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	Analysis + Opinion January 4, 2016 Saudi allies sever ties with Iran Jim WalshWBUR: Here & Now The execution of a Shiite cleric by Saudi Arabia on Saturday sparked violent anti-Saudi protests in Iran yesterday. In response, Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties with Iran last night, and allies including Sudan and Bahrain followed suit this morning.
	Analysis + Opinion December 15, 2015 The origins of intolerance in America John TirmanHuffington Post In the last few weeks, the alarming rise of vitriolic anti-immigrant, xenophobic rhetoric from the right wing has alarmed a large segment of the American people, but equally disturbing is how much support these noxious views are getting from the public.
	Analysis + Opinion December 9, 2015 Is it fascism? Obloquy run amok John TirmanHuffington Post The Donald Trump outrage of the week—that Muslims of all kinds should be barred entry to the United States — has rightly earned nearly universal rebuke.
	In the News December 2, 2015 Geography critical factor in US-China rivalry The Korea Herald Scholar says China may still face enormous disadvantages in potential South China Sea conflict against US.
	Analysis + Opinion November 27, 2015 Climate leadership: Paris and the paradox of the US role John TirmanHuffington Post One of the standard tropes of American politics is about global leadership. The automatic assumption on nearly all pressing issues is that we lead, and one of the charges typical of presidential campaigns is that the other candidate doesn’t, can’t or won’t lead.
	Analysis + Opinion November 20, 2015 Contain ISIS Barry R. PosenThe Atlantic The Paris attacks have naturally prompted calls for a stronger response. But restraint is the better course of action.
	In the News November 19, 2015 Q&A on International Policy Lab MIT News IPL faculty lead describes the project's origins and invites proposals for lab-funded policy research projects.
	Analysis + Opinion November 17, 2015 In Syria, politics can be more effective than military action Roger Petersen New York Times Playing politics entails costs, but bombing only promises stalemate and 'boots on the ground' involves untenable risks.
	Analysis + Opinion November 15, 2015 Why Paris? John TirmanWBUR: CognoscentiThe attacks in Paris on Friday can be grasped in a number of ways none of them fully satisfying while they usher in another round of recrimination.
	News@E40 November 4, 2015 Useful Guide to Using Japanese Government Archives Mayumi Fukushima, a PhD student in the MIT Department of Political Science's Security Studies Program, has published a very useful guide to using Japanese government archives on the widely used H-Diplo. "As a former Japanese Foreign Service officer, I did not imagine how hard it would be for outside researchers to identify and find archival documents relevant to their research questions. It was not until I searched the Japanese diplomatic archives myself as an academic that I learned the challenges foreign researchers faced in accessing governmental documents," says Fukushima. Full Publication