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Impeachment and Iran: Adam Berinsky on whether bombing Iran will boost Trump's favorability

January 11, 2020 Vox

Did Trump bomb Iran to distract from impeachment? This reflects a broader view that presidents routinely start foreign conflicts to distract from domestic political troubles. Is that true? And if it is true, does it work?

Apply to the MIT Washington DC Summer Internship Program

January 9, 2020

Samuels book Special Duty named to "Best of Books 2019" by Foreign Affairs

December 19, 2019 Foreign Affairs

MIT Political Science January 2020 IAP Offerings

December 16, 2019

From exploring civil military relations, science and technology public policy making, or building a movement, we have the bootcamp or class for the policy-minded learner!

Anoushka Bose: Targeting a career in security studies and diplomacy through a fusion of physics and political science

December 12, 2019 MIT Political Science

Anoushka Bose arrived at MIT in 2016 intent on pursuing problems related to climate change and energy.  But two years later, she found herself discussing arms control and international security with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov during a policy forum connecting American and Russian students.