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In the NewsDecember 4, 20243 Questions: Community policing in the Global SouthMIT NewsA new experiment co-led by MIT professor and CIS research affiliate Fotini Christia found that community policing had no impact in several countries across the Global South, from Africa to South America and Asia. |
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In the NewsDecember 4, 2024Trump’s warning to BRICS on US dollar adds to SE Asia’s worriesBenar NewsThe Center's director of research and principal research scientist Mihaela Papa was quoted: “Developing a joint currency … on a large scale is a lengthy process, making it unlikely the dollar will face a significant challenge soon." |
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In the NewsDecember 3, 2024The magnetic pull of BRICSMihaela PapaAfrica Policy Research InstituteCIS director of research and principal research scientist Mihaela Papa explores how the group’s evolving strategies have increased global demand for membership.
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In the NewsDecember 2, 2024Q&A: Transforming research through global collaborationsMIT NewsJosephine Carstensen and David McGee discuss the value and impact that MIT Global Seed Funds, which create synergistic partnerships between faculty and peers abroad, added to their research.
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In the NewsNovember 19, 2024Making a mark in the nation’s capitalMIT NewsMIT Vice Provost Philip Khoury, a faculty affiliate of CIS and leader of the Center’s Bustani Middle East seminars, assisted the launch of MIT's DC summer internship program 30 years ago. Khoury, along with other founders and alumni of the program, reflect on the three decades of impact.
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In the NewsNovember 18, 2024The stakes of the Russia-North Korea allianceCarol R. SaivetzCarol R. Saivetz, a senior fellow of MIT's Security Studies Program, discusses the implications of an alliance between Russia and North Korea in her recent article.
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In the NewsNovember 18, 2024Elections in the US and Europe and the Transatlantic security relationshipBoston UniversityWhat do the 2024 electoral shake-ups mean for the transatlantic security relationship? SSP Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow Lauren Sukin and SSP Russian Foreign & National Security Policy Fellow Polina Beliakova were among the panel exploring the question. |
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In the NewsNovember 16, 2024MISTI GTL students named 2025 Rhodes ScholarsMIT NewsYiming Chen, Wilhem Hector, and Anushka Nair are among the four selected as the 2025 Rhodes Scholars at MIT. All three are involved with MISTI Global Teaching Labs with placements in Italy, Spain, and Scotland. |
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In the NewsNovember 14, 2024Samurai in Japan, then engineers at MITMIT NewsA new exhibit, "From Samurai into Engineers," explores MIT's first Japanese students and their history. The exhibit was developed in collaboration with Christine Pilcavage, managing director of the MIT-Japan program.
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In the NewsNovember 12, 2024BRICS in transition: From the Kazan Summit to Brazil’s 2025 presidencyMihaela PapaEnsured EuropeMihaela Papa, director of research and a principal research scientist at CIS, discusses how BRICS could evolve as Brazil takes on the BRICS presidency in 2025. |