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	Analysis + Opinion July 14, 2017 Will Tokyo’s arms exports help or hurt US interests in Asia? Eric Heginbotham and Richard Samuels The Cipher Brief Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s current political problems obscure the striking speed with which he successfully tackled thorny and long-standing security policy problems, including the lifting of the country’s arms export ban.
	In the News July 10, 2017 Former head of US counterintelligence on “US-Russian cybersecurity unit” Mary Louise KellyWBUR Morning Edition Joel Brenner, now at MIT, says President Trump's statement that he might partner with Putin on cyber issues is a reversal of decades of well-founded American suspicion of Russia.
	In the News July 9, 2017 Trump's cyber tweets cause dismay, confusion Corey BennettPolitico The attempt at cooperation itself could result in the US exposing even more secrets to a country that has already stolen so many, cautioned former Obama administration official David Edelman, director of the new MIT Project on Technology, the Economy, and National Security.
	In the News July 7, 2017 Justin Steil on the Trump administration travel ban Michelle NhuchMIT News Regardless of the Supreme Court’s ultimate conclusion about the legality of the current executive order, its mean-spiritedness, short-sightedness, and damage it has done, and will continue to do, are already evident.
	Analysis + Opinion July 6, 2017 North Korea's ICBM: A new missile and a new era Ankit Panda and Vipin NarangWar on the Rocks So what? North Korea was nuclear before, it is nuclear after. What’s the big deal? Vipin Narang and Ankit Panda explain in War on the Rocks.
	In the News July 5, 2017 What's changed since the missile test? NPR Here and Now The latest test demonstrates an underlying disconnect in US strategy: North Korea can make missiles faster than we can punish them. Listen to Jim Walsh on NPR's Here and Now.
	News@E40 June 27, 2017 CIS awards 17 summer study grants Seventeen 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.
	News@E40 June 21, 2017 A unique partnership Caroline KnoxMIT News The fellows supported by the partnership between the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) and the MIT European Club are tackling global challenges through experiential learning and international collaboration.
	Analysis + Opinion June 21, 2017 North Korea won't be solved without South Korea Jim WalshFox News Any military action on the Korean peninsula would, by necessity, require South Korean consent if not commitment. If war breaks out, it will be Seoul, not San Francisco, that will carry the brunt of the fighting.
	In the News June 7, 2017 Brenner on Russian hacking effort Caitlin O'Keefe, Meghna ChakrabartiWBUR Radio Boston Joel Brenner, former NSA Inspector General, discusses the leaked NSA document analyzing a Russian military intelligence cyberattack on a US voting software company; and the alleged leaker, an NSA contractor, who has been arrested.