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	In the News July 27, 2020 Shining a light on the quantum world Fernanda FerreiraMIT News With funding from MISTI, physicists at MIT and in Israel collaborate to improve understanding and use of quantum light.
	In the News July 23, 2020 Fellowship is at the heart of emergency response in Nigeria MISTIMIT News When Amir Bature came to MIT from Bayero University Kano (BUK) in Nigeria as part of the Empowering the Teachers (ETT) program, he was amazed at his shift in perspective during his time on campus. “The first time we arrived at MIT, there were a lot of things where we said ‘no, this is impossible.’ But before we left, it was all possible!” He had no idea that he would soon be applying this mindset to a public health crisis in his home country of Nigeria.
	In the News July 23, 2020 Xi’s obsession to look strong amid domestic discontent likely reasons for China’s rogue behaviour, say experts PTI / The Hindu Vipin Narang quoted: "It could be anything from opportunism to concerns about India completing the infrastructure projects such as the DS-DBO (Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie) road to concerns about international or domestic legitimacy, where Xi Jinping believes he cannot afford to look weak," he told PTI.
	In the News July 18, 2020 China now trying to put ‘genie back in bottle’ Amit Shah's Aksai Chin Phuket News China's foreign policy is at an inflection point even as India needs to come up with a new consensus on the border issue with Beijing, says China expert Taylor Fravel.
	Analysis + Opinion July 17, 2020 Unearthing the stories of yesterday's George Floyds Melissa NoblesThe Boston Globe When we call the victims' descendants to share our findings, they tell us 'I never thought I'd get this call.' The scars remain, and luckily, because we have found documents, so does proof. This opinion piece is written by Melissa Nobles and appeared first in the Boston Globe.
	Analysis + Opinion July 15, 2020 America and China have hampered peace progress on the Korean peninsula Kacie MuiraThe National Interest The discordant approaches taken by South Korea, the United States, and China have hampered progress toward peace on the peninsula. Seoul’s pro-peace diplomacy has been undercut by Washington’s “maximum pressure” campaign, which in turn has been undercut by Beijing’s loosening of sanctions enforcement.
	In the News July 15, 2020 Asia greets US shift on South China Sea with hope and doubt Ken Moriyasu and Tomoya OnishiNikkei Asian Review M Taylor Fravel quoted: Given a choice, "Southeast Asian states do not want to choose between the US and China. But they also want to be able to assert their maritime claims and jurisdiction. The statement may create an expectation among other claimants that the United States may take actions to defend their claims, but the statement itself creates no such obligation, only an expectation," he said.
	In the News July 15, 2020 France creates first university intelligence chair and masters course on the dark arts of espionage Henry SamuelThe Telegraph Joel Brenner quoted: Speaking to the Telegraph, Joel Brenner said: "I'm pleased to see that Sciences Po-Aix recognizes that intelligence and the place of intelligence agencies in society are worthy of academic study. This is a welcome development and will make it easier to nourish links between French universities and their counterparts in the US and UK."
	In the News July 13, 2020 Trump administration’s move on visas is ‘dream-crashing’ for Indian students and families Joanna Slater and Niha MasihThe Washington Post Vipin Narang quoted: The announcement makes international students a pawn in the administration’s push to get universities to fully reopen in the fall, said Vipin Narang. The level of anxiety it has induced is “incalculable,” he said. “It really does enrage me.” Several major US universities, including MIT, have sued the Trump administration in an attempt to reverse the move.
	In the News July 13, 2020 US says most of China’s claims in South China Sea are illegal Edward Wong and Michael CrowleyThe New York Times M Taylor Fravel quoted: “The statement is a full-throated endorsement of the tribunal’s ruling,” said M Taylor Fravel, a political scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who studies China’s territorial disputes and its military.