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Prof. Nazli Choucri
Professor of Political Science
Head, Middle East Program
Associate Director, Technology and Policy Program (TPP)
Primary DLC
Department of Political Science
MIT Room:
E53-493
(617) 253-6198
nchoucri@mit.edu
https://polisci.mit.edu/people/nazli-choucri
Assistant
Kathleen Searle
(617) 253-3119
ksearle@mit.edu
Areas of Interest and Expertise
National and International Security
Connectivity and the Global Environment
Political and Economic Development in the Middle East
Modeling Oil Problems and Policies
Technology Transfer to Less Developed Countries
Analysis of Conflict Among Nations
Energy Problems in Latin America and Other Developing Countries
Strategies for Sustainable Development
Design for the Environment
Research Summary
Dr. Choucri’s research extends the theory of Lateral Pressure, framed earlier with Robert C. North at Stanford University. By highlighting interactions among the driving variables shaping prevailing propensities for expansion -- population, resources, and technology -- she explores powerful international dilemmas in three overarching “spaces” of 21st century politics, i.e. (i) the traditional geo-political arena, (ii) the natural environment, and (iii) the constructed domain of cyberspace - and the intersecting challenges.
A member of the European Academy for Science, Dr. Choucri’s international service includes two terms as President of the Scientific Advisory Committee of UNESCO's Management of Social Transformation Program, and for near twenty years, as Associate Director of the MIT's Technology and Development Program (TDP) flagship research program. Her international collaboration with scholars and policy analysts includes work in Algeria, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Pakistan, Qatar, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Professor Choucri has served as General Editor of the International Political Science Review and, for two terms each, on the Editorial Board of the American Political Science Review and the Science Board of the Santa Fe Institute. She is the founding Editor of the MIT Press Series on Global Environmental Accord. Currently, on the Board of the Boston Global Forum, she is also a founding member of the Artificial Intelligence World Society (AIWS).
Recent Work
Projects
July 8, 2008
Department of Political Science
Modeling Technology Policy for Energy and Water: Applications and Extensions of System Dynamics
Principal Investigator
Nazli Choucri
May 27, 2004
Department of Political Science
CyberSpace and the Politics of Globalization
Principal Investigator
Nazli Choucri
May 17, 2004
Department of Political Science
Global System for Sustainable Development
Principal Investigator
Nazli Choucri
February 17, 2000
Department of Political Science
Middle East Program at MIT (MIT-MEP)
Principal Investigator
Nazli Choucri
May 13, 1999
Department of Political Science
Global Accords for Sustainable Development (GSSD) Consortium: Reducing the Global Knowledge Gap
Principal Investigator
Nazli Choucri
Books
Publication date:
April 2, 2019
Books
Nazli Choucri and David D. Clark,
Dr. David D Clark
,
Prof. Nazli Choucri
International Relations in the Cyber Age: The Co-Evolution Dilemma
Publication date:
October 31, 2012
Books
Prof. Nazli Choucri
Cyberpolitics in International Relations
Video
1.19.23-Geopolitics-Webinar
January 19, 2023
Conference Video
Duration: 62:7
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Nazli Choucri
Professor, MIT Political Science
Luis Videgaray
Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management
Director, MIT Artificial Intelligence Policy for the World Project
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