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	Analysis + Opinion January 28, 2020 Trump’s peace plan is a paradigm shift Peter KrausePolitical Violence At A Glance What’s significant about the deal is that it represents a paradigm shift in US policy, at least under Trump, from one model of conflict resolution to another. This shift is evident in other areas of foreign policy, too, including Trump’s pulloute from the Iran nuclear deal...
	Analysis + Opinion January 26, 2020 Samuels summarizes "Special Duty" in Ambassador Brief Richard SamuelsAmbassador's Brief Since Japan‘s intelligence community (IC) had never been the subject of serious study, and since Japanese strategists have begun to focus their attention on intelligence reform, Richard Samuels took the opportunity to produce his new book, Special Duty. He summarizes the key findings in a recent Ambassador's Brief.
	In the News January 24, 2020 Saudi Arabia 'planned to spy on Khashoggi's fiancee in UK' Stephanie Kirchgaessner The Guardian Hala Aldosari quoted: “Saudi Arabia is trying to put a lid on the whole [Khashoggi] thing, so it is understandable that they would try to make sure that Hatice’s voice and advocacy is limited,” said Hala Aldosari, a Saudi activist and fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). “All sorts of unlawful behaviour continues, nothing has changed.”
	In the News January 22, 2020 Who is Mohammad bin Salman? NowThis Hala Aldosari is featured on the first international podcast of Who Is. This epidsode explores the 34-year-old trillionaire in charge of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman, and the story of a monarchy that is using its wealth to secure its global legitimacy and expand its influence.
	In the News January 22, 2020 Study: State-level adoption of renewable energy standards saves money and lives Nancy W Stauffer MIT News MIT researchers review renewable energy and carbon pricing policies as states consider repealing or relaxing renewable portfolio standards. Emil Dimanchev SM ’18, a senior research associate at the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, had his outreach relating to the Ohio testimony supported by the Policy Lab at the MIT Center for International Studies.
	In the News January 21, 2020 Saudi Arabia runs squalid, abusive jails for women disowned by their male guardians — a forgotten chapter in its rush to champion women’s rights Bill BostockBusiness Insider Hala Aldosari quoted: “How women are treated is very much determined by the staff,” she said. “It’s worse when they bring low-skilled people in to work with women left with no supervision. Because of the gender division and lack of transparency they abuse power, and there’s no way for the women to address the issues.”
	In the News January 19, 2020 Spies being left exposed in the digital age Ben MacintyreThe Times Joel Brenner quoted: Everyone leaves digital footprints, whether intentionally or otherwise. Joel Brenner, a former top counterintelligence official, told Yahoo: “It’s extremely difficult now to run cover operations when so much is known and can be known about almost everybody.”
	News@E40 January 15, 2020 IPL completed 5th annual call for proposals The Policy Lab works with MIT researchers who seek to build relationships with the policy community and engage with policymakers. They concluded their fifth call for proposals and had a near record turnout with 40 proposals. Final selections will be made by February 14, 2020.
	In the News January 14, 2020 Iran nuclear deal continues to unravel Tonya MosleyWBUR Here and Now Iran suspended all limits on its production of enriched uranium required by the deal after the American drone strike that killed Iran's top military commander this month. Jim Walsh discusses the implications.
	Analysis + Opinion January 13, 2020 Here’s how to regulate artificial intelligence properly David EdelmanThe Washington Post If we’re going to govern AI, we need to recognize it for what it is: a tool, with innumerable uses. And that means we need to govern it for the ways people actually use it, and not as a phenomenon in and of itself.