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	In the News March 2, 2011 How dictators fall Peter BeaumontThe Guardian From the streets of Bucharest to the slums of Manila, people power invariably wins out in the end. As Libya recovers its voice, foreign affairs editor Peter Beaumont examines the dynamics of bringing down a despot.
	In the News February 28, 2011 With its eye on China, Japan builds up military Martin FacklerNew York Times In December, Tokyo announced plans to strengthen its forces in the southwestern Okinawan islands, including adding a dozen F-15s in Naha. The increase is part of a broader shift in Japanese defensive stance southward, toward China, that some analysts are calling one of Japan’s biggest changes in postwar military strategy.
	News@E40 February 10, 2011 MISTI announces Global Seed Funds winners A project to examine quark-gluon plasma and a study of computationally optimized photovoltaics are among the 46 international faculty research collaborations that will receive more than $900,000 from the 2010-2011 MISTI Global Seed Funds competition. Now in its third year, this growing initiative received 112 proposals, up from the 104 received for the inaugural 2008-2009 grant round. All awardees include undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral student participation. Read more.
	In the News February 6, 2011 Stand alone: the case for a new isolationism Thanassis CambanisBoston Globe There are few ways to get Democrats and Republicans to agree faster than by bringing up national security. Should America invest in a dominant, high-tech military? Should it spend time, treasure, and lives intervening in distant lands and protecting allies? Almost always, the short answer is a resounding yes.
	News@E40 February 3, 2011 Puerto Rico and Caribbean Basin Responding to a generous gift from MIT alumnus Jon Borschow, senior faculty and researchers from the Center for International Studies and DUSP's CoLab have begun generating ideas on how to structure a research initiative to bring together faculty and students from across the Institute who are interested in the economic development of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Basin. To get the project underway, CIS is hosting a research seminar February 3-4, 2011.
	In the News February 3, 2011 The specter of 1979 is haunting the Middle East Christian CarylRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty As the world watches events in Egypt unfold, the spectacle of demonstrators massed on Cairo's Tahrir Square (Liberation Square) is awakening memories of an equally epochal moment in the Middle East 32 years ago.
	In the News January 12, 2011 India and America in the strategic times to come Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. (USFS, Ret.) As the second decade of the 21st Century begins, no great regional power is as sought after as India. Over the past few months, the prime ministers and presidents of China, France, Russia, and the United States have all come here to Delhi to make the case for enhanced relationships with India.
	In the News December 9, 2010 Unveiling hidden China Christian CarylNew York Review of Books Napoleon famously described China as a sleeping giant that would shake the world when it finally awoke. Well, now the giant is up and about, and the rest of us can’t help but notice. 2010, indeed, could well end up being remembered as the year when China started throwing its weight around.
	In the News December 2, 2010 A special report on China's place in the world The Economist Their wealth depends on China, their security on America. Which way should Asian countries face?
	In the News November 26, 2010 Debt crisis highlights I.M.F.'s renewed role Sewell ChanNew York Times Ireland’s reluctant acceptance of a bailout supported by the International Monetary Fund is the latest in a string of developments since 2007 that have thrust the monetary fund into a new position of authority and prominence. The fund, which earlier in the decade seemed dormant and even irrelevant, is back in a big way.