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	In the News September 12, 2019 Victim ideology part 1 Jay Talking podcast Stephen Van Evera talks about how bad things happen when the powers the be employ victim ideology in this podcast.
	Analysis + Opinion September 12, 2019 What digital nerds and bio geeks have to worry about CNN Code is code, but because we're dealing with molecules—and sometimes actual forms of life—the risks can be much greater, explains Larisa Rudenko and her coauthor Bruce Schneier, in a recent CNN opinion piece.
	In the News September 6, 2019 The Russian Navy: A submarine powerhouse? David AxeThe National Interest Owen Cote quoted: “We shouldn’t be surprised if the Russians get some money together so that they can build some submarines like they were building at the end of the Cold War,” Cote said. “But what always happens with them, and what happened at the end of the Cold War too, is that they don’t really have the money.”
	In the News September 2, 2019 North Korea missile tests, ‘very standard’ to Trump, show signs of advancing arsenal David E Sanger and William J BroadThe New York Times Vipin Narang quoted: “Kim understands what he is doing. He likely thinks Trump can live with a nuclear North Korea as long as they don’t test ICBMs and nuclear weapons, which would humiliate Trump and take away the perception he has achieved of some kind of victory” with his diplomacy.
	News Release August 30, 2019 Nigerian journalist Shola Lawal joins the MIT Center for International Studies The 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.
	In the News August 30, 2019 Is India “creatively reinterpreting” its no-first-use policy? John KrzyzaniakBulletin of the Atomic Scientists Quoted: India’s solution, Clary and Narang argue, has been to develop a “counterforce” capability that would give India the option to target Pakistan’s nuclear forces rather than its population centers.
	In the News August 30, 2019 M Taylor Fravel, Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy since 1949 Andrew S EricksonJournal of Chinese Political Science Book review of M Taylor Fravel's latest book, Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy since 1949.
	In the News August 29, 2019 India–Pakistan nuclear escalation: where could it lead? Priyanka PullaNature Vipin 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.”
	In the News August 28, 2019 A nuclear world with Vipin Narang Srinath RaghavanInterpreting India Srinath Raghavan sits down with Vipin Narang to discuss India's evolving nuclear strategy and the impact of nuclear weapons around the world.
	In the News August 25, 2019 Watch \| ‘No First Use’ in India’s Nuclear Doctrine Happymon JacobThe Wire Happymon 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.