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	In the News January 19, 2023 Q&A: Gabriela Sá Pessoa talks hope and crisis in Lula’s Brazil Covering Climate NowColumbia Journalism Review Covering Climate Now talked with Gabriela Sá Pessoa about ongoing, alarming deforestation in the Amazon rain forest, journalistic accountability during the recently concluded administration of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, and stories to follow now that former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has taken power.
	Analysis + Opinion January 13, 2023 Biden is about to have his hands full in the Middle East Aaron David Miller and Steven SimonForeign Policy Iran and Israel may set Washington’s agenda for the next two years.
	In the News January 10, 2023 The NATO-EU joint declaration is a defeat for Americans Justin LoganCato Institute Quoted: "And it is a pretty big transfer payment: a very conservative estimate from MIT’s Barry Posen put the figure on the order of $70–80 billion per year, even retaining the U.S. nuclear umbrella and intelligence assistance."
	In the News January 9, 2023 Turns out ‘rethink’ was a threat not a promise in US-Saudi spat Daniel LarisonResponsible Statecraft Quoted: As [Barry] Posen explained it in his book, Restraint, “Secure in the knowledge that the United States will serve as the military lender of last resort, they invest in policies that redound to the political disadvantage if the United States, which can ultimately precipitate real military costs.”
	In the News January 5, 2023 New MIT internships expand research opportunities in Africa Kristen WilcoxMIT News Quoted: “These internships are an opportunity to better merge the research ecosystem of MIT with academia-based research systems in Africa,” says Evan Lieberman, the Total Professor of Political Science and Contemporary Africa and faculty director for MISTI.
	Analysis + Opinion January 4, 2023 Russia's rebound Barry R PosenForeign Affairs How Moscow has partially recovered from its military setbacks.
	Analysis + Opinion December 24, 2022 Sanctions won't end Russia's war in Ukraine Mariya GrinbergThe National Interest Although Western sanctions against Russia have imposed high costs on all parties, economic warfare alone won’t end the war in Ukraine.
	In the News December 24, 2022 Defense firms accelerate anti-UAV tech as cheap but effective combat drones wreak havoc in Ukraine Prakash NandaThe Eurasian Times Quoted: "As Prof. Erik Lin-Greenberg of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology points out, it is virtually a sellers’ market for drones today. So much so that Iran has established drone production lines in Tajikistan and Venezuela, and Turkey plans to build a TB2 factory in Ukraine."
	Analysis + Opinion December 20, 2022 The dawn of drone diplomacy Erik Lin-GreenbergForeign Affairs Unmanned vehicles are upending the arms trade - and the balance of power.
	In the News December 14, 2022 Beyond China’s COVID unrest, 3 important economic takeaways Betsy VereckeyMIT Sloan China’s strict “zero-COVID” strategy has complicated the country’s economic recovery. A panel of experts explores three social and economic costs of President Xi’s policies.