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Analysis + OpinionJune 9, 2020Tension high, altitude higher: Logistical and physiological constraints on the Indo-Chinese borderAidan MilliffWar on the RocksAre India and China on the path to war in the Himalayas? Or will recent tensions over their disputed border fade into history like dozens of other standoffs that were resolved diplomatically? Aidan Milliff explores the issues in a recent War on the Rocks essay. |
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In the NewsJune 5, 2020Fingers, boots, and lines: Understanding the 2020 India-China border tensionsAnkit PandaThe DiplomatThe Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda speaks to M Taylor Fravel, the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and Director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, about the ongoing India-China tensions along the Line of Actual Control. |
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In the NewsJune 5, 2020Pan-India News 18 poll on India-China standoff: Here’s what it means according to expertsParikshit LuthraCNBC-TV18CNBC-TV18’s Parikshit Luthra is joined by M Taylor Fravel, director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kanwal Sibal, former secretary, and Jayant Dasgupta, former Indian ambassador to WTO, to discuss about India-China relations and border skirmishes. |
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In the NewsJune 4, 2020Mattis calls out clearing protesters outside White House 'abuse of executive authority'Jeremy HobsonWBUR Here & NowFormer Secretary of Defense James Mattis has called the decision to clear peaceful protesters from outside the White House this week an "abuse of executive authority." Host Jeremy Hobson speaks with security analyst Jim Walsh about the incident. |
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Analysis + OpinionJune 2, 2020Integrating emerging technology in multinational military operations: The case of artificial intelligenceErik Lin-GreenbergTexas National Security ReviewLast fall, Perry World House hosted a two-day colloquium titled "How Emerging Technologies Are Rewiring the Global Order." The essays in this roundtable emerged from a panel on how emerging technologies like AI are changing international politics. Featured here is one of the essays by Erik Lin-Greenberg, who joins MIT this fall as an assistant professor of political science at MIT. |
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In the NewsJune 2, 2020Philippines backs off threat to terminate military pact with USJason GutierrezThe New York TimesM Taylor Fravel quoted: “In light of China’s continued assertion of its historic rights in Vietnamese and Malaysian waters over the last year, Manila may have concluded that its previous rapprochement with Beijing would not protect Philippine interests,” said M Taylor Fravel, a political-science professor who is director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
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Analysis + OpinionJune 2, 2020Why are China and India skirmishing at their border? Here’s 4 things to know.M Taylor FravelThe Washington PostHere’s what we know— and don’t know—about China’s recent actions in this long-standing territorial dispute. |
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In the NewsMay 29, 2020Experts explain: What triggered China’s recent LAC moves?Sushant SinghThe Indian ExpressM Taylor Fravel quoted: “China’s actions are hard to decipher, especially in the absence of any authoritative statements from Beijing. The simplest explanation perhaps is that China is responding to India’s efforts to bolster border-area infrastructure in Ladakh after the completion of the DSDBO road. After India’s move into Doklam in 2017, China is perhaps especially sensitive to Indian activity along the disputed border. Around Galwan, in particular, China may be seeking to pre-empt an Indian effort to improve its links to the LAC”, he added. |
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In the NewsMay 28, 2020Chinese aggression in Ladakh also a message for domestic and external audience: ExpertsSnehesh Alex PhilipThe PrintM Taylor Fravel quoted: “While I don’t think this alone would lead China to create an incident with India, I do think it helps to explain the scope, scale, and posture of China’s response,” he said. “In many issues this spring, China has sought to signal its resolve, especially when sovereignty is involved — Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the South China Sea.” |
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In the NewsMay 28, 2020Robert Art retires as director of the Seminar XXI ProgramMichelle EnglishMIT NewsRobert Art is stepping down as director of the Seminar XXI Program, a post-graduate education program in the national security arena that has inspired graduates to apply the compelling insights of social science to the most pressing challenges of our times. |