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In the NewsMarch 16, 2018US and ROK’s diplomatic push for talks with the DPRKRoee RuttenbergCGTN AmericaThere is a flurry of diplomatic activity ahead of a planned meeting between President Trump and the leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un. CGTN’s Mike Walter spoke with international security expert Jim Walsh. |
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Analysis + OpinionMarch 15, 2018The Trump-Kim Summit and the truth about North Korean denuclearizationAnkit Panda and Vipin NarangThe DiplomatIn a stunning and unexpected move, President Donald Trump announced last week that he will meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un — setting the stage for the first-ever presidential-level US-North Korea summit. |
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News@E40March 9, 20182017 MIT graduate awarded Luce fellowshipCongratulations to MIT graduate Dominiquo “Niquo” Santistevan for receiving a Henry Luce fellowship. He was among 162 outstanding candidates nominated by 73 colleges and universities across the US. Only 18 scholars were awarded the fellowship, which is offered by the Henry Luce Foundation. |
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News@E40March 9, 2018IPL completed 3rd annual call for proposalsThe IPL received a record-breaking 42 proposals from 31 principal investigators representing all five schools at MIT. The committee chose 10 projects for full support. In an effort to assist as many PIs as possible with policy outreach, the majority of the remaining projects received partial support, with only six projects deemed too early to begin engagement with policy makers. |
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Analysis + OpinionMarch 1, 2018With friends like these: Japan-ROK cooperation and US policyEric Heginbotham and Richard SamuelsThe ASAN ForumAlthough they share a common ally, history and politics keep Japan and South Korea at arm’s length and severely limit their defense cooperation. |
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In the NewsFebruary 28, 2018Sessions pushes back on Trump after insultCNN"The fact that the President is upset that Sessions is playing by the book is yet another indication that the President is profoundly ignorant and indifferent to the purposes of the institutions of our government," says Joel Brenner, former NSA inspector general and a senior research fellow at CIS. |
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In the NewsFebruary 27, 2018Is democracy dying?Peter DizikesMIT NewsIs democracy dying, in the US and around the world? Why or why not? And if so, what can anyone do about it? These questions were at the heart of the Center’s Starr Forum on Monday evening. The panelists discussed democratic systems of rule and suggested some measures to protect them. |
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In the NewsFebruary 25, 2018Some colleges are cracking down on student-teacher romancesDeirdre FernandesBoston GlobeDavid Singer cited for work on MIT's new sexual harassment policy, “We wanted to make sure the policy was fair,” Singer said. But ultimately, school officials “were concerned about relationships of asymmetry of power.” |
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Analysis + OpinionFebruary 20, 2018South Africa's healthy Democracy: Why Zuma's resignation is a good signDaniel de Kadt, Evan Lieberman, and Philip MartinForeign AffairsDemocracy in South Africa is in tatters. Or at least that’s the widespread view following President Jacob Zuma’s forced resignation on February 14, which ended his almost-nine-year tenure in office. |
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News@E40February 14, 2018CIS sponsors politics of development seriesBen Ross Schneider, Ford International Professor of Political Science and director of the MIT Brazil Program, is a co-editor of a new CIS-sponsored series on the politics of development called Cambridge Elements. The first of several forthcoming books is available for free (for a limited time) through Cambridge University Press. |