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	News@E40 February 3, 2009 Feldstein on the global economy Economist Martin Feldstein will be the featured speaker at a Starr Forum entitled "The Challenges to the Global Economy." Feldstein has been cited as "the most influential economist of his generation." He is economics professor at Harvard University, president emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Reagan. Joining the talk as a discussant, is MIT Sloan School's Simon Johnson. Johnson is an expert on the financial sector and economic crises and served as economic counselor and director of the research department at the IMF from 2007-2008. The Starr Forum will be held on Wednesday, February 11, 5:30p, at the Wong Auditorium. Event details»
	News@E40 February 1, 2009 On the calendar The Creation of International Security Organizations and the Domestic Policies of Multilateralism in the United States, Brian Rathbun, on April 1; From CyberCrime to CyberConflict, Phillip Hallam-Baker, on April 2; Tertulia Espanol, Spanish Conversation Group, on April 9; U.S. Foreign Policy after Bush, Charles Kupchan, on April 15.
	Analysis + Opinion January 23, 2009 An alliance in need of attention by Richard J. Samuels and James L. SchoffInternational Herald Tribune Recently declassified Japanese documents have disclosed that after Beijing's successful nuclear test in October 1964, Japan's prime minister urged the United States to use nuclear weapons against China in the event of hostilities. "If war breaks out [with China], we expect immediate nuclear retaliation from the United States," Prime Minister Eisaku Sato told Defense Secretary Robert MacNamara.
	News@E40 January 22, 2009 Kirshner on 'I Live Here' Actor-author Mia Kirshner will be speaking at MIT on her book, I Live Here. The multimedia publication presents the stories of refugees and displaced people in four corners of the world. Together, the book's four volumes explore such issues as underage sex workers, child soldiers, disappeared women, and the binding ties of common humanity. All material in the book is based on first person accounts collected over the past six years. Currently, Kirshner is teaching an IAP course at MIT on documenting hidden voices within the greater Boston community. Mirroring the multimedia approach of the book, the collected stories will be presented as a short video at the event. The event will be Thursday, January 29, at 5pm, in MIT Rm 6-120. Event details»
	In the News January 22, 2009 An alliance in need of attention Richard J. SamuelsNew York Times Recently declassified Japanese documents have disclosed that after Beijing's successful nuclear test in October 1964, Japan's prime minister urged the United States to use nuclear weapons against China in the event of hostilities. "If war breaks out [with China], we expect immediate nuclear retaliation from the United States," Prime Minister Eisaku Sato told Defense Secretary Robert MacNamara.
	Analysis + Opinion January 14, 2009 Grieving over Gaza Anat BiletzkiThe Nation Some of us, as Israelis, are grieving over what we have become. Blaming the other side with a roster of rehearsed clichés cannot mitigate the grief.
	In the News January 14, 2009 Admiral Fallon scans the horizon WBUR: On Point Four-star Admiral William J. Fallon had a brilliant Navy career and a mouth, it was said, that could peel paint off the walls. He flew fighter missions over Vietnam, rose to head of the Pacific Command, then was named by George W. Bush Combatant Commander of U.S. Central Command — Centcom — the U.S. military’s top commander in the white-hot region from Egypt to Pakistan. He oversaw the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and abruptly retired after Esquire magazine called him the last man standing between Washington and war with Iran.
	In the News January 14, 2009 Grieving over Gaza Anat BiletzkiThe Nation Some of us, as Israelis, are grieving over what we have become. Blaming the other side with a roster of rehearsed clichés cannot mitigate the grief.
	News@E40 January 9, 2009 Chomsky on Gaza Noam Chomsky addresses the crisis in Gaza followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience. The public event will be on Tuesday, January 13, at 4p, in the Wong Auditorium, MIT Bldg E51. For more details and a map to the location, visit Chomsky on Gaza. Co-sponsored by CIS and its Program on Human Rights and Justice. View the video of the event.
	News Release January 7, 2009 MIT scholars offer advice to President Obama Barack Obama will be flooded with advice on the many critical matters he must face as 44th president of the United States, as will the new Congress. To that end, scholars at MIT's Center for International Studies (CIS) offer fresh ideas, succinctly stated, on issues ranging from security strategy to the financial crisis to human rights.