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	In the News April 6, 2023 Paying the defense bill: Financing American and Chinese geostrategic competition Rosella Cappella Zielinski and Samuel GerstleTexas National Security Review Quoted: As Barry Posen writes, “Restraint would contribute to the U.S. economy by saving significant amounts of money, which could be reallocated to restoring the fiscal health of the country, whether that is a short-term or long-term problem.”
	In the News April 5, 2023 José Maria Neves, president of Cape Verde, tours MIT Peter DizikesMIT News The visit featured a public seminar on African governance, as well as meetings with faculty, students, and staff.
	In the News March 30, 2023 India-China border tensions and US strategy in the Indo-Pacific Center for a New American Security (CNAS) M Taylor Fravel, Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and Director of the MIT Security Studies Program, participated in an expert panel discussion on India-China border tensions and US strategy in the Indo-Pacific.
	In the News March 29, 2023 Boosting passenger experience and increasing connectivity at the Hong Kong International Airport Danna LorchMIT News Recently, a cohort of 36 students from MIT and universities across Hong Kong came together for the MIT Entrepreneurship and Maker Skills Integrator (MEMSI), an intense two-week startup boot camp hosted at the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node. MEMSI is a collaboration among the MIT Innovation Initiative, the Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives, and Project Manus.
	News@E40 March 21, 2023 PhD students Nicholas Blanchette, Wenyan Deng and Raymond Wang awarded World Politics Statecraft Fellowships MIT Department of Political Science Three PhD students from the MIT Security Studies Program were selected for World Politics and Statecraft Fellowships by the Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc. for dissertation research.
	Analysis + Opinion March 16, 2023 You can go home again: A proposal for phased military withdrawal from Iraq and normalizing US–Iraq relations Steven Simon and Adam WeinsteinQuincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft US interests in Iraq are derived from an interest in regional stability and impel the continuation of an “advise, assist, and enable” mission in the near term. There is no need, however, to maintain a long–term military presence in the country.
	In the News March 13, 2023 If Russia goes nuclear, how does the West respond? Eurasianet Quoted: Stephen Van Evera voiced fear about the potential for nuclear escalation in Ukraine, saying the “balance of resolve” there is tilting against the United States.
	précis March 6, 2023 The Iraq invasion: Twenty years later The 20th anniversary of the United States-led invasion of Iraq is on March 20, 2023. Codenamed "Operation Iraqi Freedom" by the George W Bush administration, the goal was to eliminate weapons of mass destruction, topple Saddam Hussein, and re-make Iraq into a democracy. Two decades later, US troops are still on Iraqi soil and that nation is ravaged by challenges, including a threat of civil war last August. Center scholars weigh in on the history that led to the US invasion, lessons learned on state-building, and provide commentary on Iraq's future.
	In the News March 6, 2023 Assessing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after a year of war Peter DizikesMIT News MIT event examines effects of the war on domestic politics and daily life in both Ukraine and Russia.
	précis March 5, 2023 Give but also take: China’s Covid-19 vaccine aid As countries prepare themselves for a post-pandemic world, case studies like China’s vaccine aid should help us better understand the new normal of cooperation and competition in public health and beyond, explains Tingxuan (Diana) Zhu, a PhD student in the Department of Political Science.