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	In the News July 26, 2018 US anticipates North Korea will return remains of 55 service members, official says Greg Palkot, Lukas MikelionisFOX News The US is anticipating that North Korea will return the remains of some 55 American service members on Friday, which is the 65th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War.
	In the News July 25, 2018 US-North Korea talks have been a disaster since Trump met with Kim Jong Un Alex WardVox SSP's Vipin Narang tells Vox it’s a good thing that Pyongyang is dismantling the rocket-launch facility. But it’s a positive step having less to do with North Korea’s missile-launching ability, and more to do with how it will make the Trump administration look.
	In the News July 24, 2018 North Korea is dismantling missile facilities, but nuclear expert warns against getting 'drunk on optimism' Linda MottramABC News It is good news, said Vipin Narang, “but there are a couple of caveats. ...the Sohae test site could be destroyed, and North Korea could continue to improve their missile force and produce nuclear weapons."
	In the News July 23, 2018 What was the strategy behind the president's Iran tweet? MSNBC President Trump tweeted a strongly worded message to President Rouhani of Iran. Jim Walsh says that the president’s tweet could come off as a nuclear threat.
	In the News July 23, 2018 Satellite images indicate North Korea has started dismantling rocket launch site Jonathan Cheng and Michael R. GordonThe Wall Street Journal “The overall importance of the Sohae missile site has also likely diminished for Pyongyang” says Vipin Narang on the news that satellite imagery shows North Korea has begun taking down its main satellite launch facility.
	In the News July 20, 2018 The NATO summit and state of the alliance Michelle EnglishMIT News Barry Posen, a leading national security expert and Cold War historian, offers in-depth scholarship on NATO Summit. He discusses the role of NATO today, and whether the alliance is “stronger than ever,” as President Trump stated in a post-summit press conference.
	In the News July 20, 2018 For US cybersecurity, it’s Code Red Hiawatha BrayBoston Globe “It’s very scary out there,” said Joel Brenner, a senior research fellow at CIS and former inspector general of the US National Security Agency. “People have little idea how relentlessly our critical infrastructure as well as our government agencies are being attacked, around the clock.”
	In the News July 19, 2018 Trump's sharp criticism of NATO's newest member has a point, but his comments are playing right into Russia's hands Christopher WoodyNew Haven Register Russia has accused NATO of trying to encircle it, and Moscow was adamantly opposed to Montenegro joining the alliance. Barry Posen is quoted.
	In the News July 17, 2018 Where Trump's summit with Putin fits as a historical moment Robin Young and Jeremy HobsonWBUR Here & Now President Trump meets with lawmakers Tuesday as he deals with fallout from Monday's closed-door talks and joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.
	In the News July 16, 2018 Trump faces criticism for comments after Putin meeting Sue O'ConnellNECN "The Take" President Donald Trump faces bi-partisan congressional criticism for his comments after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. What's the basis of the criticism and is it fair? Why was he so eager to meet with Putin in the first place? Carol Saivetz, MIT Security Studies, discusses on “The Take.”
	In the News July 11, 2018 Is China using force or coercion in the South China Sea? Constantinos YiallouridesThe Diplomat M. Taylor Fravel comments that China’s use of force in its territorial disputes aims “to create a reputation for toughness over territory and deter its opponents in all other disputes.”
	In the News July 10, 2018 Crisis in US nuclear talks with Pyongyang not China’s doing, experts say Keith JohnsonForeign Policy “Trump’s tweet betrays the fundamental problem: He thinks it was a contract and a unilateral agreement to denuclearize,” said Vipin Narang. “But when North Korea says it is not going to unilaterally disarm, that is not the influence of China — that is them knowing what they signed [in Singapore].”
	In the News July 9, 2018 Heated rhetoric from North Korea Lisa MullinsWBUR Here & Now President Trump heads to Europe this week for the NATO summit after a weekend that featured heated rhetoric from North Korea on denuclearization. Jim Walsh weighs in on Here & Now.
	In the News July 8, 2018 North Korea declares US diplomacy “gangster-like” Robin WrightThe New Yorker Vipin Narang described the criticism as a “negotiating tactic.” But he also cautioned, in a tweet, that the Kim regime is signalling “… (1) We aren’t unilaterally disarming…(2) Any other stuff short of that? Gonna cost you chief…”
	In the News July 2, 2018 US has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear program within a year: Bolton The New York Times The North could try to trade sites and technology that have relatively low values in exchange for sanctions relief, while covertly operating facilities required to advance key capabilities, SSP's Vipin Narang said. “What it suggests is that Kim has no intention of surrendering his nuclear weapons.”
	In the News July 2, 2018 Is North Korea secretly continuing its nuclear programme? Andreas IllmerBBC News “You can imagine a North Korean strategy where — without a full disclosure of all their facilities — they can offer to shut down some of the known sites in order to get sanctions relief,” SSP’s Vipin Narang explains to BBC News. “At the same time they would clandestinely push ahead at the secret sites.”
	In the News June 27, 2018 Satellite images show North Korea upgrading nuclear facility Zachary CohenCNN “North Korea has had a decade-long nuclear testing sequence where they have presumably learned a lot about designs,” SSP's Vipin Narang told CNN. “They probably do not need full blown tests to go into serial production of warheads.”
	In the News June 22, 2018 Rebuilding Germany’s centuries-old vocational program Russ JuskalianMIT Technology Review The Ausbildung is widely touted as an example other countries should follow. But it’s struggling to keep up with technological change. But don’t write off the German system just yet. Over the centuries, it “has survived and been adapted to massive changes in technology,” says Kathleen Thelen.
	In the News June 21, 2018 The psycho-politics of wellbeing Middle East Research and Information Project CIS affiliate scholar Orkideh Behrouzan speaks about the politics of Iranian mental health and the effects of 40 years of revolution and war and the ways in which a younger generation is forming identities.
	In the News June 20, 2018 CIS experts discuss immigration in the US CIS experts have been talking about immigration in America and offering their insight on the issues—as well as how the Trump administration changes impacted the process and changed the narrative on migration to the US.