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	News Release May 24, 2017 Fravel named acting director of the MIT Center for International Studies M. Taylor Fravel, associate professor of political science and member of the Security Studies Program at MIT, will become acting director of the MIT Center for International Studies while Richard Samuels is on sabbatical leave.
	In the News May 24, 2017 Vipin Narang: On the brinkmanship beat Leda ZimmermanMIT News Narang, who specializes in nuclear security, proliferation, and deterrence, is closely monitoring the ongoing rivalry between India and Pakistan, and the alarming, increasingly bellicose sparring between North Korea and the United States...
	In the News May 22, 2017 How political science contributes to national policies on immigration and military conflict MIT SHASS CommunicationsMIT News "It is remarkable that we do not measure the costs of war in any meaningful way," says John Tirman. "I suggest that Congress establish a conflict impact assessment during or after each war to bring home the true costs of armed conflict."
	News@E40 May 18, 2017 "Mens et manus" goes global MIT News The MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) program will send students to six continents this summer. Through MISTI, MIT students learn about new cultures and explore techniques for solving the world’s challenges…
	In the News May 18, 2017 Patching the electric grid Rachel LayneMIT Technology Review “For the sake of efficiencies…we have created tremendous risk for ourselves,” warns Joel Brenner, the principal author of the MIT report on cybersecurity. Now, he says, people are waking up to the danger.
	In the News May 17, 2017 Walsh on North Korea nuclear issues Mark GoldbergGlobal Dispatches James Walsh discusses nuclear diplomacy with North Korea in respect to the recently elected Moon Jae-In as president of South Korea. Listen to the Global Dispatches podcast.
	In the News May 16, 2017 US and Mexico: What’s the way forward? Peter DizikesMIT News Over the past two years, US-Mexico relations have taken a distinctive turn, largely stemming from the agenda President Donald Trump has brought to US politics...The MIT Starr Forum offers a look at how the neighboring countries could revive relations.
	précis May 10, 2017 Activities CIS publishes report on cybersecurity; Technology and national security expert joins CIS; Ban Ki Moon visits CIS; Nielsen receives Carnegie fellowship; Starr Forums address foreign policy challenges in the Trump era; MIT Day of Action talk by Dan Pomeroy; MISTI funds over 80 MIT faculty projects; MIT-Israel welcomes new faculty advisor; SSP Wednesday seminars
	Analysis + Opinion May 6, 2017 Turkish referendum rallies in Europe made headlines. Did they affect election results? Tugba Bozcaga and Fotini ChristiaThe Washington Post Turkey’s recent referendum, which ended its parliamentary system by transferring all executive powers to the president, has been a source of contention within its borders, as well as outside them.
	précis May 4, 2017 Fight over foreigners: visas & immigration in the Trump era Justin Steil, assistant professor of law and urban planning at MIT, moderated the CIS Starr Forum: The Fight Over Foreigners: Visas & Immigration in the Trump Era. The talk was held on MIT campus on February 28, 2017. Steil's introduction, followed by an excerpt of his questions to the panelists, is featured here.