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précisMay 3, 2017Threat perception and immigration reform in the United StatesMarika Landau-WellsImmigration reform proved to be a particularly contentious issue in the US 2016 presidential election. In some respects, the attention appears justified by the continued relevance of immigration for American politics. |
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précisApril 27, 2017précis Interview: Eric HeginbothamEric Heginbotham PhD '04, a leading political-military analyst of East Asia, is a principal research scientist at CIS. Before joining the Center, he was a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. In this interview, he discusses US-China relations, US allies in East Asia, North Korea, and what brought him back to MIT. |
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News@E40April 26, 2017Nielsen receives Carnegie fellowshipRichard Nielsen has been named a 2017 Andrew Carnegie Fellow by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The highly competitive fellowship selected just 35 scholars in the social sciences and humanities for the prestigious award. His project will focus on Islamic authority in the Internet age. |
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Analysis + OpinionApril 26, 2017Is war coming to North Korea?Jim WalshAljazeeraCould war really break out on the Korean Peninsula? Could a conventional war lead to the first use of nuclear weapons since 1945? Is this actually for real? Jim Walsh addresses the good and bad news in a recent opinion piece. |
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News@E40April 21, 2017MISTI funds over 80 MIT faculty projectsCaroline KnoxMIT NewsMISTI Global Seed Funds (GSF) awardees help to solve the world’s challenges through collaborations with their international peers. In just nine years, MISTI GSF has awarded $13,343,951 to more than 540 faculty projects in over 42 countries around the world. |
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In the NewsApril 20, 2017Guillemin on the sarin attack in SyriaMichelle NhuchMIT NewsJeanne Guillemin, a medical anthropologist and a senior fellow in the MIT Security Studies Program, discusses the April 4 attack on Syrian civilians that killed at least 80. |
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News@E40April 18, 2017MIT Day of ActionDan Pomeroy, gives talk on “Impacting Congress Beyond Phone Calls and Emails - Engaging on Policy.” It’s being held as part of the MIT Day of Action, along with several other sessions on similar themes throughout the day that may be of interest - see full schedule here. Pomeroy is the program manager for the MIT International Policy Lab. |
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News@E40April 18, 2017Building connections with the Arab worldCaroline KnoxMIT NewsThis past year 24 students and five faculty collaborated closely with their counterparts through the MIT-Arab World Program. Going forward, the program’s leaders plan to develop more opportunities for MIT students to engage with the region. |
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In the NewsApril 7, 2017Strike on Syria is defensible but problematicMichael A. CohenBoston GlobeBarry Posen comments in the Boston Globe, “…one of the great ironies of Trump’s decision to use force is that is actually in direct support of President Obama’s 2013 negotiated agreement with the Syrian government…” |
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News ReleaseApril 6, 2017CIS Starr Forum hosts events with former foreign ministersThe Center’s signature public event series, the MIT Starr Forum, is featuring talks with former foreign secretaries: April 6 with Jack Straw of the United Kingdom and April 12 with Celso Amorim of Brazil. |