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	Analysis + Opinion February 12, 2019 US-China relationship guidelines Asia SocietyAsia Society A new report published by Asia Society’s Center on US-China Relations and UC San Diego’s 21st Century China Center offers recommendations for American policymakers. Among its authors is Taylor Fravel.
	In the News February 11, 2019 Elizabeth Warren wants to ban the US from using nuclear weapons first Kelsey PiperVox But some worry that passing the bill won’t lead to the real changes — and, as a result, could actually cause harm. “A declaration, without any attendant changes to the US’s ability to actually use nuclear weapons promptly, absent changes to the actual posture, alert levels, etc. — your adversaries won’t believe it,” Vipin Narang argued.
	Analysis + Opinion February 8, 2019 The 'new Cold War' with China is way overblown. Here's why. Joshua ShifrinsonWashington Post Is a new Cold War looming—or already present—between the United States and China? Many analysts argue that a combination of geopolitics, ideology and competing visions of "global order" are driving the two countries toward emulating the Soviet-US rivalry that dominated world politics from 1947 through 1990.
	In the News February 8, 2019 NYT: Saudi Crown Prince said he'd use 'bullet' on Khashoggi Jeremy HobsonWBUR Here & Now In 2017, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman told a top aide he'd use a "bullet" on Khashoggi if he didn't return to the kingdom and stop criticizing its government, according to a New York Times report. Host Jeremy Hobson talks with Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh.
	Analysis + Opinion February 6, 2019 North Korea and America’s second summit Vipin NarangThe National Interest There are several possible outcomes I think from the summit if and when it happens.
	In the News February 5, 2019 Neocon-led US Venezuela policy Michael KniggeDeutsche Welle There is a solid case to be made for regime change in Venezuela as advocated by the US and many of its allies. Still, scholars say, the US's record and some key Trump administration players are cause for concern. Barry Posen weighs in.
	In the News February 5, 2019 Trump to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Vietnam in two weeks for the pair's second summit John Fritze and Deirdre ShesgreenUSA Today "Ok let’s be clear that North Korea’s successful acquisition of a nuclear ICBM is why there was no war with North Korea," tweeted Vipin Narang, an associate professor of political science at MIT who studies North Korea and nuclear proliferation, in response to President's Trumps claim during the SOTU Tuesday.
	Analysis + Opinion February 4, 2019 The role of Iraq’s influential Shiite clerics is changing. Here’s how. Marsin AlshamaryThe Washington Post In a recent interview, an influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and militia leader warned the United States to withdraw its troops from Iraq. The leader, Qais al-Khazali, represents a class of politician preachers who have come to dominate the political scene in post-2003 Iraq. The ascendancy of these clerics raises questions about the role of the Shiite religious establishment in contemporary Iraqi politics.
	Analysis + Opinion February 1, 2019 Serbian journalists are under attack. Does the international community care? Una Hajdari The New Republic Supported by the US and EU, praised at Davos: President Aleksandar Vucic is on a roll. No one seems to want to contemplate the appalling assaults on press freedoms.
	In the News February 1, 2019 Trump administration downplays fears of post-treaty arms race Katie Bo WilliamsDefense One “I’m not worked up one way or another,” said Vipin Narang. “Russia has been out of compliance since 2014 and the question is how to deal with it. If you punch out, you let Russia paint you as the arms control destroyer [but] if you stay in, Russia is still going to violate it. I’m not really sure what options were left [other than withdrawal].”