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	In the News July 31, 2019 US still hopes for talks after latest North Korean missile tests Josh SmithReuters Quoted: Vipin Narang said the missile tests were part of the North Korean leader’s approach to diplomacy: “He’s saying it will take more than a photo-op to get things moving.”
	News@E40 July 30, 2019 University of Regensburg and MIT-Germany expand partnership MISTIMIT News A new agreement includes student programming, workshops, seed funds, and another five years of growing collaboration. “The creation of a dedicated seed fund is an exciting new piece of our partnership,” says Justin Leahey, MIT-Germany program manager. “It will be a great complement to our workshops and will further strengthen MIT’s ties with the University of Regensburg.”
	In the News July 25, 2019 North Korean missile launch a 'new type of threat,' South Korea says Zachary Cohen, Nicole Gaouette, Sophie Jeong, Barbara StarrCNN Quoted: "Trump's trip to Panmunjom didn't have its desired effect," Vipin Narang. "There's no date for working level talks. Instead, they're still testing—Kim is touring potentially nuclear capable submarines and firing" missiles. Narang said that based on initial descriptions early Thursday, at least one of the projectiles was likely a solid-fuel ballistic missile that's been jokingly dubbed the Kimskander, a portmanteau of Kim and the Iskander missile which experts say the North Korean weapon was likely based on.
	In the News July 25, 2019 China says the US is undermining global stability Dandan LiBloomberg Quoted: This year’s white paper “was the first to be much more explicit about Chinese concerns regarding the United States,” said Taylor Fravel. “The references to the US reflect the deepening tensions and rivalry between the two countries.”
	In the News July 24, 2019 How Pakistan is playing Washington—again Michael Hirsh, Lara SeligmanForeign Policy Quoted: “They are so good at this game—literally rope a dope,” Vipin Narang. “Their incentive is to bait and bleed the United States and extract as many goodies (at one point a nuclear arsenal) out of us as they can. And we have been baited and bled for 40 years. This is the most profitable franchise in Pakistani history.”
	In the News July 23, 2019 Kim Jong Un inspects submarine that experts fear could carry far-reaching missiles Nick VisserHuffington Post Vipin Narang, quoted in this article, said “For now these are just pics. But the fact that the KCNA release is littered with the word ‘strategic’ suggests Kim wants us to believe that is a possible SLBM.”
	In the News July 23, 2019 Delhi denies asking Trump to mediate Kashmir dispute Steve HermanVOA News Quoted: Trump not only blew past that red line, he threw masala on the wound by suggesting that Modi asked him to mediate, which is likely 1,000 percent a lie, argues Vipin Narang. With US-India relations already struggling and India’s S-400 missile purchase (from Russia), this just added fuel to the fire, he added.
	In the News July 22, 2019 3Q: John Tirman on a new US human rights commission Michelle EnglishMIT News John Tirman, executive director and principal research scientist at MIT CIS, provides context behind the newly created commission by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and describes its potential impact on the human rights movement.
	In the News July 19, 2019 Iran denies US claims about drone attack Eric WesterveltWBUR Here & Now Iran denied President Trump's statement that a US warship destroyed an Iranian drone near the Persian Gulf after it threatened the ship. SSP's Jim Walsh weighs in on the new escalation of tensions between the US and Iran.
	In the News July 16, 2019 Special duty: A history of the Japanese intelligence community In Special Duty, Richard J Samuels dissects the fascinating history of the intelligence community in Japan. It has been cited as "a masterpiece" that offers "much needed insight to academics and policymakers."