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	In the News March 22, 2017 Mexico’s energy reform Mary PottsMIT News Lourdes Melgar, the Center’s Robert Wilhelm Fellow, MIT alumna, and former Mexican government official discusses opportunities and challenges of recent energy reforms in Mexico.
	In the News March 21, 2017 India may abandon its 'no first use' nuclear policy The Economic Times "Serious voices, who cannot be ignored, seem to suggest that this is where India may be heading, and certainly wants to head,” said Vipin Narang, an expert on South Asian nuclear strategy.
	In the News March 20, 2017 As trash avalanche toll rises in Ethiopia, survivors ask why Hadra Ahmed and Jacey FortinThe New York Times The disaster is at odds with the image Ethiopia wants to project as a rapidly developing country, reports Hadra Ahmed and Jacey Fortin for the New York Times. Fortin is the 2016-17 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow at CIS.
	In the News March 16, 2017 Rex Tillerson, in Japan, says US needs ‘different approach’ to North Korea Motoko RichThe New York Times “It’s pretty clear that there’s a perfect storm brewing for mischief in East Asia right now,” said Richard Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science and director of the Center for International Studies at MIT.
	In the News March 11, 2017 Why US antimissile system in South Korea worries China Chris BuckleyThe New York Times “China is probably confident in its ability to be able to retaliate, but given the size and sophistication of US nuclear forces and the steady development of ballistic missile defenses, coupled with China’s small nuclear arsenal, the margin for error is thin,” said Taylor Fravel and Fiona Cunningham.
	In the News March 8, 2017 CIA scrambles to contain damage from WikiLeaks documents Matthew Rosenberg, Scott Shane, and Adam GoldmanThe New York Times Investigators say that the leak was the work of a disaffected insider. Joel Brenner, senior research fellow at CIS and formerly the country’s top counterintelligence official, suggests that the intelligence agencies need to assess the advisability of sharing secrets widely inside their walls.
	In the News March 7, 2017 FBI prepares for new hunt for WikiLeaks’ source Devlin BarrettThe Washington Post “Anybody who thinks that the Manning and Snowden problems were one-offs is just dead wrong,’’ said Joel Brenner, former head of U.S. counterintelligence at the office of the Director of National Intelligence. Brenner is a senior research fellow at CIS.
	In the News January 9, 2017 Trump's intel bashing Joseph MarksNextgov “When the president of the United States disparages your work, demeans your work, insults the integrity of your work, you wonder why you’re doing it, especially for a government salary,” says Joel Brenner, a senior research fellow at CIS and a former National Security Agency senior counsel.
	In the News December 9, 2016 Japan’s pivot from Obama to Trump Joshua HuntThe New Yorker Abe’s visit to Trump Tower in November went against the wishes of Obama’s White House, according to a Japanese media report, which cited an unnamed diplomatic source. But Richard Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science and director of CIS, says that Abe’s team “did what they had to do, quickly and well.”
	In the News December 7, 2016 How political science helps combat terrorism Emily Hiestand, Kathryn O'NeillSHASS News “As humans, we have all sorts of cognitive biases that come into play when we try to evaluate the risks posed by terrorism as well as the trade-offs of various counterterrorism policies,” says Richard Nielsen, assistant professor of political science.
	In the News November 9, 2016 Donald Trump’s victory is part of a global white backlash Zack BeauchampVox Roger Petersen has argued, persuasively, that ethnic conflict around the world is often driven by something he calls “resentment”: the feeling of injustice on the part of a privileged portion of society.
	In the News November 8, 2016 Businessman Trump or bureaucrat Hillary—Whom does Asia prefer? Wesley RahnDeutsche Welle “The longing for closer association with the West is real,” Richard Samuels, director of CIS and Ford International Professor of Political Science, told Deutsche Welle. “However, it is constrained by the economic forces and opportunities that have only expanded since Clinton made that statement five years ago.”
	In the News October 15, 2016 On the Putinization of politics Elizabeth Wood Concern about the possible role of Russian president Vladimir Putin in the American political process has emerged as an issue in the 2016 presidential election. Elizabeth Wood, professor of history, shares insight into this perspective in an effort to help inform the American voter.
	In the News October 14, 2016 Collaborating with peers across disciplines Story prepared by MIT SHASS Communications; Editorial and Design Director: Emily Hiestand; Writer: Leda Zimmerman MIT News Fotini Christia, associate professor of political science, and Ali Jadbabaie, JR East Professor of Engineering, discuss their research on the dynamics of sociopolitical change. They also share about the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society and how it brought them together.
	In the News October 13, 2016 The US defense budget: Too big, too small or just right? Michelle NewbyThe National Interest “Everything starts with strategy in this business,” answers Barry Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science and director of the MIT Security Studies Program, as to whether the US defense budget is the appropriate size. “If you accept the present grand strategy it might be true that the defense budget is actually too small.”
	In the News October 12, 2016 Immigration and terrorism John Tirman Negative attitudes toward immigrants have many roots. But several studies demonstrate that immigrants of all kinds boost the US economy overall and hurt few if any native-born Americans. So, what really mobilizes anti-immigrant attitudes? John Tirman, CIS executive director and principal research scientist, explains.
	In the News August 22, 2016 NATO has problems, but Trump won’t fix them Simon WaxmanBoston Review For Barry Posen, NATO and other permanent alliances are not just a financial drain; they also arguably make Americans less safe, writes Simon Waxman in the Boston Review. Posen refers to such security subsidies as “welfare for the rich.”
	In the News July 18, 2016 From Turkey to Nice, looking at safety and stability around the globe Here & Now Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with security analyst Jim Walsh about what instability in that country could mean for the rest of the world, as well as what we’re learning about the recent terrorist attack in Nice, France.
	In the News June 6, 2016 Mass atrocity Monday, 6/6/2016: Tiananmen Square Kate Cronin-FurmanJustice in Conflict Saturday was the anniversary of the suppression by the Chinese military of mass protests at Tiananmen Square in 1989. Twenty-seven years later, the death toll is still unknown. Beijing’s official estimate puts the figure at 241, but credible reports suggest that over 1,000 people may have been killed.
	In the News May 13, 2016 Obama's visit To Hiroshima is 'about memory, more than it's about apology' Meghna ChakrabartiHere & Now Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti talks to Richard Samuels, director of the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and founding director of the MIT Japan Program, about the significance of Obama's visit, and Japan's evolving attitudes toward militarization.