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In the NewsMay 19, 2019“Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy Since 1949” by M Taylor FravelFrancis P SempaAsian Review of BooksIn his new and informative book Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy Since 1949, Taylor Fravel, using Communist Party history sources that have only recently become available to outside scholars, reviews the evolution of China’s military strategy since the Communist Party seized power after defeating the Nationalists in the civil war, attempts to identify, explain and categorize the changes in military doctrine, and proposes a general theory of Chinese strategic change. |
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Analysis + OpinionMay 17, 2019Time to pull US nuclear weapons out of TurkeyHarvey M SapolskyDefense OneStoring nuclear weapons close to trouble is a bad idea, and giving Ankara a shared finger on the nuclear trigger is rapidly losing its charm. |
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In the NewsMay 17, 2019To contain Iran, Trump’s newest line in the sand looks a lot like Obama’sDavid E. SangerThe New York Times“They were so committed to leaving the deal, because it had been negotiated by the Obama administration, that they did it without thinking through the predictable consequences,” said Vipin Narang. “The old agreement had flaws — many of them,” Mr. Narang said. “But by ripping it up, they opened up a Pandora’s box,” because so many in Iran also had chafed at the deal because of the nuclear production it gave away. |
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News@E40May 16, 2019CIS 2019 spring newsletterprécis, the MIT Center for International Studies newsletter, covers the wide range of Center activities and tracks the accomplishments of our faculty, researchers and affiliates. The spring 2019 issue is now available. |
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News@E40May 16, 2019CIS congratulates the graduatesThe Center congratulates the Class of 2019 from its Security Studies Program. Fiona Cunningham, Reid Pauly, and Ketian Zhang have graduated or are graduating in this commencement cycle. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors. |
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Analysis + OpinionMay 16, 2019Why North Korea is testing missiles againAnkit Panda and Vipin NarangForeign AffairsAfter 522 days without a ballistic missile test, North Korea is at it again. On May 4, two months after the failed Hanoi summit, Pyongyang fired a new type of solid-fuel short range ballistic missile and tested two separate multiple rocket launch systems. |
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News@E40May 16, 2019MIT Policy Lab launches MITx course on policy outreachCenter for International StudiesMIT NewsThe new online course aims to help researchers engage with public policymakers. |
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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. |