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	In the News October 3, 2018 China and the new frontier of biosecurity threats Henny SenderNikkei Asian Review Kenneth Oye, director of the Center’s Program on Emerging Technologies said that it is possible for even helpful advances to be used in bad ways. “It will be difficult to check the potential for malevolent misuse of advanced biotechnologies,” he said.
	In the News October 3, 2018 An assault on American intelligence Una HajdariMIT News In MIT visit, former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden describes current difficulties faced by society and US intelligence services.
	In the News October 3, 2018 As Pompeo heads for Pyongyang, North Korea appears to raise its demands Simon Denyer The Washingon Post The US argues to keep sanctions until North Korea denuclearizes. North Korea disagrees. Vipin Narang said the comments “really [put] a little bit of cold water” on the hope that North Korea might provide a list of its nuclear and missile sites in return for an end-of-war declaration.
	In the News September 29, 2018 Safety nightmares of US nuclear weapons Farooq AwanDaily Times According to Barry Posen, the US has its guns pointed at aspiring nuclear weapons states in a way that makes them feel less secure. “I worry not about nuclear weapons in the hands of states, but nuclear weapons that are not in the hands of states…”
	In the News September 27, 2018 What is the point of a forever war in Iraq? Bonnie KristianThe National Interest “Odd indeed to repudiate the product of democracy at home to pursue a futile quest to achieve it in a divided and violent society abroad,” said Barry Posen.
	In the News September 26, 2018 The White House just revealed massive mission creep in Syria. Here's why. Kyle Rempfer and Todd South Military Times “Never give up a sales pitch that's working,” said Barry Posen, director of the Security Studies Program at the MIT Center for International Studies.
	In the News September 25, 2018 First UN Mil-Mil talks with North Korea in 11 years; what they mean Colin Clark and Paul McLearyBreaking Defense Vipin Narang, noted the importance of the communications between North Korea and the UN command. “The mil-mil line is really great, a far cry from last year’s high temperature,” he said, cautioning that Kim Jong Un didn’t start behaving this well until he “declared his nuclear deterrent force ‘complete’ and then embarked on the charm offensive. He’s been driving the train, and everyone else is trying to hang on or trying not to get run over!”
	In the News September 25, 2018 Trump strikes softer North Korea tone at UN, after 'Rocket Man' speech a year ago Jeremy HobsonWBUR Here & Now President Trump used his address at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday morning to assert American sovereignty, and speak on North Korea. Here & Now speaks with security analyst Jim Walsh about whether the meeting might lead to more talks between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.
	In the News September 20, 2018 Kim to visit Seoul, shut missile site AFPThe Asean Post “Kim is playing this brilliantly: verify that I dismantle a single site that I no longer need anyway while I mass-produce the missiles the site helped me develop,” Vipin Narang of MIT said.
	In the News September 19, 2018 Experts are underwhelmed by North Korea's promise to dismantle missile site Geoff BrumfielNPR Narang says, North Korea is widely believed to be building up its nuclear arsenal: “They claim they're already mass-producing the ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons that they've already tested.”
	In the News September 18, 2018 North, South Korean leaders meeting Lisa MullinsWBUR Here & Now The leaders of North and South Korea met for the third time to try to revive the stalled nuclear talks. Jim Walsh discusses whether the meeting might lead to more talks between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.
	In the News September 18, 2018 Summit may be the grand theater Kim needs to show his people The Associated PressThe New York Times Vipin Narang said Kim’s efforts this week fit into his new strategic line. “Nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles are quietly being mass-produced but Kim won’t flaunt them. All attention and focus is on economic development.”
	In the News September 17, 2018 Korean summit: can Moon and Kim deliver Trump a nuclear win, or is it all talk? John PowerSouth China Morning Post “Our alliance dynamics are complicated by the fact that South Korea, and President Moon in particular, may prefer a less robust US-South Korea alliance in order to normalise relations with North Korea…,” said Vipin Narang.
	In the News September 6, 2018 North Korea turns 70: all eyes on missile displays at upcoming military parade Benjamin Haas The Guardian Vipin Narang said that for Sunday’s procession “the most provocative move would be for Kim to parade new nuclear capable systems that we have not seen before. The signal in this case would be: ‘not only did I say I’m not unilaterally disarming, but I’ve even got some new toys in the works.’” But he added it was unlikely Kim would want to be so aggressive while their talks with the US continue.
	In the News September 5, 2018 South Korean officials and Kim Jong Un; Pompeo in Pakistan WBUR Here & Now A South Korean presidential delegation met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and conveyed a personal letter from South Korean President Moon Jae-in. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pakistan at a time when relations have sunk to a new low. Jim Walsh speaks about these and other issues.
	In the News September 5, 2018 North Korea's Kim sets denuclearization time line, prompting thanks from Trump Hyonhee Shin, Susan HeaveyReuters “Kim Jong Un of North Korea proclaims ‘unwavering faith in President Trump.’ Thank you to Chairman Kim. We will get it done together!” Trump wrote. “Kim just owns Trump. He knows his mark,” said Vipin Narang, in a message on Twitter.
	In the News August 30, 2018 Trump is blaming China for North Korea impasse, but real fault may lie closer to home Simon DenyerThe Washingon Post Vipin Narang quoted on North Korea, “This was exactly the risk of Trump freelancing in Singapore: making promises to Kim Jong Un (and earlier Kim Yong Chol) that the Administration could not and would not deliver on. Things may quickly heat back up, and this one is squarely on Trump.”
	In the News August 24, 2018 Donald Trump sorrowfully cancels another North Korea meeting Uri FriedmanThe Atlantic Vipin Narang comments on the canceled North Korea meeting in The Atlantic, “I’m much more skeptical this time because last time Kim wanted the summit just as badly,” Narang observed on Friday. “This time he’s in a much stronger position.”
	In the News August 19, 2018 South Korean family prepares for what might be a last reunion Benjamin HaasThe Guardian “These may look like small goodwill gestures, but they are an important part of the trust-building process which North Korea has signalled it values,” said Vipin Narang.
	In the News August 10, 2018 US frustration rises as North Korea turns down timeline to ditch its nuclear weapons Nicola SmithIndependent.IE Vipin Narang called Mr Pompeo's plan a “delusional non-starter”. Writing on his Twitter account he said: “If this is what Pompeo has asked for, it’s no wonder North Korea has called him a ‘robber’ or ‘gangster-like’. And trying to literally take their nukes away distracts from other realistic objectives like caps.”