News + Media

	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.
	News@E40 October 22, 2018 MIT ICC cultural resources YouTube MISTI is promoting cross-cultural communication with the MIT International Coordinating Committee, communicating MIT’s cultural diversity on campus and across the world through video.
	News Release October 18, 2018 MIT International Policy Lab (IPL) issues fourth call for proposals to faculty and researchers Dan Pomeroy \| International Policy Lab
	In the News October 17, 2018 Endorsement meetings at the Globe ahead of the 2018 midterms Una Hajdari IWMF With the mid-terms being around the corner, the Boston Globe editorial board organized meetings with people running for various offices to help decide Globe endorsements, and this year's Neuffer fellow, Una Hajdari, comments on the process.
	News@E40 October 15, 2018 Starting new conversations about identity abroad Madeline Smith \| Michelle EnglishMIT News New MISTI programs provide a platform for student dialogue on diversity in international travel, study, and work.