News + Media

MIT students on a boat tour.

In the News

July 26, 2024

When learning at MIT means studying thousands of miles away

Zach WinnMIT News

Some lessons can’t be taught in the classroom. That’s the reasoning behind the MISTI Global Classrooms program. Led by MIT faculty members, some Global Classrooms focus on grand challenges such as climate, sustainability, and health, while others deal with language, culture, and society. But all Global Classrooms benefit from their location: MIT students gain a unique perspective on the topics they study by engaging with the local community.

Kelly Greenhill

Analysis + Opinion

July 22, 2024

The Greenhill approach and the taxology of instrumentalized migration in the Belarusian migration crisis

Róbert GöncziWarsaw Institute

The deliberate use of migration as a geopolitical instrument has attracted a lot of attention lately, especially when described by Kelly Greenhill's taxonomy of engineered migration.

Richard Samuels

Analysis + Opinion

July 11, 2024

Japan’s intelligence capabilities with Richard J Samuels

Robert WardInternational Institute for Strategic Studies

Richard Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science, joins leading experts to discuss the history, current, and potential threats of Japan’s intelligence capabilities.

The US Mexican Border

Analysis + Opinion

July 9, 2024

Thousands of Afghans fought with the US against the Taliban. Why have they been forgotten?

Anjana SankarThe Boston Globe

Among the many migrants showing up at the US-Mexico border are Afghans who still hope America will come through on its promises to them, writes Anjana Sankar, the Center's IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow, for the Boston Globe.

A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit Bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, undertook a hot pit refueling operation at Lajes Field, on September 12, 2023. Cristina Oliveira/U.S. Air Force via DVIDS.

Analysis + Opinion

July 8, 2024

How would Trump and Biden handle US nuclear policy upon reelection?

Caitlin TalmadgeBrookings

Few issues are as potentially consequential as U.S. nuclear policy. What are Donald Trump and Joe Biden likely to do with respect to deterrence and arms control if reelected? Their previous terms in office suggest important differences—not only on specific nuclear policy issues but also in their overall approach to managing nuclear risk.

Spring/Summer 24 Precis

News@E40

July 3, 2024

précis: Spring/Summer 2024

Center for International Studies

The Spring/Summer 2024 edition of précis features an interview with Noah Nathan, the inaugural Global MIT At-Risk Fellows (GMAF) program, a tribute to Owen Coté, and more.

Compass pointed toward excellence

précis

July 1, 2024

End Notes

End Notes features an editor's pick of professional achievements of our scholars, students, and staff.

MIT Dome

précis

June 26, 2024

Briefings

Global Seed Funds awards $2.6 million; MIT-Mexico fosters cross-border collaboration; Ethnic dynamics and climate change in Africa; Rethinking the Iraq war; The rules of the game; A path to political science

Anjana Shankar Interview Screencap

précis

June 26, 2024

Chasing global stories on human rights and conflict

Anjana Sankar, a veteran journalist in the UAE, has reported on the ground from Syria and inside Kurdish prisons; embedded with Emirati military forces and covered the UAE’s deployment in the Saudi-led war; and reported on Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). She joined CIS as the 2024 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow and is now at the New York Times for the final phase of her fellowship. Learn about her work in this video essay.

Kinan Martin Interview Screencap

précis

June 26, 2024

Deciphering the brain and language through AI

By summer’s end, Kinan Martin '24, will have completed five MISTI programs. His global experiences include teaching and empowering students in Kazakhstan and Jordan through MISTI Global Teaching Labs programs. He applied natural language processing and his AI know-how during his MISTI internships in Chile and Taiwan. A computer and cognitive sciences graduate, he is a MISTI-Japan intern at Reazon Holdings (Japan) this summer. Learn about his work and his internship in Chile in this video essay.

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