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	Analysis + Opinion June 9, 2020 Tension high, altitude higher: Logistical and physiological constraints on the Indo-Chinese border Aidan MilliffWar on the Rocks Are India and China on the path to war in the Himalayas? Or will recent tensions over their disputed border fade into history like dozens of other standoffs that were resolved diplomatically? Aidan Milliff explores the issues in a recent War on the Rocks essay.
	In the News June 5, 2020 Fingers, boots, and lines: Understanding the 2020 India-China border tensions Ankit PandaThe Diplomat The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda speaks to M Taylor Fravel, the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and Director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, about the ongoing India-China tensions along the Line of Actual Control.
	In the News June 5, 2020 Pan-India News 18 poll on India-China standoff: Here’s what it means according to experts Parikshit LuthraCNBC-TV18 CNBC-TV18’s Parikshit Luthra is joined by M Taylor Fravel, director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kanwal Sibal, former secretary, and Jayant Dasgupta, former Indian ambassador to WTO, to discuss about India-China relations and border skirmishes.
	In the News June 4, 2020 Mattis calls out clearing protesters outside White House 'abuse of executive authority' Jeremy HobsonWBUR Here & Now Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis has called the decision to clear peaceful protesters from outside the White House this week an "abuse of executive authority." Host Jeremy Hobson speaks with security analyst Jim Walsh about the incident.
	In the News June 2, 2020 Philippines backs off threat to terminate military pact with US Jason GutierrezThe New York Times M Taylor Fravel quoted: “In light of China’s continued assertion of its historic rights in Vietnamese and Malaysian waters over the last year, Manila may have concluded that its previous rapprochement with Beijing would not protect Philippine interests,” said M Taylor Fravel, a political-science professor who is director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
	Analysis + Opinion June 2, 2020 Why are China and India skirmishing at their border? Here’s 4 things to know. M Taylor FravelThe Washington Post Here’s what we know— and don’t know—about China’s recent actions in this long-standing territorial dispute.
	Analysis + Opinion June 2, 2020 Integrating emerging technology in multinational military operations: The case of artificial intelligence Erik Lin-GreenbergTexas National Security Review Last fall, Perry World House hosted a two-day colloquium titled "How Emerging Technologies Are Rewiring the Global Order." The essays in this roundtable emerged from a panel on how emerging technologies like AI are changing international politics. Featured here is one of the essays by Erik Lin-Greenberg, who joins MIT this fall as an assistant professor of political science at MIT.
	In the News May 29, 2020 Experts explain: What triggered China’s recent LAC moves? Sushant SinghThe Indian Express M Taylor Fravel quoted: “China’s actions are hard to decipher, especially in the absence of any authoritative statements from Beijing. The simplest explanation perhaps is that China is responding to India’s efforts to bolster border-area infrastructure in Ladakh after the completion of the DSDBO road. After India’s move into Doklam in 2017, China is perhaps especially sensitive to Indian activity along the disputed border. Around Galwan, in particular, China may be seeking to pre-empt an Indian effort to improve its links to the LAC”, he added.
	In the News May 28, 2020 Amid a pandemic, China picks a border fight with India Sadanand DhumeWall Street Journal M Taylor Fravel quoted: M Taylor Fravel, a political scientist and China expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says "putting the border dispute in a box" has been "the great success of the India-China relationship." No soldier has died on the boundary since 1975.
	In the News May 28, 2020 What do the IG firings say about American democracy? WBUR On Point The president has fired at least five inspectors general. It may be his right, but what does it say about political accountability and American democracy? Joel Brenner weighs in.