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	précis November 1, 2011 The deaths of others: the fate of civilians in America's wars By John Tirman John Tirman's most recent book, The Deaths of Others, published by Oxford University Press, is a trenchant and passionate work that explores the fate of civilians in America's wars. Featured in précis is an excerpt from the introduction.
	précis November 1, 2011 Claiming the state By Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner India is a compelling context in which to examine questions of citizen access to the state and its resources. India is both the world's largest democracy and home to some of the deepest and most persistent poverty globally.
	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.
	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 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 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 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.
	In the News October 3, 2011 Museveni's grip on Uganda Jackee Budesta BatandaBoston Globe Don Innocent Wanyama, an editor with the Ugandan newspaper, Daily Monitor, wrote on Facebook, “I had never paid attention to who Vincent Nzaramba was. But our gov’t, as usual, makes me take note. I have just downloaded a copy of his book - which has caused security agents to detain him. Surely, with our poor reading culture why detain someone for writing a book? The regime should worry more about someone who sings. . .’’