News + Media

	In the News August 29, 2022 Tipping the balance between global rivals Leda ZimmermanMIT News John David Minnich seeks to understand how trade policies fueled China’s rise and continue to determine geopolitical winners and losers.
	In the News August 29, 2022 South Africa since apartheid: Has democracy worked? Ray SuarezWorld Affairs It’s been nearly thirty years since the fall of apartheid in South Africa. But what happens when the celebrations cease, the news cameras turn away, and the real work of democracy begins? Evan Lieberman joins Voice of America’s “Straight Africa Talk” host, Haydé Adams, to discuss the lingering “ghost of apartheid,” and why South Africa’s electoral future gives him hope.
	In the News August 26, 2022 Two new books take different roads to understand South Africa Carolyn E HolmesThe Washington Post Carolyn Holmes reviews Until We Have Won Our Liberty: South Africa after Apartheid by Evan Lieberman and The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa's Racial Awakening by Eve Fairbanks.
	In the News August 25, 2022 Promoting systemic change in the Middle East, the 'MIT way' MISTIMIT News In a recent MISTI course, students engaged on collaborative solutions to climate, health care, and economic development in the Middle East.
	Analysis + Opinion August 23, 2022 How the killing of Iran’s top general squandered US leverage in Iraq today Steven SimonResponsible Statecraft What are the implications of the 2020 assasination of Qassem Soleimani? Robert E Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon's new opinion piece, originally published here in Responsible Statecraft.
	In the News August 22, 2022 Panel: ‘Protracted’ Taiwan Crisis Will ‘Percolate for Months' John GradyUSNI News M Taylor Fravel and Christopher Twomey, alumnus of MIT Political Science, participate in a panel on the military dimensions of the Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis, hosted by CSIS.
	News@E40 August 21, 2022 John Tirman, CIS executive director and scholar, dies at 72 The Center shares with deep sadness that our valued colleague and dear friend, John Tirman, passed away on the morning of August 19, 2022, after suffering cardiac arrest. Since 2004, Tirman served as the executive director of and principal research scientist at the MIT Center for International Studies. During this time, he was a prolific and thoughtful—but always modest—leader of many of the Center’s initiatives.
	Analysis + Opinion August 19, 2022 The real fallout from the Mar-a-Lago search Steven Simon and Jonathan StevensonPolitico Law enforcement now has to focus on how to prevent the raid from leading to widescale civil breakdown. Analysis by Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson, originally published here in Politico.
	précis August 18, 2022 Activities “War in Ukraine” compendium; CIS awards 17 summer study grants; Inspired by Israel: Arts education, and innovation at MIT; MIT x TAU webinar series returns for its second year; CIS congratulates the graduates; MIT-France celebrates seed fund anniversary; Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar; SSP Wednesday Seminar; Starr Forums.
	Analysis + Opinion August 18, 2022 Do armed drones reduce terrorism? Here’s the data. Joshua A Schwartz and Matthew FuhrmannThe Washington Post New research from Joshua A Schwartz and Matthew Fuhrmann analyzes patterns of terrorism in the 18 countries that utilize drones.