heads of state descended on New York this week to negotiate solutions and responses. One non-government organization, Global Nation, released its inaugural, data-driven “Global Solidarity Report” at a pop-up Goals House in Central Park’s Tavern on the Green. Evan Lieberman and CIS were among the contributors and partners of this report.

Chinese soldiers guarding the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 2022

Analysis + Opinion

September 15, 2023

The myth of Chinese diversionary war

M Taylor FravelForeign Affairs

If China’s economic woes get worse, its leaders will probably become more sensitive to perceived external challenges, especially on issues such as Taiwan. Increased pressure on China could easily backfire and motivate Beijing to become more aggressive in order to demonstrate its resolve to other states despite its internal difficulties, writes Taylor Fravel in Foreign Affairs.

In the News

September 15, 2023

What's behind Kim Jong Un's trip to Russia

WBUR

In a segment during WBUR's Here & NowJim Walsh, senior research associate in the Security Studies Program, says that Russian President Vladimir Putin's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un signals trouble for Russia's offensive efforts in the Ukraine War. Putin is seeking military cooperation with North Korea as a result.

Men on a motocycle in front of burning tires

Analysis + Opinion

September 14, 2023

The real intervention Haiti needs

Malick W GhachemForeign Policy

Haitians are not alone in their financial predicament. But Haiti has been the canary in the coal mine of the international financial order. The dismal state of its currency and economy prefigured the fate of so many post-colonial nations, from Venezuela to Tunisia. Malick Ghachem, professor of history and a CIS research affiliate, explains.

Helping hands in Ukraine flag colors

News Release

September 14, 2023

Global MIT At-Risk Scholars Program launches, offers fellowships to Ukrainian academics

Center for International Studies

The newly launched Global MIT At-Risk Fellows (GMAF) program is designed to provide sanctuary to scholars around the globe whose lives and academic freedom are under threat. The GMAF pilot program will focus on Ukrainian researchers and faculty with current or recent affiliations at Ukrainian universities or the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences.

A U.S. Marine shows off a Grp I UAS Black Hornet drone as part of the Rim of the Pacific 2016 exercise at Camp Pendleton, California, in July 2016. | REUTERS

In the News

September 13, 2023

US allies and partners critical for Pentagon’s drone swarm strategy

Gabriel DominguezThe Japan Times

Quoted: “The most advanced technologies will likely be found in the drones’ software, communication systems and shielding from electromagnetic effects.” SSP principal research scientist Eric Heginbotham says that cheap smart drones acquired by the US military would have the same operational capability as high end drones as it seeks to neutralize China's military advantages.

Global Solidarity Report

News@E40

September 13, 2023

Global Solidarity Report 2023

Center for International Studies

CIS director Evan Lieberman contributed to the upcoming Global Solidarity Report, an initiative of Global Nation. His report focused on the importance of global solidarity in addressing climate change. Among the partners of the report, which will be launched at the UN General Assembly, is the Center for International Studies.

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