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Punishment for the people

October 12, 2021 MIT News

By some lights, it seems curious how authoritarian leaders can sustain their public support while limiting liberties for citizens. Yes, it can be hard to overthrow an entrenched leader; that does not mean people have to like their ruling autocrats. And yet, many do.

Prof. Andrea Campbell receives APSA's 2021 Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award

September 22, 2021 MIT Politicial Science Department

Citizens emerge from the slums

September 21, 2021 MIT Department of Political Science

Research reveals that urban poor of the developing world are politically engaged and capable of lifting themselves up.

What’s the next chapter in Afghanistan?

September 16, 2021 MIT News

A panel of foreign-policy experts surveys the uncertainties facing the country as it returns to Taliban rule.

Data flow’s decisive role on the global stage

September 13, 2021 MIT Department of Political Science

New research by a political science doctoral candidate illuminates the broad economic and political impacts of internet restrictions

Op-Ed

The Taliban has seized more cities, despite U.S. efforts to build a strong Afghan military. What happened?

By Rachel Tecott

August 9, 2021 The Washington Post

The transatlantic relationship: Radical reform is in the U.S. national interest

By Barry Posen

August 6, 2021 The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies

Quoted

“More generally, Kim wants to show us that his deterrent is not only ‘complete,’ but that he continues to work on improving survivability and penetrability against both [South Korea] and the U.S., like ‘normal’ nuclear powers do.”

—Vipin Narang

October 11, 2021 The Washington Post

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