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	Analysis + Opinion July 11, 2023 Japan takes another step toward expanding defense exports Mina PollmannThe Diplomat The LDP-Komeito coalition is working to overcome internal differences on loosening the existing restrictions.
	In the News July 5, 2023 3 Questions: International collaborations in a shifting geopolitical climate Office of the Associate Provost for International ActivitiesMIT News Professor Fotini Christia, director of the MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center and chair of the International Advisory Committee, reflects on the committee’s work.
	News@E40 June 28, 2023 MISTI internships begin Sabina Van MellCenter for International Studies Over 600 MIT students have traveled abroad this summer with MISTI programs.
	In the News June 26, 2023 MIT climate and sustainability interns consider aviation emissions and climate change MISTIMIT News Over 600 students embark on MISTI experiences across 25 countries, with 20% of placements dedicated to climate and sustainability.
	In the News June 24, 2023 MIT chancellor: What are the challenges facing higher education? Al Jazeera Melissa Nobles, chancellor of MIT, talks to Al Jazeera about diversity and equal opportunity in the US education system.
	Analysis + Opinion June 18, 2023 Can you sanctions-proof a government? Caileigh GlennLawfare Sanctions are an important US and allied policy instrument, but one that often fails to achieve the most ambitious policy objectives. Using Russia as an example, Grand Strategy, Security, and Statecraft Fellow Caileigh Glenn assesses the different ways that targets of sanctions can push back and examines the limits of sanctions and how they might be made more effective.
	In the News June 17, 2023 What can Joe Biden do about Benjamin Netanyahu? Bernard AvishaiThe New Yorker Quoted: “There are plenty of reasons for Americans to care” about what Netanyahu’s coalition is doing, but “there just aren’t that many reasons for the administration to do anything,” said Steven Simon, a former Middle East adviser to the White House of Obama and the author of the recently published “Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East,” told me.
	News@E40 June 15, 2023 précis: Spring/Summer 2023 Center for International Studies The Spring/Summer 2023 edition of précis features an interview with Mai Hassan on Sudan, Steven Simon's new book on the Middle East, how elite American university networks affect access to venture capital in Africa, and more.
	In the News June 13, 2023 SHASS announces 2023 Infinite Mile Award winners School of Humanities, Arts, and Social SciencesMIT News Five staff members recognized for their contributions to the MIT community, including Matthew Burt, Managing Director of the MIT-Korea Program.
	précis June 12, 2023 A transformative era ends at the Center for International Studies After a two-decade tenure at CIS, Richard Samuels plans to step down as the center's director. He will remain an active faculty member in the Department of Political Science and its Security Studies Program. Evan Lieberman, the Total Professor of Political Science and Contemporary Africa and current director of MISTI, will take on the leadership of CIS starting July 1, 2023.