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	In the News December 18, 2019 Kim Jong Un may have faced ‘domestic hard line pressure’ CNBC Vipin Narang spoke to CNBC and said China and Russia could have agreed to let Kim Jong Un to test missiles, but not nuclear weapons. North Korea is “waves away” from reopening nuclear testing, he said.
	In the News December 18, 2019 Africa insiders: Tiny Gambia stands up for the Rohingya Africa Insiders \| Shola LawalAfrican Arguments A case of alleged genocide brought against Myanmar by The Gambia in defence of the Rohingya people was heard last week. The Gambia’s Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou led the delegation at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague while Myanmar leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, spoke for Myanmar.
	News@E40 December 17, 2019 CIS 2019 fall newsletter précis, the MIT Center for International Studies newsletter, covers the wide range of Center activities and tracks the accomplishments of our faculty, researchers and affiliates. The fall 2019 issue is now available.
	In the News December 17, 2019 Shola Lawal on human rights and social justice Shola Lawal, the Center's Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow, discusses her work as a journalist in Nigeria, her reportage last spring on Boko Haram, and her recent trip to Mexico to investigate the migrant crisis.
	In the News December 17, 2019 All things policy: talking nukes with Vipin Narang Aditya Ramanathan and Pranav RSThe Takshashila Institution In this podcast, Aditya Ramanathan and Pranav RS talk to Vipin Narang, Associate Professor at MIT about India’s counterforce temptations and the latest nuclear tensions in northeast Asia.
	In the News December 16, 2019 The uncertain role of natural gas in the transition to clean energy David L ChandlerMIT News A new MIT study, funded in part by The Policy Lab at CIS, examines the opposing roles of natural gas in the battle against climate change — as a bridge toward a lower-emissions future, but also a contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
	In the News December 14, 2019 North Korea conducts ‘crucial test’ as deadline nears William GalloVOA News Vipin Narang quoted: "The language pushes us back to an ICBM [intercontinental ballistic missile] test in the new year, maybe as the leadoff hitter," said Vipin Narang, a nuclear specialist at MIT. Given the Korean Central News Agency’s wording, Narang says the latest test almost certainly involved an engine for a long-range missile, possibly an ICBM.
	précis December 12, 2019 Activities Starr Forums; Consuls general meeting; Human Rights & Technology fellows; Remembering Jeanne Guillemin and announcing the newly established Jeanne E Guillemin Fund; Kenneth Oye named member of NIH Research Advisory Committee; 1,000 plus MIT students, researchers to India in last two decades; and more.
	News@E40 December 12, 2019 Oye named member of NIH research advisory committee Kenneth Oye, professor of political science and data, systems and society and director of the Center's Program on Emerging Technologies, was named a member of the National Institutes of Health's Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee (NExTRAC).
	Analysis + Opinion December 12, 2019 The ever-evolving importance of Japan’s coast guard Mina PollmannThe Diplomat Two recent changes highlight the multifaceted role the JCG will continue to play in Japan’s defenses.