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The second trailer for Alex Garland’s Civil War highlights just how ugly tomorrow could look if some folks’ dreams came true.

Steven Simon is Professor of Practice in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies and senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Previously, he was the Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow at MIT. He served as the NSC senior director for counterterrorism in the Clinton White House and for the Middle East and North Africa in the Obama White House and in senior positions at the Department of State. Outside of government,...

The latest MIT Starr Forum evaluated the political and regional dynamics of the Israel-Hamas conflict, and discussed the elements that could be necessary for longer-term stability — while noting that any ideas about a lasting resolution are highly speculative.

March 20 marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. MIT scholars discuss the history behind the war, lessons learned on state-building, and Iraq’s current political outlook.

More than seven months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the war remains destructive within the country and perilous for the world, with few signs that a rapid end to the conflict is possible: That was the conclusion of an MIT panel of experts on Ukraine and Russia held Friday.

MIT's Center for International Studies recently honored Robert E. Wilhelm, whose fellowship program brings real-world experience and new scholarship to CIS.

War games and crisis simulations are exercises where participants make decisions to simulate real-world behavior. In the field of international security, games are frequently used to study how actors make decisions during conflict, but they can also be used to model human behavior in countless other scenarios. 

The MIT Center for International Studies and Security Studies Program are offering new war gaming resources for modeling human behavior and decision-making in real-world scenarios.

Analysis: Distinct from other US allies, who follow the American line closely, Qatar’s balanced foreign policy has paid off, as Biden realises the value in having an ally able to facilitate difficult conversations between the US and its adversaries.

Credits: Credit: Samuels photo courtesy of Pablo Castagnola Fotograf & Einstein Stiftung, Berlin Previous image Next image President Joe Biden’s administration represents a fresh start for the U.S. in foreign affairs. But as experts observed at an online MIT panel on Wednesday, the U.S. cannot just reset foreign policy to the last time Biden worked in the White House, as vice-president in the Obama administration. Too many things have changed, too dramaticall...