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	Analysis + Opinion February 8, 2016 UN condemns North Korea rocket launch Jim WalshWBUR: Here & Now The United Nations Security Council say it will impose new sanctions on North Korea after its launch of a long-range rocket. Sunday's action follows a fourth nuclear test a few weeks ago, and the two acts violate existing sanctions. Here & Now's Robin Young checks in with our security analyst Jim Walsh.
	News@E40 February 2, 2016 MISTI Global Seed Funds In the 2015-2016 grant cycle, 86 projects were awarded funding by MISTI Global Seed Funds. This cycle's winning faculty and research scientists represent four MIT schools and 22 departments across the Institute. MISTI GSF consists of a general pool of funds for projects in any country and several country-specific funds. MISTI supported collaborations in 24 unique countries through 21 individual MISTI seed funds. The next call for proposals will be announced in May 2016 with a proposal deadline in early fall. Read more
	Analysis + Opinion January 27, 2016 Sanders’ surge is part of a growing global movement Meera SrinivasanBoston Globe The rebellious energy of Bernie Sanders’s campaign for the presidency in the United States, coupled with some good timing, has fueled global hopes that the left could be poised to make a comeback in Western democracies after decades of retreat.
	Analysis + Opinion January 26, 2016 Beyond the Syria debacle John TirmanHuffington Post It is unlikely that the upcoming Syria talks in Geneva will in any way resolve the crisis or even move closer to a resolution. That hopelessness is evident on all sides.
	News@E40 January 11, 2016 Summer study grants Doctoral students in international affairs may apply for summer support for dissertation research. Research on a broad range of international issues will be considered. Support may be requested either for fieldwork and/or archival research, or for home-based research and writeup. Grants will not exceed $3,500. The deadline for applications is Monday, March 14. More information about the CIS Summer Study Grant is available here.
	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.