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In the NewsAugust 23, 2023Can the Philippines peacefully settle territorial disputes with China in the West Philippine Sea?Rommel C BanlaoiEurasia ReviewQuoted: SSP director M Taylor Fravel's study on China found evidence of the country settling territorial disputes through peaceful resolutions and demonstrated patience. As argued in this op-ed by Rommel C Banlaoi, the same can happen with China's territorial disputes with the Philippines. |
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In the NewsAugust 22, 2023Apekshya Prasai: Up in armsLeda ZimmermanMIT Political ScienceApekshya Prasai, a PhD candidate in MIT’s Department of Political Science, studies how rebel groups subvert entrenched patriarchal structures, ideas and norms and the role women play in this process. |
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In the NewsAugust 18, 2023KBS Documentary: 'Pachinko' and Min Jin LeeKBSFormer CIS director Richard J Samuels was interviewed in a recent Korean documentary on the author Min Jin Lee. |
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In the NewsAugust 18, 2023Should the west keep arming Ukraine or push for peace?Emma AshfordForeign PolicyQuoted: “Military history suggests the challenges here are also more daunting than have been commonly understood—at least among the public in the West.” Ford International Professor of Political Science Barry Posen suggests that the difficulty of Ukraine’s fight to take back territory is not fully understood by the West in his article in Foreign Policy on Ukraine’s “breakthrough problem.” |
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News@E40August 15, 2023GDL Summer internship program gives promising political science students a chance to shineMIT Political ScienceMIT NewsFour current undergraduates from US universities and two current master’s students at African universities mixed research assistant work and their own independent research projects, professionalizing their presentation of research and exchanging information with each other and Department of Political Science faculty. |
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In the NewsAugust 9, 2023China's military shake-up: Power play or strategy shift?Yuchen Li in TaipeiDeutsche WelleQuoted: Director of the Security Studies Program M Taylor Fravel told Germany broadcaster Deutsche Welle that China’s recent military leadership replacements show that "leadership positions in the party remain precarious, even after more than 10 years of Xi [Jinping's] rule and consolidation of power." |
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In the NewsAugust 7, 2023Using social media to raise awareness of women’s resourcesPeter DizikesMIT NewsDirector of the MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center and CIS affiliate Fotini Christia successfully led an experiment that shows effective ways to spread resources for women facing domestic violence in Egypt. |
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In the NewsAugust 3, 2023Why the US needs to move on from Israel, according to this ex-White House officialBen SamuelsHaaretzOur 2021-23 CIS Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon argues that "American support for Israel no longer serves strategic US interests." |
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Analysis + OpinionAugust 3, 2023Ukraine has a breakthrough problemBarry R PosenForeign PolicyMilitary history suggests Ukraine’s current campaign is far more daunting than the public understands. |
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Analysis + OpinionAugust 2, 2023With visits to Sri Lanka, Maldives, Japan seeks to shore up Indian Ocean presenceMina PollmannThe DiplomatJapanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa visited the Indian Ocean island states in his latest foreign tour. |