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In the NewsJuly 26, 2024When learning at MIT means studying thousands of miles awayZach WinnMIT NewsSome lessons can’t be taught in the classroom. That’s the reasoning behind the MISTI Global Classrooms program. Led by MIT faculty members, some Global Classrooms focus on grand challenges such as climate, sustainability, and health, while others deal with language, culture, and society. But all Global Classrooms benefit from their location: MIT students gain a unique perspective on the topics they study by engaging with the local community. |
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Analysis + OpinionJuly 22, 2024The Greenhill approach and the taxology of instrumentalized migration in the Belarusian migration crisisRóbert GöncziWarsaw InstituteThe deliberate use of migration as a geopolitical instrument has attracted a lot of attention lately, especially when described by Kelly Greenhill's taxonomy of engineered migration. |
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Analysis + OpinionJuly 11, 2024Japan’s intelligence capabilities with Richard J SamuelsRobert WardInternational Institute for Strategic StudiesRichard Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science, joins leading experts to discuss the history, current, and potential threats of Japan’s intelligence capabilities. |
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Analysis + OpinionJuly 9, 2024Thousands of Afghans fought with the US against the Taliban. Why have they been forgotten?Anjana SankarThe Boston GlobeAmong the many migrants showing up at the US-Mexico border are Afghans who still hope America will come through on its promises to them, writes Anjana Sankar, the Center's IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow, for the Boston Globe. |
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Analysis + OpinionJuly 8, 2024How would Trump and Biden handle US nuclear policy upon reelection?Caitlin TalmadgeBrookingsFew issues are as potentially consequential as U.S. nuclear policy. What are Donald Trump and Joe Biden likely to do with respect to deterrence and arms control if reelected? Their previous terms in office suggest important differences—not only on specific nuclear policy issues but also in their overall approach to managing nuclear risk. |
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News@E40July 3, 2024précis: Spring/Summer 2024Center for International StudiesThe Spring/Summer 2024 edition of précis features an interview with Noah Nathan, the inaugural Global MIT At-Risk Fellows (GMAF) program, a tribute to Owen Coté, and more. |
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précisJuly 1, 2024End NotesEnd Notes features an editor's pick of professional achievements of our scholars, students, and staff. |
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précisJune 26, 2024Deciphering the brain and language through AIBy summer’s end, Kinan Martin '24, will have completed five MISTI programs. His global experiences include teaching and empowering students in Kazakhstan and Jordan through MISTI Global Teaching Labs programs. He applied natural language processing and his AI know-how during his MISTI internships in Chile and Taiwan. A computer and cognitive sciences graduate, he is a MISTI-Japan intern at Reazon Holdings (Japan) this summer. Learn about his work and his internship in Chile in this video essay. |
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précisJune 26, 2024Owen Coté, longtime associate director of the Security Studies Program, dies at 63Owen Coté PhD ’96, a principal research scientist with the Security Studies Program (SSP), passed away on June 8 after battling cancer. He joined SSP in 1997 as associate director, a role he held for the rest of his life. He guided the program through the course of three directors — each profiting from his wise counsel, leadership skills, and sense of responsibility. |
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précisJune 26, 2024ActivitiesCIS offers resources on the Israel-Hamas war; Join the Center’s M3 (Mens, Manus, Mundus) initiative; SSP launches summer wargaming program; New pledge expands MISTI-Netherlands; 650+ MISTI students across the globe; Seminar XXI spotlight; Starr Forums on China, Ukraine, and Haiti; SSP Wednesday seminars |