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	In the News September 13, 2023 US allies and partners critical for Pentagon’s drone swarm strategy Gabriel DominguezThe Japan Times Quoted: “The most advanced technologies will likely be found in the drones’ software, communication systems and shielding from electromagnetic effects.” SSP principal research scientist Eric Heginbotham says that cheap smart drones acquired by the US military would have the same operational capability as high end drones as it seeks to neutralize China's military advantages.
	In the News September 12, 2023 Unlocking global research potential Center for International Studies The Global Seed Fund program call for proposals launched on September 12. “We are looking forward to another robust application cycle,” says Justin Leahey, assistant director of GSF. The 2023-24 call will include new funds in additional countries, including but not limited to Armenia, Brazil, India, and Norway.
	News Release September 11, 2023 MIT and University of Bergen launch Global Seed Fund for humanities and social sciences research Center for International Studies The collaboration is a continuation of MIT's commitment to leveraging international partnerships for the advancement of knowledge and research.
	In the News September 7, 2023 Evaluating the Ukraine counteroffensive GBH News Carol Saivetz, senior advisor in the Security Studies Program, joined GBH News to give her assessment on the Ukraine counteroffensive launched against Russia.
	In the News August 25, 2023 Questions remain after presumed death of Wagner chief NECN Carol Saivetz, senior advisor in the Security Studies Program, discusses the aftermath of the Wagner Group plane crash in Russia with political commentator Sue O’Connell.
	In the News August 23, 2023 Podcast: Prigozhin plane down Dan ReaWBZ News Radio1030 Professor of Soviet and Post-Soviet History Elizabeth Wood joins Dan Rea's podcast to explain Russia's Wagner Group plane crash and the history of the mercenary group's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
	In the News August 23, 2023 Can the Philippines peacefully settle territorial disputes with China in the West Philippine Sea? Rommel C BanlaoiEurasia Review Quoted: SSP director M Taylor Fravel's study on China found evidence of the country settling territorial disputes through peaceful resolutions and demonstrated patience. As argued in this op-ed by Rommel C Banlaoi, the same can happen with China's territorial disputes with the Philippines.
	In the News August 22, 2023 Apekshya Prasai: Up in arms Leda ZimmermanMIT Political Science Apekshya Prasai, a PhD candidate in MIT’s Department of Political Science, studies how rebel groups subvert entrenched patriarchal structures, ideas and norms and the role women play in this process.
	In the News August 18, 2023 KBS Documentary: 'Pachinko' and Min Jin Lee KBS Former CIS director Richard J Samuels was interviewed in a recent Korean documentary on the author Min Jin Lee.
	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.”