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In the NewsMarch 31, 2024The false promise of nuclear deterrence for postwar Ukrainian securityMatthew EvangelistaLawfareFord International Professor of Political Science Barry Posen was referenced in this Lawfare article on how postwar Ukraine should avoid tying its security to nuclear weapons—its own or NATO’s—and instead ensure its conventional forces are robust and defensively oriented. |
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In the NewsMarch 26, 2024How a ‘murder’ in Boston that didn’t happen made national news in IndiaAnjana SankarBoston GlobeReporting from our 2024 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow. |
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In the NewsMarch 25, 2024Podcast: Social science of war: Why defense reform in Ukraine is crucialAlexandra ChinchillaModern War Institute at West PointPolina Beliakova, Russian Foreign and National Security Policy Fellow at the Security Studies Program, discusses the war in Ukraine with Alexandra Chinchilla on the Social Science of War podcast. |
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In the NewsMarch 25, 2024Building operations for Africa’s most valuable fintechAndrew HusbandMIT Sloan School of ManagementFormer MISTI-Africa student, Awa Koné, always wanted to get involved in Africa’s bustling business ecosystem. Since early 2020, she has been doing just that at the fintech startup Flutterwave. |
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In the NewsMarch 24, 2024What would you have Israel do to defend itself?David BrooksThe New York TimesFord International Professor of Political Science, Barry Posen, was quoted: "Hamas’s strategy could be “described as ‘human camouflage’ and more ruthlessly as ‘human ammunition.'" |
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Analysis + OpinionMarch 21, 2024Arriving at a crossroads: Can Europe avoid replaying the policy failures of the 2014-16 migration crisis?Kelly M Greenhill and Hugo BradyGeorgetown Journal of International AffairsAs irregular migration numbers once again soar to historic levels, Europe’s migration challenges remain a difficult challenge to surmount. After years of infighting and foot-dragging, an agreement on a long-stalled asylum pact was finally reached. However, more needs to be done to enhance future European cooperation around migration management and border protection. |
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In the NewsMarch 20, 2024Optimizing nuclear fuels for next-generation reactorsPoornima ApteMIT NewsWhile working to nurture scientific talent in his native Nigeria, Assistant Professor Ericmoore Jossou is setting his sights on using materials science and computation to design robust nuclear components with help from a Global Seed Fund grant. |
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In the NewsMarch 19, 2024Visting scholars from Ukraine kick off Global MIT At-Risk Fellows ProgramLisa CaponeMIT NewsUkrainian researchers and faculty will spend a semester at MIT during the two-year pilot program. |
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In the NewsMarch 16, 2024Policymakers must confront weaponized migration to address border crisisBethany BlankleyKPVIQuoted: "The United States is... being targeted by foreign adversaries through 'weaponized migration,' Kelly Greenhill, a senior research scholar at MIT Center for International Studies, director of Seminar XXI, and author of 'Weapons of Mass Migration,' wrote in an analysis." |
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Analysis + OpinionMarch 14, 2024Power and governance in the age of AIGordon LaForge, Allison Stanger, Sarah Myers West, Bruce Schneier, Stephanie Forrest, and Nazli ChoucriNew AmericaThe influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on our world is growing. In early 2024, New America brought together experts in international relations, computer science, and technology policy to share their thinking on how governments and institutions should navigate AI to harness its strengths and mitigate its risks. |
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