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précisNovember 28, 2018précis Interview: Admiral Scott SwiftAdmiral Scott Swift, the former commander of the US Pacific Fleet, discusses important lessons learned during his more than 40 years of service in the US Navy. The admiral joined CIS as the 2018 Robert Wilhelm Fellow and is using this time at MIT to study key challenges facing US and global security. |
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précisNovember 28, 2018The other side of the COINCounterinsurgency, or COIN, in its contemporary American incarnation, grew out of the inability of existing US doctrine to contain the insurgency in Iraq, says Matthew Cancian, a PhD student in security studies and international relations. |
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In the NewsNovember 21, 2018A US attempt to keep AI out of China’s hands could actually help ChinaKaren HaoMIT Technology ReviewDavid Edelman, director of MIT’s Project on Technology, the Economy, and National Security, worries that if the restrictions are mishandled, they could cause serious “collateral damage” for US businesses. |
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Analysis + OpinionNovember 18, 2018Time for General Mattis to move onHarvey M. SapolskyThe National InterestThere is word that President Trump is thinking about pushing General Mattis out as his secretary of defense, the president is tired apparently of Mattis’s slow rolling or blocking his defense initiatives. |
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Analysis + OpinionNovember 15, 2018As Europe revisits wartorn times, Trump lays a minefieldUna HajdariBoston GlobeWorld War I is considered to be the first European war to see major US involvement. That’s why it’s ironic that at last weekend’s ceremony marking the end of that war, Donald Trump made it clear that his administration has no interest in maintaining a constructive relationship with European countries. |
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In the NewsNovember 13, 2018Satellite images reveal hidden North Korean missile basesZachary CohenCNNVipin Narang told CNN that Kim's actions do not amount to "deception since he said on New Year's Day that North Korea would mass-produce and deploy its missiles that it already tested. There has been no agreement or discussion remotely that detailed --- even on nuclear systems, and many of these are short range conventional missiles which North Korea has never said were on the table." |
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In the NewsNovember 13, 2018Insulting veterans and alliesWGBH NewsPresident Trump is getting a lot of criticism for scrapping a planned visit to Arlington National Cemetery in honor of Veterans Day. It's the second time in three days that he has canceled plans to honor US soldiers. |
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Analysis + OpinionNovember 9, 2018Would US leaders push the button? Wargames and the sources of nuclear restraintReid PaulyMIT PressWhy since 1945 have nuclear weapons not been used? Political scientists have cited five basic reasons: deterrence, practicality, precedent, reputation, and ethics, writes Reid Pauly in International Security. |
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In the NewsNovember 1, 2018Novelist Min Jin Lee makes the case for understanding through fictionPeter DizikesMIT NewsRenowned author Min Jin Lee made a vigorous case for literature as an essential means for understanding complex cultures around the globe, during a Starr Forum event. |
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Analysis + OpinionNovember 1, 2018Stephen Van Evera revisits World War I, one century after its bitter endInterview with Michelle EnglishOne hundred years ago on November 11, 1918, the Allied Powers and Germany signed an armistice bringing to an end World War I. Stephen Van Evera, Ford International Professor of Political Science and an expert on the causes of war, revisits the Great War and discusses key insights for today one century after its bitter end. |