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	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.
	précis May 3, 2017 End Notes End Notes features the professional achievements of our scholars, students, and staff. This includes recent awards, speaking engagements, and publications.
	précis May 3, 2017 Briefings Meet MIT's experts in Asian security; Jeanne Guillemin on the recent chemical attack in Syria; Building connections between the Institute and countries in the Arab world; Brexit, Europe, & Trump.
	précis May 3, 2017 Threat perception and immigration reform in the United States Marika Landau-Wells Immigration reform proved to be a particularly contentious issue in the US 2016 presidential election. In some respects, the attention appears justified by the continued relevance of immigration for American politics.
	précis April 27, 2017 précis Interview: Eric Heginbotham Eric Heginbotham PhD '04, a leading political-military analyst of East Asia, is a principal research scientist at CIS. Before joining the Center, he was a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. In this interview, he discusses US-China relations, US allies in East Asia, North Korea, and what brought him back to MIT.
	News@E40 April 26, 2017 Nielsen receives Carnegie fellowship Richard Nielsen has been named a 2017 Andrew Carnegie Fellow by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The highly competitive fellowship selected just 35 scholars in the social sciences and humanities for the prestigious award. His project will focus on Islamic authority in the Internet age.
	Analysis + Opinion April 26, 2017 Is war coming to North Korea? Jim WalshAljazeera Could war really break out on the Korean Peninsula? Could a conventional war lead to the first use of nuclear weapons since 1945? Is this actually for real? Jim Walsh addresses the good and bad news in a recent opinion piece.
	News@E40 April 21, 2017 MISTI funds over 80 MIT faculty projects Caroline KnoxMIT News MISTI Global Seed Funds (GSF) awardees help to solve the world’s challenges through collaborations with their international peers. In just nine years, MISTI GSF has awarded $13,343,951 to more than 540 faculty projects in over 42 countries around the world.
	In the News April 20, 2017 Guillemin on the sarin attack in Syria Michelle NhuchMIT News Jeanne Guillemin, a medical anthropologist and a senior fellow in the MIT Security Studies Program, discusses the April 4 attack on Syrian civilians that killed at least 80.