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In the NewsOctober 1, 2019North Korea fires ballistic missile, possibly from submarine, days before talksJoyce Lee, Chang-Ran KimReutersVipin Narang quoted: “The risk is that testing such a system causes the US to walk away before this weekend, but Kim probably bet that the US is so invested in the talks taking place and making progress ... that the US won’t walk away.” |
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Analysis + OpinionSeptember 30, 2019Japan’s whack-a-mole foreign policyRichard J SamuelsThe Boston GlobeJapanese leaders have recently faced a furious barrage of foreign policy and national security challenges, some of their own making. Each has presented itself as if a game of whack-a-mole—some in which the unhidden and unpredictable hand of President Trump has been prominent. |
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In the NewsSeptember 30, 2019Former NSA inspector: whistleblower does not need firsthand informationMeghna ChakrabartiWBUR On PointJoel Brenner spoke with On Point about the whistleblower complaint, "I think everybody in the intelligence community is extremely nervous. The president's been attacking the community, explicitly." |
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Analysis + OpinionSeptember 29, 2019Its monarchy has left Saudi Arabia fragile and unbalancedHala Al DosariJamal Khashoggi and I came from very different backgrounds, and this shaped our views on the politics of our Saudi homeland. There were many issues on which we didn’t agree. But we did share one crucial belief: that untrammeled power is always a danger—and particularly in the case of Saudi Arabia. |
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In the NewsSeptember 28, 2019A brief history of intelligence whistleblowingGreg MyreNPRJoel Brenner interviewed by NPR: As inspector general at the NSA in the early 2000s, Joel Brenner says he was allowed to operate independently and tackle sensitive issues. But he says it's also important to look into the motives of the whistleblower. |
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News@E40September 27, 2019CIS hosts consuls general meetingThe Center hosted Boston-area consuls general for a foreign policy briefing by our faculty and scholars. Local journalists were also invited. Seventeen consuls and officials attended the September 26 event at the Samberg conference center. |
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In the NewsSeptember 27, 2019Joel Brenner: allegations that WH attempted to cover up Trump-Ukraine call records is "deeply troubling"MSNBCJoel Brenner, the former Inspector General of the NSA, said that if someone covered up information for personal gain during his time in the Bush Admin, they would've been "frog marched out of the building." |
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In the NewsSeptember 25, 2019From focus to forgotten: Why no N Korea spotlight at UN?Foster KlugAP NewsVipin Narang quoted in AP: “Incentives align on both sides,” Narang said. “That makes me think the low-key mention of North Korea, and the emphasis on Iran, was designed to keep the window wide open for working-level talks.” |
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In the NewsSeptember 25, 2019GOP lawmakers invited to WH todayChris MatthewsMSNBC HardballJoel Brenner interviewed on Hardball with Chris Matthews: I wanted to tell people who were focused on this quid pro quo business, about which people are spinning whichever way they want to, to focus instead on the sequence of events. |
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In the NewsSeptember 23, 2019Saudi Arabia again under UN scrutiny as anniversary of Khashoggi killing nearsZoe ToddFrontline PBSWilhelm fellow Hala Al-Dosari quoted: “It’s a good signal, basically, on a change in attitudes toward people and it really punctures this kind of narrative on modernization that Mohammad bin Salman is trying to convey — that he’s a new modernizer who is actually not bringing Vision 2030 as an economic reform. He’s bringing his shackles, you know, his family’s shackles and swords along with him.” |