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	Analysis + Opinion February 23, 2020 Trump and Modi will meet in India this week; here's what to expect Christopher ClaryThe Washington Post President Donald Trump heads to India on Feb 24-25, making stops in New Delhi as well as Ahmedabad, in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat. This will be Trump's first visit to India as president.
	In the News February 22, 2020 Huge rally will highlight Trump’s visit to India Eli Stokols, Shashank BengaliLos Angeles Times Vipin Narang quoted: “For Trump to get up and go all the way to India … it’s a pretty big deal and a validation for Modi in the face of this withering international criticism,” said Vipin Narang, an associate political science professor at MIT. “There’s a lot of focus on the lack of deliverables, but for Modi, the trip itself is the deliverable.”
	Analysis + Opinion February 21, 2020 Mike Pompeo criticized China for not respecting its neighbors’ territorial integrity. What’s the story? M Taylor Fravel The Washington Post M Taylor Fravel reflects on how China’s approach to territorial disputes has been quite different from what Pompeo suggests.
	In the News February 20, 2020 A road map for artificial intelligence policy Peter DizikesMIT News In a Starr Forum talk, Luis Videgaray, director of MIT’s AI Policy for the World Project, outlines key facets of regulating new technologies.
	In the News February 18, 2020 Fact-checking Tom Cotton's claims about the coronavirus Tara SubramaniamCNN Vipin Narang quoted: "the thing that weighs against the claim is that it's a terrible bioweapon. If you were engineering a bioweapon this would have the absolute opposite of the characteristics you would want." Cotton's other hypotheses were more plausible, Narang said. "If the claim is that there were bats at the facility that may have had the novel coronavirus and there was a lapse in security and protocol, it's possible but it doesn't sound like there was anything intentional," Narang said. "Unless there's strong evidence to the contrary that should be the operating assumption."
	In the News February 17, 2020 Tom Cotton keeps repeating a coronavirus conspiracy theory that was already debunked Paulina Firozi The Washington Post Vipin Narang quoted: After Cotton’s Sunday remarks, Narang said, “These kinds of conspiracy theories are unhelpful. I don’t think it’s particularly helpful, and it’s borderline irresponsible to — and it’s without evidence, so at this point it’s a conspiracy theory — peddle it,” he said. “Cotton should spend more time funding the agencies in the United States that can help contain and combat the virus rather than trying to assign blame.”
	In the News February 10, 2020 Might technology tip the scales? Leda ZimmermanDepartment of Political Science Benjamin Chang, a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science, is using his understanding of computer science to explore the impacts of artificial intelligence on military power, with a focus on US and China.
	In the News February 10, 2020 The 2 most controversial national security items in Trump’s new budget Alex WardVox Vipin Narang quoted: Experts are split on whether a nuclear modernization program, which gained steam in the Obama years, is a good idea. “If you’re going to have the force, make sure it’s safe, secure, and reliable,” says Vipin Narang, a nuclear expert at MIT. “Some, not all, of the force and the delivery platforms are decades old.” He added that “it just can’t sit and rot.”
	Analysis + Opinion February 7, 2020 Iraqi protesters will likely push forward despite violence Marsin AlshamaryThe World \| PRI Despite violence, Iraqi protesters have made political gains, the most significant of which is the recognition by all parties that legitimacy can only come from the people.
	In the News February 6, 2020 China's 'grand gestures,' propaganda aim to calm fears about coronavirus Elizabeth ShimUnited Press International (UPI) Grad student Kacie Miura quoted: In building the new hospitals, the Chinese government could have had other objectives aside from treating sick patients. Authorities allow the construction to be viewed live online, creating a spectacle and an image of a government "in control of the situation and capable of accomplishing monumental tasks," Miura said.