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	Analysis + Opinion February 1, 2024 Coordinated dis-coordination Mai HassanCambridge University Press Dissidents mobilizing against a repressive regime benefit from using public information for tactical coordination since widespread knowledge about an upcoming event can increase participation. But public calls to protest make dissidents’ anticipated activities legible to the regime, allowing security forces to better stifle mobilization.
	précis February 1, 2024 Briefings MIT-Ukraine Program provides sanctuary to at-risk scholars; Foreign policy scholars examine the China-Russia relationship; Magnifying research impact with policymakers; Global Seed Funds help faculty collaborate and innovate around the world; Who will benefit from AI?; In memory of Lawrence McCray
	précis February 1, 2024 PhD students offer insights on the war in Gaza CIS recognizes the contributions of its PhD students to the growing body of relevant research to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. The dissertations of Nasir Almasri and Elizabeth Parker-Magyar offer helpful perspectives on contributing factors and regional outcomes of the war.
	Analysis + Opinion January 31, 2024 How nuclear power saved Armenia Areg DanagoulianBulletin of the Atomic Scientists A short history of Armenia's relationship with nuclear power.
	précis January 30, 2024 MIT delegation reflects on the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference The Center hosted the delegates to a post-COP28 event that was sponsored by Climate/MIT, a newly formed initiative at CIS that is co-led by Drew Story, PhD, managing director of the MIT Policy Lab, and Madeleine Smith, managing director of the MIT-Denmark Program.
	précis January 26, 2024 Book Review Learn about the recently published books by the Center’s faculty, fellows, and scholars.
	In the News January 24, 2024 Calculating the costs of war Kathryn M O'Neill MIT Technology Review Security Studies Program alum Neta Crawford works to reveal the full cost of military activity to show that the only way to prevent war is through society rejecting armed conflict as an acceptable way to resolve disputes.
	News@E40 January 22, 2024 In memory of Lawrence McCray Center for International Studies Throughout his life, Lawrence McCray took paths less traveled
	précis January 19, 2024 Director's note Evan Lieberman reflects on the last few months at CIS after his recent appointment as its new director. He began his term with a look back to the Center’s origins, born of the politics of the Cold War. More than seven decades later, this past continues to echo loudly as we confront a new, arguably much more complex set of realities, he says.
	Analysis + Opinion January 19, 2024 Preparing for the uncertain future of US-Russia arms control Sarah BidgoodPerry World House Despite their intense rivalry, Washington and Moscow have a long history of successful cooperation to reduce the threats posed by nuclear weapons.