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Vipin Narang

Vipin Narang: On the brinkmanship beat. MIT News feature article

Peter Krause

Alumni Profile: Peter Krause

Richard Nielsen

Richard Nielsen awarded Carnegie fellowship

Samuels-Narang-Fravel

Q&A: Meet MIT SSP Experts in Asian Security

Eric Heginbotham

précis interview: Eric Heginbotham

Dean Knox

Feature article about Dean Knox's research

Barry Posen

Barry Posen receives Frank E. Perkins Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising

Jeanne Guillemin

Q&A with Jeanne Guillemin on the recent chemical attack in Syria

 

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US Defense Politics: The Origins of Security Policy, 3rd Edition

This book provides an accessible overview of US defense politics for upper-level students. This new edition has been fully updated and revised, with a new chapter on veterans and new material on topics such as cyberwarfare and lobbying.

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