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précisMay 14, 2019BriefingsLearning to study a painful past; Saudi scholar and activist Hala Aldosari joins CIS as the Robert E Wilhelm Fellow; MIT Policy Lab launches EdX course on policy outreach; Sarah Williams on mapping urban transport. |
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précisMay 14, 2019End NotesEnd Notes features the professional achievements of our scholars, students, and staff. This includes recent awards, speaking engagements, and publications. |
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précisMay 14, 2019Active Defense: China's Military Strategy Since 1949Taylor Fravel is the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and member of the Security Studies Program at MIT. His new book, Active Defense, illuminates China's past and present military goals and how the nation sought to achieve them. Featured here is an excerpt from the book. |
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News@E40May 13, 2019MISTI team receives SHASS Infinite Mile AwardMala Ghosh, Maria Segala and Madeline Smith have been selected to receive the SHASS Infinite Mile Award for Inclusion. |
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précisMay 9, 2019ActivitiesSSP congressional meeting; 2019 summer study grants; Faculty launch collaborations around the world; MISTI team receives SHASS award; Starr Forums; Focus on Russia; and more. |
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News@E40May 9, 2019CIS awards 18 summer study grantsEighteen doctoral students in international affairs at MIT were awarded summer study grants. Each will receive up to $3,500. “The awards were made to an outstanding cohort of MIT students from across the Institute. We're so pleased that the appeal of these grants has broadened and students are responding,” said John Tirman, CIS executive director and principal research scientist. |
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In the NewsMay 9, 2019North Korea launches two short-range missiles, at same time as US ICBM testSimon DenyerThe Washington PostVipin Narang, a professor of international security studies at MIT, said the risks mount with each test by the North. “Kim risks overshooting and provoking a furious Trump backlash if the latter feels betrayed,” he wrote in an email. “And if this is an attempt to pressure the U.S. to moderate its negotiating position, it may backfire: The U.S. may only harden it to avoid looking like it’s caving to North Korean tests and pressure. So, if this push-the-line strategy continues or intensifies, hold on to your hats.” |
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In the NewsMay 8, 2019The (evolving) art of warPeter DizikesMIT NewsIn his new book, “Active Defense: China's Military Strategy Since 1949,” political scientist Taylor Fravel uncovers the modern history of Chinese military strategy. |
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In the NewsMay 8, 2019Iran will stop complying with some parts of US nuclear dealRobin YoungWBUR Here & NowIran's president, Hassan Rouhani, said Wednesday that Tehran will stop complying with some commitments it made in the Iranian nuclear deal. Host Robin Young speaks with Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh, with MIT's Security Studies Program. |
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In the NewsMay 6, 2019US risks emboldening Kim with muted response to missile testJon Herskovitz and Jihye Lee Bloomberg“Even if we internally concur with Kim that the testing moratorium only applies to ICBMs, we shouldn’t publicly say it, because it essentially says we will tolerate him testing anything short of that,” said Vipin Narang. “Tests of even those systems going forward can generate a real crisis and pose a significant threat to our allies, and our forces in the region.” |