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	précis January 30, 2024 MIT delegation reflects on the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference The Center hosted the delegates to a post-COP28 event that was sponsored by Climate/MIT, a newly formed initiative at CIS that is co-led by Drew Story, PhD, managing director of the MIT Policy Lab, and Madeleine Smith, managing director of the MIT-Denmark Program.
	précis January 26, 2024 Book Review Learn about the recently published books by the Center’s faculty, fellows, and scholars.
	In the News January 24, 2024 Calculating the costs of war Kathryn M O'Neill MIT Technology Review Security Studies Program alum Neta Crawford works to reveal the full cost of military activity to show that the only way to prevent war is through society rejecting armed conflict as an acceptable way to resolve disputes.
	News@E40 January 22, 2024 In memory of Lawrence McCray Center for International Studies Throughout his life, Lawrence McCray took paths less traveled
	précis January 19, 2024 Director's note Evan Lieberman reflects on the last few months at CIS after his recent appointment as its new director. He began his term with a look back to the Center’s origins, born of the politics of the Cold War. More than seven decades later, this past continues to echo loudly as we confront a new, arguably much more complex set of realities, he says.
	Analysis + Opinion January 19, 2024 Preparing for the uncertain future of US-Russia arms control Sarah BidgoodPerry World House Despite their intense rivalry, Washington and Moscow have a long history of successful cooperation to reduce the threats posed by nuclear weapons.
	In the News January 18, 2024 Pakistan and Iran launch airstrikes at each other, raising regional tensions Peter O'DowdWBUR Peter O'Dowd speaks with SSP senior research associate Jim Walsh about what's at stake in the greater Middle East as Pakistan and Iran take military action against each other.
	In the News January 18, 2024 Podcast: The weaponization of migration World Affairs Council of New Hampshire Kelly M Greenhill, director of the MIT-Seminar XXI Program, discusses the how and why of migration as a "hybrid warfare tactic."
	In the News January 18, 2024 AXIAN Telecom partners with the MIT-Africa Program’s education initiative in Ivory Coast AXIAN TelecomZawya The MISTI MIT-Africa program has partnered with AXIAN Telecom to launch a new and empowering Global Teaching Labs initiative in Ivory Coast.
	News@E40 January 16, 2024 Global experiences over IAP Sabina Van MellCenter for International Studies Over IAP 2024, MISTI is sending 610 MIT students to nearly 30 locations.