Op-Ed | MIT Political Science

Large-scale voting fraud may be a chimera, but counting a rising number of ballots quickly will require investments in state and local election administration.

Ending racism is key to better science: a message from Nature’s guest editors

October 19, 2022 Melissa Nobles, Chad Womack, Ambroise Wonkam & Elizabeth Wathuti Nature

Ending racism is key to better science: a message from Nature’s guest editors

What Did Japan’s Kishida Do at the UN General Assembly?

September 26, 2022 Mina Pollmann The Diplomat

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio had a packed schedule on the sidelines on the U.N. General Assembly.

NPT Conference Collapse, Military Drills Further Strain Japan-Russia Relations

September 7, 2022 Mina Pollmann The Diplomat

Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has seriously damaged Russia-Japan relations, and the fallout continues to be felt.

Kishida Becomes First Japanese PM to Attend NPT Review Conference

August 5, 2022 Mina Pollmann The Diplomat

Kishida’s appearance at the review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is a sign of his personal interest in nuclear disarmament.

Ukraine’s Implausible Theories of Victory

July 8, 2022 Barry Posen Foreign Affairs

The Fantasy of Russian Defeat and the Case for Diplomacy

Japan’s NATO Outreach Bears Fruit

July 7, 2022 Mina Pollmann The Diplomat

Prime Minister Kishida’s emphasis on unity with NATO over Russia paid off with recognition of China as a challenge to NATO’s interests and security.

Japan Looks to Alaska to Shore up Energy Supplies

June 9, 2022 Mina Pollman The Diplomat

The energy-rich U.S. state has attracted increased interest from Japan as Tokyo seeks to reduce imports of Russian oil and gas.

Science must overcome its racist legacy: Nature’s guest editors speak

June 8, 2022 Melissa Nobles, Chad Womack, Ambroise Wonkam, & Elizabeth Wathuti Nature

We are leading Nature on a journey to help decolonize research and forge a path towards restorative justice and reconciliation.

Hypotheses on the Implications of the Ukraine-Russia War

June 7, 2022 Barry Posen Defense Priorities

How will the war in Ukraine shape international politics? In this discussion, Posen concludes that states must prepare to defend themselves. In the heady aftermath of the liberal West’s victory over the Soviet empire, and the apparent triumph of the U.S.-led, liberal world order, many believed that interstate war would become a thing of the past. States now face strong incentives to reembrace tried and tested tools of self-preservation developed in earlier times.