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	In the News February 18, 2023 What's behind the Chinese spy balloon Isaac ChotinerThe New Yorker President Xi Jinping has modernized and expanded his military, but the balloon incident may indicate the challenges he faces in consolidating its power. An interview with MIT Security Studies Program Director M Taylor Fravel.
	Analysis + Opinion February 13, 2023 Lessons from Russia's invasion of Ukraine Barry Posen and Stephen Van EveraDefense Priorities MIT Security Studies Program Professors Barry Posen and Stephen Van Evera, along with other top experts, share their insights on key takeaways from the first year of the war in Ukraine.
	Analysis + Opinion February 7, 2023 Japan, China hold Foreign Minister call days after NATO chief’s visit Mina PollmannThe Diplomat Tokyo continues to try to keep relations with Beijing stable even as it deepens military cooperation with NATO and other partners.
	News Release February 6, 2023 Brazilian human rights journalist joins CIS as the 2023 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow Passionate about the intersection of human rights and climate change, Gabriela Sá Pessoa plans to explore the Amazonian economy and how the policies forged by the government of Brazil affect the lives of Indigenous communities who are attempting to survive amidst environment crimes and deforestation.
	News@E40 February 6, 2023 CIS Summer Study Fellowship call for applications The CIS Summer Study Fellowship competition is open to advanced doctoral students in international affairs at MIT, regardless of their home department. Students may apply for summer funding for dissertation research or writing that has an international component. CIS Summer Study Fellowship awards are intended to support student stipends and/or field research expenses.
	In the News February 6, 2023 China’s balloon dispute aims attention at Xi’s leadership David PiersonThe New York Times Quoted: "M. Taylor Fravel, the director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an expert on China’s military, said he thought that China’s leadership would not have authorized the balloon’s flight to the United States had it been aware of its journey, given Mr. Blinken’s visit."
	In the News February 5, 2023 An interview with Kelly Greenhill Daniel Blake-MartinE-International Relations Kelly M Greenhill, Senior Research Scholar and Director of the Seminar XXI Program, is interviewed by E-International Relations.
	Analysis + Opinion February 3, 2023 A better way to protect free speech on campus Malick W GhachemThe Chronicle of Higher Education Grand statements of principle ignore classroom realities.
	In the News February 3, 2023 What our response to the Chinese balloon saga shows about the changing landscape of surveillance Peter O'DowdWBUR Senior Research Associate Jim Walsh joins Here & Now host Peter O'Dowd to discuss the suspected Chinese spy balloon.
	In the News February 2, 2023 KIS offers diverse learning experiences through MISTI workshop Park Jun-heeThe Korea Herald Korea International School hosted the Massachusetts Institute of Technology International Science and Technology Initiatives in January for the first time in three years to offer new learning experiences to students.