With $45 million in support from the Stanton Foundation, the program will expand its longstanding leadership in a critical area of global security.
Rising superpowers like China are “cautious opportunists” in global institutions, and the U.S. should avoid overreaction, PhD student Raymond Wang argues.
Global warming potential of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is more than 24,000 times that of carbon dioxide.
Professor of applied economics Catherine Wolfram balances global energy demands and the pressing need for decarbonization.
Roger Petersen’s new book details military operations and political dynamics in Iraq, shedding new light on the challenges of state-building.
MIT delegates share observations and insights from the largest-ever UN climate conference.
At the MIT Energy Initiative Fall Colloquium, Shell’s chief technology officer laid out two very different potential paths for the decades ahead.
Attended by more than 500 students, faculty, staff, and alumni, with more sessions planned, the course offers a jumping off point for constructive discussions.
An expert panel discussed the strengths, and limits, of the alignment between the two world powers and U.S. rivals.
As military action continues, experts at an MIT event analyze what may lie ahead.
At MIT, a driving force in the chip-making industry discusses the rise of TSMC and Taiwan as a manufacturing center.
The Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow (MEET) program uses an MIT-inspired curriculum and MISTI student instructors to help young Palestinians and Israelis find common ground.
MIT political scientist Taylor Fravel examines the potential and limitations of a bigger BRICS group of countries — and what it means for the U.S.
Vital forest is cleared every day, with major climate effects. Satellites have revolutionized measurement of the problem, but what can we do about it?
Professor Fotini Christia, director of the MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center and chair of the International Advisory Committee, reflects on the committee’s work.