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News ReleaseAugust 30, 2019Nigerian journalist Shola Lawal joins the MIT Center for International StudiesThe Center for International Studies announces the selection of Nigerian journalist Shola Lawal as the 2019 International Women’s Media Foundation’s (IWMF) Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow. Lawal was selected from a field of 100 applicants spanning 43 countries. This unique fellowship, now in its 15th year, provides journalists with training and experience reporting on human rights and social justice issues. |
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In the NewsAugust 29, 2019India–Pakistan nuclear escalation: where could it lead?Priyanka PullaNatureVipin Narang quoted: For example, if India firms up the change in its no first use policy, Pakistan might take this as a signal that India could pre-emptively strike at Pakistani nuclear installations, says Narang. And that might, in turn, prompt Pakistan to use up all its nuclear weapons first. “And so, you get this destabilising dynamic where as soon as the crisis becomes nuclearized, there is an incentive for both sides to go first.” |
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In the NewsAugust 28, 2019A nuclear world with Vipin NarangSrinath RaghavanInterpreting IndiaSrinath Raghavan sits down with Vipin Narang to discuss India's evolving nuclear strategy and the impact of nuclear weapons around the world. |
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In the NewsAugust 25, 2019Watch | ‘No First Use’ in India’s Nuclear DoctrineHappymon JacobThe WireHappymon Jacob speaks to Vipin Narang about the status of India’s 'No First Use' nuclear policy in the light of defence minister Rajnath Singh’s statement. |
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In the NewsAugust 23, 2019Relaunched: The new nuclear arms race with RussiaFox News RadioA mysterious explosion in Northern Russia is causing concern that the nation may be testing new nuclear weapons. Jim Walsh discusses whether the world should be worried and if this is the start of a new nuclear arms race in this Fox News podcast. |
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Analysis + OpinionAugust 22, 2019Why India wants to break its decades-old nuclear pledgeChristopher Clary and Vipin NarangBBC NewsChristopher Clary and Vipin Narang examine the implications for peace and security in South Asia after India's defence minister suggested that the country may re-evaluate its "no first use of nuclear weapons" doctrine. |
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In the NewsAugust 21, 2019Disbelief, joy and resistance as Saudi women get first passportsVivian Nereim and Sarah Algethami BloombergWilhelm Fellow Hala Al-Dosari quoted: Women who go against their families could potentially face legal charges from their guardians, something the government still needs to clarify. |
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In the NewsAugust 20, 2019Japanese report to say North Korea has miniaturized nuclear warheadsReporting by Chris Gallagher and Linda Sieg in Tokyo, and Josh Smith in Seoul. Writing by Malcolm Foster; Editing by Simon Cameron-MooreReutersVipin Narang quoted: North Korea’s ability to build nuclear warheads small enough to fit on its ballistic missiles has been widely accepted for several years, but the Japanese report highlights the lack of progress on denuclearisation talks aimed at curtailing the program. “It is Japan that is most threatened, and probably the primary target of such a capability,” he said. “So openly acknowledging it underscores Tokyo’s acute fears that North Korea’s nuclear program continues to grow unabated with no foreseeable plan to slow its growth, let alone eliminate them.” |
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Analysis + OpinionAugust 18, 2019‘No first use’ nuke policy isn’t dead, but losing sanctityChristopher Clary and Vipin NarangHindustan TimesA policy of no first use is, in fact, a promise not to do something in the future: not to use nuclear weapons first in a conflict. |
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In the NewsAugust 16, 2019India says committed to 'no first use' of nuclear weapons for nowSanjeev MiglaniReutersVipin Narang quoted: Vipin Narang, a nuclear affairs expert at MIT in the United States, said that Singh’s comments were a sign the policy on ‘no first use’ could change in the future. “Make no mistake: this is by far the highest official statement—from the Raksha Mantri’s (Defence Minister) mouth directly—that India may not be forever bound by No First Use.” |