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	In the News December 26, 2018 Russia says Israeli missile strikes near Damascus threatened two civilian flights Peter O'DowdWBUR Here & Now WBUR’s Peter O'Dowd speaks with Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh.
	In the News December 21, 2018 North Korea warns it will not give up nuclear weapons until US removes 'threat' Nicola SmithThe Telegraph “It has always said this. Some people wanted to delude themselves into believing otherwise. But North Korea is nothing if not consistent,” tweeted Vipin Narang, an associate professor of political science at MIT.
	In the News December 21, 2018 Narang sees a future with nuclear North Kim Dong-HyeonKorea JoongAng Daily Vipin Narang is a fixture in the American media whenever the issue of North Korea’s denuclearization is discussed. For the first time, Narang answered questions for a Korean media outlet. Excerpts from the interview are featured here.
	In the News December 21, 2018 Posen's "Illiberal Hegemony" among Foreign Affairs' Best of 2018 Foreign Affairs Barry Posen's "The Rise of Illiberal Hegemony" article is on Foreign Affairs' The Best of Print 2018 list for best articles they have published this year.
	In the News December 11, 2018 Khashoggi’s friends, other foreigners, are being watched. The US can do little about it Tim Johnson and Stuart LeavenworthMiami Herald “Persons in the United States are legally and effectively protected against unlawful surveillance by American government at every level, but are not legally or effectively protected from surveillance … by foreign governments or persons. Intuitively, this is a peculiar state of affairs,” said Joel Brenner, a former senior counsel at the NSA.
	In the News December 7, 2018 Trump moving ahead with second Kim summit despite working-level frustrations Conor FinneganABC News But it's not technically a violation of the declaration Trump and Kim signed at the Singapore summit because North Korea "never said it would" disarm, as Vipin Narang, an associate professor of political science at MIT, tweeted Wednesday.
	In the News December 5, 2018 North Korea: secret missile site revealed in new satellite images The Guardian “North Korea isn’t disarming. It never said it would,” Vipin Narang wrote on Twitter. “[Trump] has to be well aware of these developments. He just doesn’t care. Kim pretends to disarm and Trump pretends to believe him. That’ll get everyone to halftime.”
	In the News December 4, 2018 Russia isn't complying with an arms control treaty--so the US is threatening to rip it up Alex WardVox “Punching out isn’t going to bring them into compliance, and now lets them justify a buildup even more while painting us as the bad guys,” said Vipin Narang, who is quoted in this piece.
	In the News December 3, 2018 Has Pakistan bought Chinese SH-15 Howitzer for its 'miniaturized' nuclear shells? Nagesh NarayanaInternational Business Times Vipin Narang was quoted as saying, “I should clarify one thing: I have no doubt SPD would love a nuclear artillery shell—it's literally in its DNA—but we are talking about a warhead 1/8th size of Nasr and that's not easy without a test. So I'm very skeptical they have one ... yet.”
	In the News November 29, 2018 Populism: a case-by-case study Una HajdariMIT News MIT Starr Forum panel discusses extreme forms of populism that have endangered basic civil liberties and spawned intolerant rhetoric.
	In the News November 21, 2018 A US attempt to keep AI out of China’s hands could actually help China Karen HaoMIT Technology Review David Edelman, director of MIT’s Project on Technology, the Economy, and National Security, worries that if the restrictions are mishandled, they could cause serious “collateral damage” for US businesses.
	In the News November 13, 2018 Satellite images reveal hidden North Korean missile bases Zachary CohenCNN Vipin Narang told CNN that Kim's actions do not amount to "deception since he said on New Year's Day that North Korea would mass-produce and deploy its missiles that it already tested. There has been no agreement or discussion remotely that detailed --- even on nuclear systems, and many of these are short range conventional missiles which North Korea has never said were on the table."
	In the News November 13, 2018 Insulting veterans and allies WGBH News President Trump is getting a lot of criticism for scrapping a planned visit to Arlington National Cemetery in honor of Veterans Day. It's the second time in three days that he has canceled plans to honor US soldiers.
	In the News November 1, 2018 Novelist Min Jin Lee makes the case for understanding through fiction Peter DizikesMIT News Renowned author Min Jin Lee made a vigorous case for literature as an essential means for understanding complex cultures around the globe, during a Starr Forum event.
	In the News October 17, 2018 Endorsement meetings at the Globe ahead of the 2018 midterms Una Hajdari IWMF With the mid-terms being around the corner, the Boston Globe editorial board organized meetings with people running for various offices to help decide Globe endorsements, and this year's Neuffer fellow, Una Hajdari, comments on the process.
	In the News October 12, 2018 North Korea weaponizes its deal with Trump to tangle talks Choe Sang-HunThe New York Times Mr. Kim “has mastered the art of milking a single cosmetic concession for months,” Vipin Narang, said on Twitter this week. “Brilliantly selling the same horse twice.”
	In the News October 10, 2018 Google+ to close after report of user data exposure CNN Google's unpopular social network is finally finding itself in the spotlight—but for all the wrong reasons. David Edelman speaks with CNN’s News Stream.
	In the News October 10, 2018 US weapons systems are easy cyberattack targets, new report finds Emily DreyfussWired “I will say that the GAO can be prone to cyber hyperbole, but unless their sampling or methodology were way off or deliberately misleading, DOD has a very grave problem on its hands,” says R David Edelman.
	In the News October 9, 2018 Pompeo hails 'significant' North Korea progress; experts skeptical ReutersThe New York Times “The real takeaway from this Punggye-ri pledge is that Kim has mastered the art of milking a single cosmetic concession for months to burn clock,” Vipin Narang said on Twitter.
	In the News October 8, 2018 Experts dismiss North Korea's latest concession to US Alexander SmithNBC News Kim and his officials are instead trying to buy time so they can make progress on other fronts…Inviting inspectors to an old testing site is an example of this calculus, according to Vipin Narang.