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In the NewsOctober 14, 2019US nuclear bombs at Turkish airbase complicate rift over Syria invasionJulian Borger and Jennifer RankinThe GuardianVipin Narang quoted: Removing the weapons would not be straightforward. “Extracting them under these circumstances may be incredibly risky since it would involve removing 50 nuclear weapons from the vaults, moving them on a Turkish base and flying them out of Turkish airspace,” Narang said. “They could be vulnerable to accidents, theft or attack.” |
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News ReleaseOctober 10, 2019MIT Policy Lab at the Center for International Studies issues fifth call for proposals to faculty and researchersMIT announces today the fifth Call for Proposals from the Policy Lab at the Center for International Studies, which encourages academically informed solutions to major public policy challenges. |
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In the NewsOctober 8, 2019A look at Japan’s evolving intelligence effortsPeter DizikesMIT NewsA new book, by MIT political scientist Richard Samuels, examines the past and future of Japanese intelligence services in a rapidly shifting world. |
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In the NewsOctober 6, 2019North Korea doubts US will have alternative plans inside two weeksJu-min Park, Josh SmithReutersVipin Narang quoted in Reuters: Vipin Narang added that North Korea is also buying time to continue to expand and improve its missile and nuclear force, and negotiate the terms by which it is accepted as a nuclear weapons power. “If that’s the case, their best strategy is to dangle the hope of a fictional future deal but stall on actual negotiations, let alone crafting or implementing any such deal,” Narang said. |
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In the NewsOctober 5, 2019Opening the arsenalThe EconomistOwen Cote quoted: The jl-2 does not have the range of the DF-41. It could "at best attack Seattle" says Owen Cote of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, because the noisy Jin-class subs would struggle to range beyond the Yellow Sea without being detected. But China is developing new missiles and subs to remedy this. |
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News@E40October 4, 2019Narang receives the ISSS "Emerging Scholar" awardWe are pleased to announce that Associate Professor Vipin Narang has won this year’s “Emerging Scholar” award from the International Studies Association’s International Security Section. |
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In the NewsOctober 4, 2019North Korea escalates missile testsPeter O'DowdWBUR Here & NowThis week, North Korea confirmed it test-fired a new type of a ballistic missile, a significant escalation from the short-range tests it has conducted since May. Jim Walsh speaks with Here & Now about what the new tests and escalations might mean. |
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Analysis + OpinionOctober 3, 2019With trophy hunting, wildlife losesShola LawalThe Boston GlobeI know at least five Nigerians, including myself, who have had to throw large chunks of beef in the trash as we approached US customs officials. US border policies don't allow the import of meat products from African countries because they may carry diseases. That's fair. |
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In the NewsOctober 3, 2019Group of former intelligence community watchdogs call for protecting whistleblowersProject on Government Oversight (POGO)A group of former intelligence community inspectors general, including Joel Brenner, former inspector general at the National Security Agency, have signed an open letter calling on Congress to protect the whistleblower from retaliation and unwarranted attacks, while also supporting Atkinson’s handling of the situation. |
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In the NewsOctober 2, 2019One year on, shadow of Khashoggi’s killing stalks Saudi princeBen HubbardThe New York TimesWilhelm Fellow Hala Aldosari quoted: “Khashoggi is always going to be a stain on Mohammed bin Salman,” said Hala Aldosari, a Saudi scholar and fellow at the MIT Center for International Studies. “It is not going to go away.” |