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	In the News April 17, 2019 MIT faculty launch collaborations around the world MISTI MIT News MISTI Global Seed Funds program awards another $2 million to researchers across the Institute.
	In the News April 17, 2019 North Korea test-fires new ‘tactical guided weapon,’ with Kim Jong Un there to observe Victoria KimLos Angeles Times “This seems to be a very calibrated and rational signaling attempt,” said Vipin Narang, a nuclear proliferation expert and political science professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “Kim Jong Un is trying to remind both the U.S. and South Korea what the cost of walking away from diplomacy might be…. He’s loaded his gun, but he hasn’t fired.”
	News Release April 16, 2019 MIT Policy Lab launches EdX course on policy outreach Dan Pomeroy \| Policy Lab at the Center for International Studies The new online course aims to help researchers engage with public policymakers.
	In the News April 16, 2019 The North Korean nuclear crisis Dan LindleyNotre Dame International Security Center Vipin Narang is interviewed by the Notre Dame International Security Center in this podcast on North Korea's nuclear crisis.
	Analysis + Opinion April 14, 2019 Russia might regret the US drawdown in Syria Carol R SaivetzLawfare The Syrian conflict, while hardly over, is diminishing. The Syrian people clearly lost, but who—other than the barbarous Assad regime—won?
	In the News April 12, 2019 Trump says no to eased sanctions, but South Korea's Moon keeps nuclear talks with Kim alive Jesse JohnsonThe Japan Times Vipin Narang, a North Korea expert and professor of international relations at MIT, said this interpretation is possible, but noted that Trump’s “intuition is that a small deal cannot by definition be a ‘good deal’ ” for Trump the businessman. “My interpretation was more pessimistic than others perhaps — that he meant, ‘I’ve heard this suggestion about small step-by-step deals, but nah, I’m going to go big or go home and try to get all the nukes.’ At least for now,” Narang said.
	News@E40 April 11, 2019 The Notre Dame International Security Center's Lifetime Achievement Award The Notre Dame International Security Center Congratulations to Barry Posen for receiving the Notre Dame International Security Center’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Posen was recognized for his innovative approaches to the study and practice of grand strategy.
	In the News April 10, 2019 Cultivating collaboration and innovation between MIT and Denmark MIT News New MIT-Denmark program is poised to send its first students overseas for internships and research.
	In the News April 8, 2019 Increasing threats against mobile devices force HHS, others to rethink protections Jason MillerFederal News Network Joel Brenner said taking your phone, laptop or other device to China was dangerous and would end up with lost data and the real possibility of having your home network compromised. “We suggested they take stripped down devices, if you are taking a device at all,” Brenner said in a recent interview with Federal News Network. “That advice was widely adopted by many companies as well as the government. I think it’s good, but tough advice to follow.”
	In the News April 4, 2019 Did India shoot down a Pakistani jet? US count says no. Lara Seligman Foreign Policy Although the news likely won’t sway Indian voters, Vipin Narang, an associate professor of political science at MIT, said the way the events have unfolded may affect India’s efforts to deter Pakistan in the future. “As details come out, it looks worse and worse for the Indians,” Narang said. “It looks increasingly like India failed to impose significant costs on Pakistan, but lost a plane and a helicopter of its own in the process.”