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The devastation of Gaza was inevitable

Barry Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science at the Security Studies Program, explains that urban warfare has always been brutal for civilians—and the war against Hamas was destined to be an extreme case.

February 14, 2024

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Death dust: The rise, decline and future of radiological weapons programs

This seminar focuses on the findings of the recently published book Death Dust: The Rise, Decline and Future of Radiological Weapons Programs, co-authored by SSP Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow Sarah Bidgood, William Potter, Samuel Meyer, and Hanna Notte. The speakers discuss the evolution of radiological weapons, the key incentives for and impediments to their development and deployment, and the future prospects for their proliferation and use.

February 09, 2024

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Reflecting on COP28—and humanity’s progress toward meeting global climate goals

At a debrief hosted at CIS, MIT delegates share observations and insights from the largest-ever UN climate conference.

February 06, 2024

Reflecting on COP28—and humanity’s progress toward meeting global climate goals

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Human rights journalist, Anjana Sankar, joins CIS as its 2024 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow

The fellowship, sponsored in part by the Center for International Studies (CIS), gives female and non-binary journalists working in the field of human rights and social justice the opportunity to pursue academic research at MIT and hone their reporting skills at The Boston Globe and The New York Times.

February 05, 2024

Human rights journalist, Anjana Sankar, joins CIS as its 2024 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow

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Neighborhoods and health: Interventions at the neighborhood level could help advance health equity

To advance health equity, policy makers also need to better understand the institutional arrangements and social policies that have created neighborhood inequality and pursue innovative approaches to changing them. Justin Steil, a member of the steering committee of the Inter-University Committee on International Migration, is a co-author of an article originally published by Health Affairs.

February 05, 2024

Neighborhoods and health: Interventions at the neighborhood level could help advance health equity