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In the NewsMay 13, 2016Obama's visit To Hiroshima is 'about memory, more than it's about apology'Meghna ChakrabartiHere & NowHere & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti talks to Richard Samuels, director of the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and founding director of the MIT Japan Program, about the significance of Obama's visit, and Japan's evolving attitudes toward militarization. |
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Analysis + OpinionMay 8, 2016Putin's pullout: a failing public relations campaignCarol R. SaivetzLawfareRussia won in Syria—or so Putin would like us to believe. The Russian intervention seemed to tip the balance of forces in Assad's favor, and Russia announced a pullout with its mission accomplished. Carol Saivetz of MIT, a regular Lawfare contributor, makes the case for skepticism. |
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Analysis + OpinionMay 3, 2016Poor substituteBy Eric Heginbotham and Richard J. Samuels Foreign AffairsThe announcement last week that Australia will replace its aging submarine fleet with Shortfin Barracuda submarines from France is an enormous missed opportunity, not only for Australia, but also for its most important allies, Japan and the United States. |
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précisMay 1, 2016précis Interview: Paul HeerPaul Heer, this year's CIS Robert E. Wilhelm fellow, is relishing his time away from the beltway. A veteran analyst of China, Heer spent much of the last three decades rising through the ranks of the U.S. intelligence community, most recently serving as the National Intelligence Officer for East Asia at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. |
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précisMay 1, 2016End NotesEnd Notes features the professional achievements of our scholars, students, and staff. This includes recent awards, speaking engagements, and publications. |
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précisMay 1, 2016BriefingsMIT political scientist Taylor Fravel has been named to the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program for the 2016-17 academic year; the Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar at MIT is celebrating its 30th anniversary this academic year; this January the Global Seed Funds Program (GSF) awarded $2,006,906 to MIT faculty to cover international travel, meeting, and workshop costs. |
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précisMay 1, 2016Roots of Russia's war in UkraineBy Elizabeth A. Wood, William E. Pomeranz, E. Wayne Merry, Maxim TrudolyubovThe authors in this volume take different perspectives on the crisis in Crimea and Ukraine, addressing both international causes and conditions and domestic factors. Combining expertise in diplomacy, law, history, and journalism, as well as both American and Russian viewpoints, they address a number of core questions. The featured excerpt is written by Elizabeth Wood. |
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précisMay 1, 2016Japan's dance with the dragon and the bear: Sino-Russian relations and their implications for TokyoBy Mayumi FukushimaWith a lame-duck president in office, the modus operandi for U.S. diplomacy toward Asia this year may be simply to avoid any negative outcomes and expend minimum effort. Since the crisis in Ukraine flared up, the Obama administration has been pressuring Japan not to pursue a rapprochement with Russia. |
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précisMay 1, 2016ActivitiesPosen receives lifetime achievement award; The International Policy Lab (IPL) concluded its first institute wide Call for Proposals this past January; The MIT-Imperial College London Seed Fund awarded $60,565 to three MIT faculty pursuing joint projects with peers at Imperial College London; The Center is pleased to announce the 23 recipients of its summer study grants; Griselda Gomez and Joli Divon Saraf each received a SHASS Infinite Mile Award. |
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Analysis + OpinionApril 26, 2016US Navy ships shouldn't be floating billboards for democratsHarvey M. SapolskyThe National InterestThe secretaries of the armed services have been losing power ever since the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947. The service secretaries are no longer members of the president’s cabinet and rarely perform more than ceremonial duties. |