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	In the News April 20, 2024 China rebukes US deployment of missiles in Indo-Pacific New Delhi Times Quoted: “The deployment of these ground-based missiles into the Pacific is a significant development,” says Eric Heginbotham, a principal research scientist at CIS. “For example, in an invasion of Taiwan, a Chinese amphibious fleet would effectively have to anchor off a landing area in Taiwan. Its location would be known. And these maritime strike Tomahawks could go to work, target the fleet, and sink part of it,” he tells VOA.
	Analysis + Opinion April 16, 2024 Dousing South Korea’s nuclear desires James D KimEast Asia Forum South Korea's desire for their own nuclear weapons is anticipated to lessen as war survivors pass away and succeeding, less war-fearing generations grow their political influence. As a result, nuclear non-proliferation policies could potentially become more effective, granted the security environment adapts.
	Analysis + Opinion April 12, 2024 A daughter of a refugee repays kindness by hosting migrants Anjana SankarBoston Globe Over the past year, thousands of migrants have flowed into Massachusetts from a tide of millions fleeing poverty, crime, war, or dictatorship in the Caribbean, Ukraine, Latin America, and Asia. The influx has overwhelmed the state's emergency shelter system, prompting Governor Maura Healey to urge homeowners to take in migrant families temporarily, writes Anjana Sankar, the Center's IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow, for the Boston Globe.
	In the News April 11, 2024 Surviving without the bomb: Extended deterrence and the strategic use of non-nuclear military power by US allies Harvard Kennedy School Belief Center for Science and International Affairs On April 11, Jung Jae Kwon, a PhD candidate in the Security Studies Program, will be speaking on his research into how non-nuclear allies of the US try to generate deterrence without their own nuclear arsenal, and a theory to explain and predict their behavior.
	In the News April 10, 2024 MIT-Mexico Program fosters cross-border collaboration Lisa CaponeMIT News For two decades, MIT-Mexico has funded student internships and teaching, as well as faculty research collaborations.
	News@E40 April 8, 2024 CIS awards 13 summer research grants Thirteen doctoral students in international affairs at MIT were awarded summer research grants, covering travel costs related to field work up to $4,000. Natasha Ansari and Olivia Houck were awarded the fifth annual Guillemin prize. The Center is pleased to support the work of an outstanding and varied cohort from across the Institute.
	In the News March 31, 2024 The false promise of nuclear deterrence for postwar Ukrainian security Matthew EvangelistaLawfare Ford International Professor of Political Science Barry Posen was referenced in this Lawfare article on how postwar Ukraine should avoid tying its security to nuclear weapons—its own or NATO’s—and instead ensure its conventional forces are robust and defensively oriented.
	In the News March 26, 2024 How a ‘murder’ in Boston that didn’t happen made national news in India Anjana SankarBoston Globe Reporting from our 2024 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow.
	In the News March 25, 2024 Building operations for Africa’s most valuable fintech Andrew HusbandMIT Sloan School of Management Former MISTI-Africa student, Awa Koné, always wanted to get involved in Africa’s bustling business ecosystem. Since early 2020, she has been doing just that at the fintech startup Flutterwave.
	In the News March 25, 2024 Podcast: Social science of war: Why defense reform in Ukraine is crucial Alexandra ChinchillaModern War Institute at West Point Polina Beliakova, Russian Foreign and National Security Policy Fellow at the Security Studies Program, discusses the war in Ukraine with Alexandra Chinchilla on the Social Science of War podcast.