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	Analysis + Opinion April 8, 2011 When intervention is easy Harvey Sapolsky & Ben FriedmanPhiladelphia Inquirer For post-Cold War America, military adventures forever beckon - and their lessons are quickly forgotten.
	News@E40 April 7, 2011 David Miliband joins CIS Rt Hon David Miliband MP is joining CIS as a Robert E. Wilhelm fellow in residence from April 11 – April 15, 2011. Miliband was the foreign secretary for the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010 and is an alumnus of the MIT Department of Political Science. While at CIS, Miliband will give a public talk on the war in Afghanistan. He also will meet with faculty and students across the institute who share his interest in international affairs and global environmental issues. In addition, he will visit undergraduate classes in political science, participate in workshops with doctoral students, and meet individually with post-graduate students to learn more about their work. Press release.
	News Release April 7, 2011 David Miliband, former Foreign Secretary to the UK, joins MIT Center for International Studies The MIT Center for International Studies announces today that Rt Hon David Miliband MP will join CIS as a Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow in Residence from April 11–April 15, 2011. Miliband was the Foreign Secretary for the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010 and is an alumnus of the Department of Political Science at MIT.
	In the News March 24, 2011 Japan after the quake WBUR: On Point Japan is no stranger to natural disaster and struggling back. From shogun, samurai days and far earlier, the Japanese have faced earthquake and tsunami and war, and famously persevered. But some epic events have changed Japan, within that perseverance.
	In the News March 23, 2011 Cold water from the Taliban Christian CarylRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Outpost's recent piece on the idea of opening a diplomatic office for the Taliban in Turkey has inspired quite a bit of comment. Now we've received some feedback from a source who boasts a long track record of good access to Taliban leaders. One of RFE/RL's reporters just caught up with Rahim Ullah Yousafzai, an executive editor at the Pakistan newspaper "The News International," and asked him about the story.
	In the News March 22, 2011 Egypt: the path forward By M. Shafik Gabr The legitimate demands of the Egyptian protestors have been heard loud and clear, and an irrevocable process of change is now underway. But we should have no illusions.
	News@E40 March 17, 2011 At Starr Forum, MIT experts assess Japan's crisis While the ongoing problems with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant remain extremely serious, in its overall emergency response for people affected by Friday's earthquake and subsequent tsunami, "the government has learned and benefitted from the mistakes of the past," said Richard Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science at MIT and director of the Center. Samuels noted that 100,000 troops have been mobilized for the larger relief effort. Read more.
	In the News March 16, 2011 A eulogy for Pakistan Christian CarylRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Last week Outpost had the honor of attending a memorial service for Shahbaz Bhatti at the Embassy of Pakistan here in Washington, D.C.. As you may recall, Bhatti -- the minorities minister in the current government of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani -- was shot on his way to work in Islamabad on March 2.
	In the News March 16, 2011 Japan's black swan Robert Madsen, Richard SamuelsForeign Policy The earthquake changed everything. What will Tokyo do next?
	In the News March 15, 2011 Why Japan relies on nuclear power Wayne DrashCNN Japan has more than 50 nuclear power plants and had planned to build two dozen more by 2030, according to a professor who has written on Japanese energy and security policy.