Lauren Higgins - MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences MIT senior Lauren Higgins is a double major in Political Science (Course 17) and Urban Planning (Course 11).

Check out this MIT SHASS Senior Profile of Political Science and Urban Planning dual major Lauren Higgins!

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SSP Director @fravel.bsky.social speaks with @npr.org about the recent Chinese military purges.
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YouTube video by Brookings Institution What did the US achieve in the Venezuela operation?

“I would argue that there has been absolutely no regime change here. No institutions have been changed. It’s a leadership decapitation explicitly designed it seems to avoid regime change,” says @proftalmadge.bsky.social of US operations in Venezuela. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVGe...

Eighteen MIT faculty have been honored as "Committed to Caring" for 2025-2027. Political Science Professor @dhidalgo.bsky.social is among them.

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How drones are altering contemporary warfare: a new book by Prof. Erik Lin-Greenberg examines the evolving dynamics of military and state action centered around drones.

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Prof. Mai Hassan was interviewed about recent violence in Darfur on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS. Her interview begins at minute 33. @ssp-mit.bsky.social @mit-cis.bsky.social

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Congratulatons to Prof. Richard J. Samuels! The United States Japan Foundation has named its dissertation award after you.

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BJPolS abstract discussing the impact of publishing election results at a more granular level to reduce election fraud and improve the integrity of electoral monitoring.

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Do More Disaggregated Electoral Results Deter Aggregation Fraud? - https://cup.org/3LBfv1G

"...we found no evidence that greater transparency leads to substitution into other forms of electoral manipulation..."

- Miguel R. Rueda, @guygrossman.bsky.social & Shuning Ge

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Students experiment with bioplastics.

Students in our first year advising seminar take a break from discussing politics, policy, and political science at a field trip making bioplastics the MIT Museum.

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On climate, America is more than Washington In spite of drastic federal rollbacks, numerous public and private actors remain committed to environmental causes

"America’s federal retreat on the environment is very real. But the country is also unique in its private and organized capacity... Much of America is still trying to play its part in mitigating climate change." writes Evan Lieberman (@evlieb.bsky.social), director of CIS.
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We're pleased to highlight PhD candidate Anum Mustafa who is on the job market.

Learn more about Anum at www.linkedin.com/in/anum-must...

We're pleased to highlight PhD candidate Wright Smith who is on the job market.

Learn more about Wright Smith at wrightlsmith.com

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Opinion | Sudan Is What Happens When You Recognize a Junta

Sudan is What Happens When you Recognize a Junta

A guest essay co-authored by Professor Mai Hassan appeared in yesterday's New York Times.

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Why countries trade with each other while fighting:

Mariya Grinberg’s new book, “Trade in War," examines the curious phenomenon of economic trade during military conflict.

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We are pleased to highlight PhD candidate Suzanne Freeman who is on the job market. Learn more about Suzanne in this MIT News profile and at this website.

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We're pleased to highlight PhD candidate Benjamin Norwood Harris who is on the job market.

Learn more about Benjamin Norwood Harris at www.benjaminnorwoodharris.com !

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We're pleased to highlight PhD candidate Ye Zhang who is on the job market.

Learn more about Ye Zhang at iriszhangye.com!

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Opinion | America Firsters Need to Take Tennis Lessons

“…American foreign policy could better serve our country & the world w/ an approach that harnesses the power of national pride while valuing a global playing field,” writes
@evlieb.bsky.social in today’s NYT. @mit.edu @mit-cis.bsky.social @evlieb.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/o...

“I wanted to understand why countries like the U.S., which famously offer minimal state support, suddenly mobilize an enormous emergency response to a crisis — only to let it vanish after the crisis passes,” says PhD candidate Angie Jo. @angiehjo.bsky.social
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Check out the third cohort of Pathways@GDL Summer interns!

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What Americans actually think about taxes MIT political scientist Andrea Campbell’s new book, “Taxation and Resentment,” digs into public views about different forms of taxation in the U.S.

Professor Andrea Campbell’s new book shows that what we say we want on taxes doesn’t always match what we prefer in practice

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Congratulations to the four MIT Political Science faculty members who were included on MIT's summer reading list: Professors Andrea Campbell, @vcharnysh.bsky.social, Fotini Christia and @kathleenthelen.bsky.social!

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Congratulations to Siddhu Pachipala for his first place finish in the Buckley Institute's 2025 National Undergraduate Essay contest examining social distrust.

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Congratulations to PhD student @ayeletc.bsky.social, who has been selected by the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy to receive a research grant in the social sciences for her research on "Varieties of Financial Citizenship: Welfare States and Savings Regimes."

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The scholar-warrior: How Erik Lin-Greenberg bridges academia and Air Force intelligence MIT political scientist and Air Force reservist Erik Lin-Greenberg assumed command of the 820th Intelligence Squadron. His research into drone warfare and leadership in the armed forces informs his wo...

"My research examines how new technologies impact the use of force and decision-making during interstate conflicts," scholar-warrior Erik Lin-Greenberg says.

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MIT announces the Initiative for New Manufacturing MIT launched its Initiative for New Manufacturing, an Institute-wide effort to help infuse U.S. industrial production with leading-edge technologies, while creating good jobs. The initiative will enco...

Institute Prof. Suzanne Berger co-chairs the Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM), an Institute-wide effort to reinfuse U.S. industrial production with leading-edge technologies, bolster crucial U.S. economic sectors, and ignite job creation.

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PhDs participating in commencement today include J.J. Kwon, Kunal Singh and Tomoya Sasaki, seen here with Department Head David Singer.
Congratulations to the Class of 2025!
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Check out this profile of Professor Lily L. Tsai
in the newest issue of MIT Spectrum!

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The Shadow Architects of Power

Political Science doctoral candidate Suzanne Freeman reveals how intelligence agencies shape foreign policy in authoritarian states

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Sudan Is Unraveling War is likely to once again tear the country apart.

Please read this important op-ed posted today: “Sudan Is Unraveling: Why War Is Likely to Once Again Tear the Country Apart,” co-authored by Professor Mai Hassan and Ahmed Kodouda. @mit-cis.bsky.social @ssp-mit.bsky.social www.foreignaffairs.com/sudan/sudan-...