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	In the News February 27, 2025 “Urban Futures of the Amazon” debates urbanization issues in the biome and the region Ricardo GandourCenter for International Studies The meeting brought together researchers from the MIT Media Lab, UFPA's Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, the Emílio Goeldi Museum of Pará and the City Lab. Rosabelli Coelho, managing director of MIT-Brazil and Amazonia, was one of the organizers of the event.
	Analysis + Opinion February 23, 2025 Lessons from Donald Trump’s South African doppelgänger, Paul Kruger Evan LiebermanDaily Maverick Paul Kruger, the second president of the South African Republic, might as well have been a prototype for Donald Trump. The echoes between their leadership styles—xenophobia, nationalism, disdain for intellectualism, and corporate favouritism—are striking.
	In the News February 19, 2025 MIT Human Insight Collaborative launches SHASS Faculty Fellows program MIT News Volha Charnysh, Ford Career Development Associate Professor of Political Science and member of the Center's Global Diversity Lab, and Richard Nielsen, associate professor of political science and faculty director of the Center's MIT-Arab World program, are among the six faculty members selected as the inaugural SHASS Faculty Fellows. The fellowship will allow selected faculty to focus on their research, build community, and pursue mentorship opportunities.
	In the News February 12, 2025 Cultivators of research MIT News Kenneth Oye, professor of political science and data systems and society as well as the director of the Center's Program on Emerging Technologies (PoET), was one of the two professors honored as “Committed to Caring” for their mentorship of graduate students.
	In the News February 4, 2025 Aligning AI with human values MIT News Audrey Lorvo, a computer science, economics, and data science major, is researching AI safety, which seeks to ensure increasingly intelligent AI models are reliable and can benefit humanity. Lorvo participated in MISTI internships in Chile and France.
	In the News January 31, 2025 BRICS in focus: A conversation with Dr. Mihaela Papa Center for Strategic and International Studies Mihaela Papa, director of research and principal research scientist at CIS, discusses the significance of BRICS and its evolving role in reshaping global governance in an episode of the ChinaPower podcast, hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
	In the News January 29, 2025 'Shock and awe': Trump moves faster than last time to impose agenda CBC News Barry Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science and a member of the Center’s Security Studies Program, discusses President Donald Trump's possible strategies regarding Canada and Greenland.
	News Release January 28, 2025 CIS expands MIT-Lithuania collaboration Center for International Studies The Center for International Studies (CIS) is delighted to announce a new pledge agreement with Vytautas Magnus University, representing a consortium of major Lithuanian universities, national companies, businesses, and research institutions. The agreement was signed on January 28 at a ceremony held at Lithuania’s Presidential Palace, with the US ambassador attending in person, while MIT representatives participated virtually from MIT.
	News Release January 27, 2025 Taiwanese journalist joins CIS as its Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow The fellowship, sponsored in part by the Center for International Studies (CIS), gives female and non-binary journalists working in the field of human rights and social justice the opportunity to pursue academic research at MIT and hone their reporting skills at The Boston Globe and The New York Times.
	News Release January 24, 2025 Pranay Vaddi joins the Center for Nuclear Security Policy as its first Senior Nuclear Fellow Center for International Studies The Center for Nuclear Security Policy (CNSP), newly launched by the Security Studies Program, is pleased to announce that Pranay Vaddi has joined CNSP as the inaugural Senior Nuclear Fellow.