The Notre Dame International Security Center's Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations to Barry Posen for receiving the Notre Dame International Security Center’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Posen was recognized for his innovative approaches to the study and practice of grand strategy.
Inaugural John M Deutch Institute Professor Suzanne Berger reflects on her research, MIT
Author:
Edwin Song
The Tech sat down with political science professor Suzanne Berger to discuss her new title as the inaugural John M Deutch Institute Professor, and her work leading up to it.
University of Regensburg and MIT-Germany expand partnership
Author:
MISTI
A new agreement includes student programming, workshops, seed funds, and another five years of growing collaboration. “The creation of a dedicated seed fund is an exciting new piece of our partnership,” says Justin Leahey, MIT-Germany program manager. “It will be a great complement to our workshops and will further strengthen MIT’s ties with the University of Regensburg.”
Fravel testifies before US-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Taylor Fravel (@fravel) testified before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, discussing what China means by the term “world-class military.” Testimony and video available here.
Untangling the social dynamics of water
Author:
Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab
Andrea Beck, a PhD candidate in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and a J-WAFS Fellow for Water Solutions, is studying the dynamics of water operator partnerships. Her work is supported in part by MISTI-Netherlands, MISTI-Africa, and through a Summer Study Grant at CIS. “They’ve been great resources,” she says.
Policy Lab's Noelle Selin testifys at hearing on “Undermining Mercury Protections: EPA Endangers Human Health and the Environment”
Noelle Selin, Policy Lab co-faculty director, testified at a hearing entitled, “Undermining Mercury Protections: EPA Endangers Human Health and the Environment.” The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held the hearing on May 21 to examine the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent proposal that says limiting mercury and other air toxics from coal and oil-fired power plants is not “appropriate and necessary” under the Clean Air Act.
MIT Policy Lab launches MITx course on policy outreach
Author:
Center for International Studies
The new online course aims to help researchers engage with public policymakers.
CIS congratulates the graduates
The Center congratulates the Class of 2019 from its Security Studies Program. Fiona Cunningham, Reid Pauly, and Ketian Zhang have graduated or are graduating in this commencement cycle. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors.
CIS 2019 spring newsletter
précis, the MIT Center for International Studies newsletter, covers the wide range of Center activities and tracks the accomplishments of our faculty, researchers and affiliates. The spring 2019 issue is now available.
SSP Congressional Meeting
On April 17-19, the Security Studies Program hosted its fifth biennial Senior Congressional and Executive Branch Staff Seminar, titled “Regions and Rivals: American Strategy In A Time Of Uncertainty.”