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	News@E40 November 16, 2021 Seven students receive Human Rights and Technology Program fellowships The Center is thrilled to announce that seven students, including one two-person team, are being awarded Human Rights & Technology Fellowships in the program’s fourth year. These graduate students will be exploring human rights issues that are either aided or exploited through the use of technology.
	In the News November 15, 2021 China’s nuclear build-up: ‘one of the largest shifts in geostrategic power ever’ Demetri SevastopuloFinancial Times Quoted: Vipin Narang, a nuclear security expert at MIT, believes China is engaging in an “eye-popping” nuclear expansion because it thinks “the risk of a conventional war with the US is higher now than ever”. He says the biggest risk is not nuclear war but “an exceptionally intense conventional war where China unloads its massive arsenal of conventional missiles in the Asia theatre without fear of US nuclear escalation”.
	In the News November 14, 2021 China is not looking to start a war with US Fox News International security expert Jim Walsh discusses China's upset over US lawmakers visiting Taiwan.
	Analysis + Opinion November 12, 2021 The world needs to quit oil and gas. Africa has an idea: Rich countries first. Shola LawalNew York Times As world leaders meet at COP26 in Glasgow, some African leaders and activists are, for the first time, vocally opposing a speedier pivot to renewables for their countries.
	Analysis + Opinion November 11, 2021 Underplaying the China threat Kunal SinghHindustan Times The government has consciously decided to downplay China’s aggression. This has possible benefits but also costs, explains Kunal Singh for the Hindustan Times.
	Analysis + Opinion November 11, 2021 China’s nuclear arsenal is growing. What does that mean for US-China relations? Fiona Cunningham, Taylor FravelWashington Post The new Pentagon report reveals China’s worries about US missile defenses. While any potential changes in Beijing’s nuclear strategy are unclear, three questions stand out regarding how Beijing might seek to use silo-based missiles to deter the United States.
	In the News November 10, 2021 Will China surpass the US in military air superiority? John XieVOA Quoted: "They're putting together packages of fighter aircraft, the J-16 in particular, flown in large numbers. And that's a relatively new capability," said Eric Heginbotham, a principal research scientist at MIT's Center for International Studies. "They're putting complete packages together. They're also sending anti-submarine warfare aircraft up. So, they're showing a lot." According to Heginbotham of MIT, a specialist in Asian security issues, less than 15% of US air inventories are in the western Pacific, and the US does not have all its aircraft flying around the clock. "The difference is probably that China can challenge you at their superiority locally and for certain periods of time." he said in a telephone interview with VOA.
	In the News November 10, 2021 Kishida's picks for top diplomat and rights adviser hint at striking balance on China Jesse Johnson and Satoshi Sugiyama The Japan Times Quoted: “I do see the Hayashi appointment as part of Prime Minister Kishida’s balancing act,” said Richard Samuels, a Japan specialist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology....Those remarks garnered headlines, Samuels said, “but it was mistakenly identified as a shift in national policy.”
	In the News November 8, 2021 Embarking upon a leadership journey MISTIMIT News Current developments in the Middle East continue to challenge people in the region and open windows to make a sustainable impact. Challenges like water access, health care, IT, vocational training, and others can be addressed collaboratively with entrepreneurial and novel problem-solving capabilities.
	In the News November 4, 2021 Networking on a global scale MISTIMIT News MISTI Career Conversations virtual lunch series sees MIT students explore environmental, social, and governance initiatives in a global context across three key sectors.