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	précis November 1, 2011 Briefings The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, will be conferred upon MIT Political Scientist Richard J. Samuels; Abbas Maleki, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister (1988-1997), joined CIS as a Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow for the 2011-2012 academic year; Jackee Budesta Batanda—a Ugandan journalist who has reported on the vicious acid attacks of women as "revenge crimes" and the targeted murders of albinos—has been selected as the 2011-2012 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow; Launch of the MIT Japan 3/11 Initiative.
	précis November 1, 2011 Activities Empowering the Teachers is a new project to enable outstanding young Nigerian faculty in science and engineering to collaborate with MIT faculty to develop new curriculum and teaching methods; Tobias Harris, a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science and a member of SSP, is studying in Japan as a Fulbright Scholar during the 2011-12 academic year; The joint seminar on South Asian Politics featured four talks; MIT-France helps advance energy research; MISTI announces a new partnership with MEET (Middle East Education through Technology).
	précis November 1, 2011 End Notes End Notes features the professional achievements of our scholars, students, and staff. This includes recent awards, speaking engagements, and publications.
	précis November 1, 2011 précis Interview: Chappell Lawson Chappell Lawson, associate professor of political science and member of CIS, was recently named director of the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI). Among the topics discussed are his new role at MISTI and his recent service in Washington at US Customs and Border Protection.
	News Release October 24, 2011 Abbas Maleki joins CIS as Wilhelm Fellow Abbas Maleki, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister (1988-1997), joins CIS as a Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow for the 2011-2012 academic year. Maleki is assistant professor of political science at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, director of the International Institute for Caspian Studies, and a senior associate of the Belfer Center's International Security Program. A generous gift from Robert E. Wilhelm supports the Center's Wilhelm fellowship.
	In the News October 20, 2011 Chappell Lawson on border security Peter DizikesMIT News With national security and immigration prominent as political issues, border control is a perennial topic of debate in the United States — especially as the presidential campaign heats up. What are the chief border-security issues now facing the country?
	In the News October 20, 2011 Get ready to starve Christian CarylForeign Policy The West was just gearing up to send food to a hungry North Korea. Then came the death of Kim Jong Il.
	In the News October 18, 2011 North-South Korea talks in US serious, but civil Harry R. WeberAssociated Press North and South Korean representatives holding informal talks in the U.S. are sitting together at meals, sharing laughs and even breaking out together in song. But long-standing disputes still cropped up Tuesday on Day 2 of the summit at the University of Georgia.
	In the News October 18, 2011 Two African women won Nobel Peace Prizes, but the continent still has a long way to go to gender equality Jackee Budesta BatandaBoston Globe Less than a year ago, women helped lead the reform movements that swept across Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia. But now that those uprisings have succeeded, and the world's attention has shifted elsewhere, women are once again being shoved aside.
	In the News October 4, 2011 China's response to a rising India Erin FriedNBR Strategic Asia 2011–12: Asia Responds to Its Rising Powers—China and India is the eleventh volume in the Strategic Asia series and explores how key Asian states and regions are responding to the rise of China and India. NBR spoke with M. Taylor Fravel, Strategic Asia contributing author, National Asia Research Associate, and associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who argues that China views India’s rise as a largely positive development that promotes China’s own interests and objectives more than it threatens or challenges them.