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CommentaryUS-backed Ukraine peace plan: What's at stake? Mariana Budjeryn, senior researcher at the Center for Nuclear Security Policy (CNSP), analyzes 28-point draft plan created by the US regarding the Russo-Ukrainian War, after criticisms of the plan including several long-standing Russian demands, crossing Kyiv’s established red lines, and overlooking key European security concerns. November 24, 2025
NewsLeading MIT-France into a new era of collaboration Professor Benoit Forget, head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, on deepening MIT’s partnerships with France through research and innovation. November 21, 2025
CommentaryTrump admin gives mass migration warning to US allies: ‘Existential threat’ Kelly Greenhill, faculty director of MIT Seminar XXI, provides commentary on the US State Department’s latest migration policies. November 21, 2025
CommentarySaudi Arabia to invest trillion dollars in US, up from 600 billion Barry Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science and former director of the Center’s Security Studies Program, discusses the implications of the US plan to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia and the country’s growing investments in the United States. November 18, 2025
NewsUS–Japan Foundation establishes Richard J Samuels Dissertation Award The prize recognizes excellence in social science research on Japan and reflects Samuels’s lifelong contributions to the study of Japan. November 17, 2025
