Publications and Media Appearances
Professor Harvey Sapolsky, SSP Alum and research affiliate Eugene Gholz, and SSP graduate student Caitlin Talmadge recently published a new book, titled US Defense Politics: The Origins of Security Policy. (Routledge, 2008).
Eugene Gholz and Daryl Press, "All the Oil We Need," Op-Ed, New York Times, August 21, 2008.
"A Talk with M. Taylor Fravel: An MIT scholar asks: What would make China use its army?" Interview with Taylor Fravel in the Boston Globe, Sunday, August 10, 2008.
Stephen Van Evera, "A Farewell to Geopolitics," In Melvyn P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. Legro, eds., To Lead the World: American Strategy after the Bush Doctrine, (Oxford, 2008) pp. 11-35.
Caitlin Talmadge, "Closing Time: Assessing the Iranian Threat to the Strait of Hormuz," International Security, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 82-117 (Summer 2008).
Professor Richard J. Samuels provided assistance to a film titled "Japan's About Face," which aired for the first time on PBS on July 8, 2008. He also provided commentary about the film.
Testimony
On July 15, 2008, Barry Posen testified before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee
on a new U.S. Grand Strategy. Click here for audio, video webcast, and written statements.
Alumni News
Matthew Bunn
is now Associate Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. His new position started July 1, 2008.
Wednesday Seminar SeriesThe SSP Wednesday Seminar Series runs from 12 to 1:30PM in E38-615 during the Spring and Fall semesters. September 10 September 17 |
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The Security Studies Program at MIT is a graduate-level research and educational program based at the Center for International Studies at MIT. The senior research and teaching staff includes social scientists and policy analysts. A special feature of the program is the integration of technical and political analysis of national and international security problems. Security Studies is a recognized field of study in the MIT Political Science Department. Courses emphasize grand strategy, the causes and prevention of conflict, military operations and technology, and defense policy.


