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	précis November 15, 2017 Civil-military relations under President Trump Sara Plana, a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science, discusses the civil-military relations under President Trump, referring to it as the ultimate Huntingtonian experiment.
	Analysis + Opinion November 11, 2017 China, a model for gender equality? The reality would say otherwise Audrey Jiajia LiSouth China Morning Post The glaring absence of women in top national decision-making bodies, and a culture where sexism and misogyny still thrive, mean female empowerment in China still has a long way to go.
	In the News November 11, 2017 Libertarian billionaire Charles Koch is making a big bet on foreign policy Greg JaffeWashington Post Stephen Walt, a professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and Barry Posen, the director of MIT’s Security Studies program, will oversee the Koch-funded program at the two schools.
	In the News November 9, 2017 Why some Muslim clerics become jihadists Peter DizikesMIT News Office What turns people into radical jihadist clerics? A new book by MIT political scientist Richard Nielsen offers a new answer: thwarted career ambitions.
	Analysis + Opinion November 9, 2017 Trump and Xi forge a friendship with a frightening edge Audrey Jiajia LiBoston Globe Despite his China-bashing campaign rhetoric, President Trump is enjoying the warmest reception of his overseas trips — since his inauguration — in Beijing.
	In the News November 8, 2017 In speech to South Korean assembly, Trump tells the North 'Do not try us' Robin YoungHere & Now Here & Now's Robin Young discusses Trump's South Korea trip with Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh (@DrJimWalshMIT).
	In the News November 3, 2017 Why we should welcome warnings Peter DizikesMIT News Office Richard Clarke, the former chief counter-terrorism advisor on the National Security Council, expanded on ideas in his new book, “Warnings,” asserting that specialists…can “see the thing buried in the data that other people don’t see.”
	In the News November 3, 2017 For families of Japanese abducted by North Korea, Trump visit brings spotlight Motoko RichNew York TImes “The abductee issue pulls at the heartstrings of the general public in a way that no other issue can,” said Richard Samuels, a Japan specialist and the director of the MIT Center for International Studies.
	Analysis + Opinion November 1, 2017 What next for Kurdistan? Aswo Safari and John TirmanThe Huffington Post The central government of Baghdad all along was threatening the Kurdistan regional government, as did Turkey, Syria, and in particularly Iran.
	Analysis + Opinion October 26, 2017 Ai Weiwei: The enemy of walls Audrey Jiajia LiThe Boston Globe Ai Weiwei is not an enemy of the state. He is an enemy of walls, physical or virtual, no matter who builds them, Trump or Xi Jinping.