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3 GDL Interns, one raising her hand

News@E40

August 15, 2023

GDL Summer internship program gives promising political science students a chance to shine

MIT Political ScienceMIT News

Four current undergraduates from US universities and two current master’s students at African universities mixed research assistant work and their own independent research projects, professionalizing their presentation of research and exchanging information with each other and Department of Political Science faculty.

China rocket forces

In the News

August 9, 2023

China's military shake-up: Power play or strategy shift?

Yuchen Li in TaipeiDeutsche Welle

Quoted: Director of the Security Studies Program M Taylor Fravel told Germany broadcaster Deutsche Welle that China’s recent military leadership replacements show that "leadership positions in the party remain precarious, even after more than 10 years of Xi [Jinping's] rule and consolidation of power."

women walking through Egypt

In the News

August 7, 2023

Using social media to raise awareness of women’s resources

Peter DizikesMIT News

Director of the MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center and CIS affiliate Fotini Christia successfully led an experiment that shows effective ways to spread resources for women facing domestic violence in Egypt.

Russian sergeant on front line for Ukraine

Analysis + Opinion

August 3, 2023

Ukraine has a breakthrough problem

Barry R PosenForeign Policy

Military history suggests Ukraine’s current campaign is far more daunting than the public understands.

The U.S. flag flying near the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem

In the News

August 3, 2023

Why the US needs to move on from Israel, according to this ex-White House official

Ben SamuelsHaaretz

Our 2021-23 CIS Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon argues that "American support for Israel no longer serves strategic US interests."

Chinese President Xi Jinping flanked by military officials.

In the News

August 2, 2023

China replaces nuclear force leadership in surprise shake-up

Dan De LuceNBC News

Quoted: Director of the Security Studies Program M Taylor Fravel says Xi Jinping's replacement of two generals overseeing China's nuclear and missile arsenal is "unprecedented in the history of China’s missile forces."

 Mr. HAYASHI Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and H.E. Abdulla Shahid, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives

Analysis + Opinion

August 2, 2023

With visits to Sri Lanka, Maldives, Japan seeks to shore up Indian Ocean presence

Mina PollmannThe Diplomat

Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa visited the Indian Ocean island states in his latest foreign tour.

Chinese rockets

In the News

July 31, 2023

China unveils new head of Rocket Force amid reported probes

Bloomberg NewsBloomberg

Quoted: “Wang’s appointment as commander indicates a desire to clean house within the PLARF leadership,” said M Taylor Fravel, director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  

 Pictured is a postcard of Lausanne from 1923.

In the News

July 24, 2023

The “forgotten peace” of World War I

Peter DizikesMIT News

The Treaty of Lausanne is an often-overlooked event of great historical significance for Armenians, contends MIT historian Lerna Ekmekcioglu.

In the News

July 24, 2023

Briefly noted: 'Grand Delusion' review

The New Yorker

CIS Robert E Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon's new book "Grand Delusion" is reviewed by The New Yorker.

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