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	In the News August 18, 2023 Should the west keep arming Ukraine or push for peace? Emma AshfordForeign Policy Quoted: “Military history suggests the challenges here are also more daunting than have been commonly understood—at least among the public in the West.” Ford International Professor of Political Science Barry Posen suggests that the difficulty of Ukraine’s fight to take back territory is not fully understood by the West in his article in Foreign Policy on Ukraine’s “breakthrough problem.”
	News@E40 August 15, 2023 GDL Summer internship program gives promising political science students a chance to shine MIT Political ScienceMIT News Four current undergraduates from US universities and two current master’s students at African universities mixed research assistant work and their own independent research projects, professionalizing their presentation of research and exchanging information with each other and Department of Political Science faculty.
	In the News August 9, 2023 China's military shake-up: Power play or strategy shift? Yuchen Li in TaipeiDeutsche Welle Quoted: Director of the Security Studies Program M Taylor Fravel told Germany broadcaster Deutsche Welle that China’s recent military leadership replacements show that "leadership positions in the party remain precarious, even after more than 10 years of Xi [Jinping's] rule and consolidation of power."
	In the News August 7, 2023 Using social media to raise awareness of women’s resources Peter DizikesMIT News Director of the MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center and CIS affiliate Fotini Christia successfully led an experiment that shows effective ways to spread resources for women facing domestic violence in Egypt.
	Analysis + Opinion August 3, 2023 Ukraine has a breakthrough problem Barry R PosenForeign Policy Military history suggests Ukraine’s current campaign is far more daunting than the public understands.
	In the News August 3, 2023 Why the US needs to move on from Israel, according to this ex-White House official Ben SamuelsHaaretz Our 2021-23 CIS Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon argues that "American support for Israel no longer serves strategic US interests."
	In the News August 2, 2023 China replaces nuclear force leadership in surprise shake-up Dan De LuceNBC News Quoted: Director of the Security Studies Program M Taylor Fravel says Xi Jinping's replacement of two generals overseeing China's nuclear and missile arsenal is "unprecedented in the history of China’s missile forces."
	Analysis + Opinion August 2, 2023 With visits to Sri Lanka, Maldives, Japan seeks to shore up Indian Ocean presence Mina PollmannThe Diplomat Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa visited the Indian Ocean island states in his latest foreign tour.
	In the News July 31, 2023 China unveils new head of Rocket Force amid reported probes Bloomberg NewsBloomberg Quoted: “Wang’s appointment as commander indicates a desire to clean house within the PLARF leadership,” said M Taylor Fravel, director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
	In the News July 24, 2023 The “forgotten peace” of World War I Peter DizikesMIT News The Treaty of Lausanne is an often-overlooked event of great historical significance for Armenians, contends MIT historian Lerna Ekmekcioglu.