Questions remain after presumed death of Wagner chief
Carol Saivetz, senior advisor in the Security Studies Program, discusses the aftermath of the Wagner Group plane crash in Russia with political commentator Sue O’Connell.
Podcast: Prigozhin plane down
Author:
Dan Rea
Professor of Soviet and Post-Soviet History Elizabeth Wood joins Dan Rea's podcast to explain Russia's Wagner Group plane crash and the history of the mercenary group's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Should the west keep arming Ukraine or push for peace?
Author:
Emma Ashford
Quoted: “Military history suggests the challenges here are also more daunting than have been commonly understood—at least among the public in the West.” Ford International Professor of Political Science Barry Posen suggests that the difficulty of Ukraine’s fight to take back territory is not fully understood by the West in his article in Foreign Policy on Ukraine’s “breakthrough problem.”
China's military shake-up: Power play or strategy shift?
Author:
Yuchen Li in Taipei
Quoted: Director of the Security Studies Program M Taylor Fravel told Germany broadcaster Deutsche Welle that China’s recent military leadership replacements show that "leadership positions in the party remain precarious, even after more than 10 years of Xi [Jinping's] rule and consolidation of power."
Apekshya Prasai: Up in arms
Author:
Leda Zimmerman
Apekshya Prasai, a PhD candidate in MIT’s Department of Political Science, studies how rebel groups subvert entrenched patriarchal structures, ideas and norms and the role women play in this process.
KBS Documentary: 'Pachinko' and Min Jin Lee
Former CIS director Richard J Samuels was interviewed in a recent Korean documentary on the author Min Jin Lee.
Using social media to raise awareness of women’s resources
Author:
Peter Dizikes
Director of the MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center and CIS affiliate Fotini Christia successfully led an experiment that shows effective ways to spread resources for women facing domestic violence in Egypt.
Why the US needs to move on from Israel, according to this ex-White House official
Author:
Ben Samuels
Our 2021-23 CIS Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon argues that "American support for Israel no longer serves strategic US interests."
China replaces nuclear force leadership in surprise shake-up
Author:
Dan De Luce
Quoted: Director of the Security Studies Program M Taylor Fravel says Xi Jinping's replacement of two generals overseeing China's nuclear and missile arsenal is "unprecedented in the history of China’s missile forces."
China unveils new head of Rocket Force amid reported probes
Author:
Bloomberg News
Quoted: “Wang’s appointment as commander indicates a desire to clean house within the PLARF leadership,” said M Taylor Fravel, director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.