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	In the News May 7, 2018 3Q: Hazel Sive on MIT-Africa Sarah McDonnellMIT News Hazel Sive, a professor in the Department of Biology, member of the Whitehead Institute, and faculty director of MISTI’s MIT-Africa program discusses the MIT-Africa Initiative, including the launch of a new website, africa.mit.edu.
	In the News May 7, 2018 Pentagon wants to deploy 'low-yield' nuclear weapons to deter Russia from similar ones David Welna NPR If they ever saw a trident coming, they would have no idea what's on it. And I think that's a really dangerous proposition, especially if your aim is to target assets deep in Russian territory. You're buying yourself a strategic nuclear war potentially. Vipin Narang spoke on All Things Considered.
	In the News May 7, 2018 Walsh on the Iran nuclear deal WBUR Here & Now We get the latest surrounding the Iran nuclear deal, amid President Trump facing a Saturday deadline to decide whether to stay with the deal, from security analyst Jim Walsh.
	In the News May 6, 2018 Richard Nielsen on Deadly Clerics Research On Religion Political rebellion and violence in the Middle East has recently been associated with religious belief and rhetoric, often spurred on by the writings and recordings of Muslim clerics. What motivates imams to advocate such tactics?
	Analysis + Opinion May 4, 2018 Trump thinks his North Korea strategy will work on Iran. He’s wrong on both. Colin H. Kahl and Vipin NarangThe Washington Post On April 24, French president Emmanuel Macron walked into the Oval Office with one overriding mission: persuade President Trump not to ditch the Iran nuclear deal.
	In the News May 3, 2018 Denuclearization: can Trump and Kim find a common definition? Shelby HollidayThe Wall Street Journal “Denuclearization is a catch-all term that allows both sides to let it mean whatever they want it to mean...It creates a lot of trouble as you approach a summit, because both sides can have very different definitions or notions of what it means.” Vipin Narang told the WSJ.
	News@E40 May 2, 2018 CIS awards 16 summer study grants Sixteen doctoral students in international affairs at MIT were awarded summer study grants. Each will receive up to $3,500. “The awards were made to an outstanding cohort of MIT students from across the Institute. We're so pleased that the appeal of these grants has broadened and students are responding,” said John Tirman, CIS executive director and principal research scientist.
	précis April 30, 2018 Under duress: The effects of wartime economic isolation Erik Sand, a PhD student in international relations and security studies, discusses how economic isolation impacts wartime behavior.
	précis April 27, 2018 Hidden atrocities: The Tokyo trial Jeanne Guillemin's recent book Hidden Atrocities is about Japanese germ warfare and American obstruction of justice at the Tokyo trial. Her book was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, the Lemkin Award from the Institute for the Study of Genocide, and for the Robert K Merton Award from the American Sociological Society. Featured here is an excerpt.
	précis April 26, 2018 précis Interview: John Tirman John Tirman discusses human rights, the rise of populism, Dreamers, and warfare. Tirman is the executive director of and a principal research scientist at MIT's Center for International Studies.