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	In the News November 9, 2022 Advancing the energy transition amidst global crises Leda ZimmermanMIT News Quoted: “Although the United States and China working together would have huge effects for both countries, it is politically unpalatable in the short term,” said Taylor Fravel, the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and director of the MIT Security Studies Program.
	Analysis + Opinion November 8, 2022 The new Iraqi PM is a status quo leader, but for how long? Steven Simon and Adam WeinsteinResponsible Statecraft The appointment of a new prime minister and his cabinet last week represents a peaceful government formation in Iraq following months of tension and a bout of violence. But can Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani keep it together?
	News@E40 November 4, 2022 John Tirman Memorial Service MIT Center for International Studies John Tirman, an MIT scholar in political theory and expert on US-Iran relations and human security, passed away on the morning of August 19 after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 72. Since 2004, Tirman served as the executive director of and principal research scientist at the MIT Center for International Studies (CIS). During this time, he was a prolific and thoughtful—but always modest—leader of many of the center’s initiatives. His memorial service, held November 4, 2022, is available to watch online.
	Analysis + Opinion October 30, 2022 What is America's interest in the Ukraine war? Joshua ShifrinsonThe National Interest Amid the continuing war and ongoing calls for the United States to “do more,” the question remains: what, if any, are the United States’ strategic interests in Ukraine—and how might the United States best service them?
	Analysis + Opinion October 28, 2022 What ever happened to our fear of Armageddon? Jim WalshResponsible Statecraft What can the Cuban Missile Crisis tell us about today's nuclear dangers?
	Analysis + Opinion October 17, 2022 Major flip in Iraqi government this week: could crisis be over? Steven Simon and Adam WeinsteinResponsible Statecraft This week Iraq came one giant step closer to forming a government as the parliament elected Abdul Latif Rashid as president who then designated Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani as prime minister. How did this happen and what does all this mean for the US-Iraq relations?
	Analysis + Opinion October 13, 2022 How to avoid a war over Taiwan Thomas J Christensen, M Taylor Fravel, Bonnie S Glaser, Andrew J Nathan and Jessica Chen WeissForeign Affairs Triangular deterrence has succeeded for over 40 years in keeping the peace across the Taiwan Strait. But rising tensions have made this delicate arrangement more fragile.
	In the News October 11, 2022 Where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stands Peter DizikesMIT News While the early months of the war saw significant Russian advances in multiple areas of Ukraine, the tide has turned since then. A recent Ukrainian counteroffensive in the country’s north has pushed Russian troops back across the border and has extended to provinces in the Donbas region, the site of much industrial activity. Over the last week, Ukraine has also taken back 150 square miles of land in the Kherson province in the country’s south.
	In the News October 4, 2022 North Korea launches nuclear-capable missile over Japan John DickersonCBS News For the first time in five years, North Korea launched a missile over Japan Tuesday, rattling nerves and sending a message to the US and its allies. Jim Walsh, senior research associate with the MIT Security Studies Program, spoke with John Dickerson explored the implications of this launch.
	Analysis + Opinion October 2, 2022 Bolsonaro and Lula are heading to second round in Brazil election Terrence McCoy, Paulina Villegas and Gabriela Sá PessoaThe Washington Post Brazil's deeply polarizing presidential election, which has pitted populists from opposite ends of the political spectrum — right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — will go to a second round after no candidate secured enough votes Sunday to claim outright victory.