John Tirman, an MIT scholar in political theory and expert on U.S.-Iran relations and human security, has died at age 72. Tirman served as the executive director of and principal research scientist at the MIT Center for International Studies.
Abbey Krulik is a research assistant for MEI’s Climate and Water Program and a senior at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. She is pursuing majors in International Studies and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, as well as a minor in Political Science.