News + Media

	Analysis + Opinion November 18, 2018 Time for General Mattis to move on Harvey M. SapolskyThe National Interest There is word that President Trump is thinking about pushing General Mattis out as his secretary of defense, the president is tired apparently of Mattis’s slow rolling or blocking his defense initiatives.
	Analysis + Opinion November 15, 2018 As Europe revisits wartorn times, Trump lays a minefield Una HajdariBoston Globe World War I is considered to be the first European war to see major US involvement. That’s why it’s ironic that at last weekend’s ceremony marking the end of that war, Donald Trump made it clear that his administration has no interest in maintaining a constructive relationship with European countries.
	In the News November 13, 2018 Satellite images reveal hidden North Korean missile bases Zachary CohenCNN Vipin Narang told CNN that Kim's actions do not amount to "deception since he said on New Year's Day that North Korea would mass-produce and deploy its missiles that it already tested. There has been no agreement or discussion remotely that detailed --- even on nuclear systems, and many of these are short range conventional missiles which North Korea has never said were on the table."
	In the News November 13, 2018 Insulting veterans and allies WGBH News President Trump is getting a lot of criticism for scrapping a planned visit to Arlington National Cemetery in honor of Veterans Day. It's the second time in three days that he has canceled plans to honor US soldiers.
	Analysis + Opinion November 9, 2018 Would US leaders push the button? Wargames and the sources of nuclear restraint Reid PaulyMIT Press Why since 1945 have nuclear weapons not been used? Political scientists have cited five basic reasons: deterrence, practicality, precedent, reputation, and ethics, writes Reid Pauly in International Security.
	Analysis + Opinion November 1, 2018 Stephen Van Evera revisits World War I, one century after its bitter end Interview with Michelle English One hundred years ago on November 11, 1918, the Allied Powers and Germany signed an armistice bringing to an end World War I. Stephen Van Evera, Ford International Professor of Political Science and an expert on the causes of war, revisits the Great War and discusses key insights for today one century after its bitter end.
	In the News November 1, 2018 Novelist Min Jin Lee makes the case for understanding through fiction Peter DizikesMIT News Renowned author Min Jin Lee made a vigorous case for literature as an essential means for understanding complex cultures around the globe, during a Starr Forum event.
	Analysis + Opinion October 31, 2018 Election insights: on reducing gun violence John Tirman "A social movement to challenge America's reslient gun culture has rocked politics for the first time in a generation, and might shake up congressional complacency in the midterm elections."
	Analysis + Opinion October 25, 2018 President Reif, cut MIT’s ties to Saudi Arabia now! Lukas Wolters and Nicolas DumasThe Tech The Saudi regime targets and kills civilians in Yemen, oppresses and executes women and LGBTQ people, and assassinates journalists. MIT must not collaborate with them.
	Analysis + Opinion October 23, 2018 The price paid by journalists who break the cycle of repression Una HajdariBoston Globe There is a special circle of hell reserved for journalists who “shame” their countries in the foreign press, writes Una Hajdari in an opinion piece in the Boston Globe.