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DESCRIPTION:SSP Wednesday Seminar with speaker Carla Martinez Machain\, pro
 fessor of political science at the University at Buffalo. The talk will be
  broadcast live on the MIT Security Studies Program Youtube channel. \n\nA
 bstract: The United States stands at a crossroads in international securit
 y. The backbone of its international position for the last 70 years has be
 en the massive network of overseas military deployments. However\, the US 
 now faces pressures to limit its overseas presence and spending. This proj
 ect argues that the US has entered into a "Domain of Competitive Consent" 
 where the longevity of overseas deployments relies upon the buy-in from ho
 st-state populations and what other major powers offer in security guarant
 ees. Drawing from three years of surveys and interviews across fourteen co
 untries\, it demonstrates that a key component of building support for the
  US mission is the service members themselves as they interact with local 
 community members. Highlighting both the positive contact and economic ben
 efits that flow from military deployments and the negative interactions li
 ke crime and anti-base protests\, this project shows how US policy on the 
 ground shapes its ability to advance its foreign policy goals.
LOCATION:E40-496\, in-person limited to the MIT Community
SUMMARY:Beyond the Wire: US Military Deployments and Host Country Public Op
 inion
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 rnance_military_integration_and_statebuilding_after_civil_conflict
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