News + Media
 |
In the NewsApril 19, 2023America’s imposition on incompatible Middle East realitiesJohn SawersFinancial TimesJohn Sawers reviews CIS Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon's newly published book Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East, writing that it is "a brilliantly written critique of 45 years of US foreign policy in the Mideast". |
 |
In the NewsApril 18, 2023The myth of multipolarityStephen G Brooks and William C WohlforthForeign AffairsQuoted: "Consider the capabilities that give the United States what the political scientist Barry Posen has called 'command of the commons'—that is, control over the air, the open sea, and space. Command of the commons is what makes the United States a true global military power." |
 |
In the NewsApril 18, 2023The forty-year war: How America lost the Middle EastLisa AndersonForeign AffairsSteven Simon's new book Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East offers "a comprehensive, even magisterial review of US policy in the Middle East over the past half century." |
 |
In the NewsApril 13, 2023Arrest in leaked classified documents investigation shocks neighbors in DightonMichael Yoshida, Caroline Goggin, and Keke Vencill7 News WHDH BostonQuoted: Speaking with 7NEWS, security expert Barry Posen said the leak was “a really colossal screw up on somebody’s part.” |
 |
In the NewsApril 12, 2023New book explores last 4 decades of US involvement, failures in Middle EastABC NewsABC News' Linsey Davis spoke with Robert E Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon about his new book "Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East." |
 |
Analysis + OpinionApril 10, 2023The cost of 'normalcy': Updating Japan's national securityRichard J SamuelsYale MacMillan Center Council on East Asian StudiesRichard J Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for International Studies, gives the 23rd Annual John W Hall Lecture in Japanese Studies. |
 |
In the NewsApril 6, 2023Paying the defense bill: Financing American and Chinese geostrategic competitionRosella Cappella Zielinski and Samuel GerstleTexas National Security ReviewQuoted: As Barry Posen writes, “Restraint would contribute to the U.S. economy by saving significant amounts of money, which could be reallocated to restoring the fiscal health of the country, whether that is a short-term or long-term problem.” |
 |
In the NewsApril 5, 2023José Maria Neves, president of Cape Verde, tours MITPeter DizikesMIT NewsThe visit featured a public seminar on African governance, as well as meetings with faculty, students, and staff. |
 |
In the NewsMarch 30, 2023India-China border tensions and US strategy in the Indo-PacificCenter for a New American Security (CNAS)M Taylor Fravel, Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and Director of the MIT Security Studies Program, participated in an expert panel discussion on India-China border tensions and US strategy in the Indo-Pacific. |
 |
In the NewsMarch 29, 2023Boosting passenger experience and increasing connectivity at the Hong Kong International AirportDanna LorchMIT NewsRecently, a cohort of 36 students from MIT and universities across Hong Kong came together for the MIT Entrepreneurship and Maker Skills Integrator (MEMSI), an intense two-week startup boot camp hosted at the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node. MEMSI is a collaboration among the MIT Innovation Initiative, the Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives, and Project Manus. |
Expert Guide
Video Gallery
Contact
Events
