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In the NewsSeptember 12, 2019Japanese spies, once renowned, have fallen on hard timesThe Economist features Richard Samuels new book, “Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community.” |
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In the NewsSeptember 12, 2019A look at US national security after Bolton's departureJeremy HobsonWBUR Here & NowPresident Trump abruptly canceled peace talks with the Taliban at Camp David and then fired his national security adviser, John Bolton, who opposed hosting the Taliban. Host Jeremy Hobson speaks with security analyst Jim Walsh about President Trump's latest decisions and what it might mean. |
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In the NewsSeptember 6, 2019The Russian Navy: A submarine powerhouse?David AxeThe National InterestOwen 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.” |
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In the NewsSeptember 2, 2019North Korea missile tests, ‘very standard’ to Trump, show signs of advancing arsenalDavid E Sanger and William J BroadThe New York TimesVipin 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. |
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News ReleaseAugust 30, 2019Nigerian journalist Shola Lawal joins the MIT Center for International StudiesThe 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. |
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In the NewsAugust 30, 2019Is India “creatively reinterpreting” its no-first-use policy?John KrzyzaniakBulletin of the Atomic ScientistsQuoted: 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. |
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In the NewsAugust 30, 2019M Taylor Fravel, Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy since 1949Andrew S EricksonJournal of Chinese Political ScienceBook review of M Taylor Fravel's latest book, Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy since 1949. |
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In the NewsAugust 29, 2019India–Pakistan nuclear escalation: where could it lead?Priyanka PullaNatureVipin 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.” |
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In the NewsAugust 28, 2019A nuclear world with Vipin NarangSrinath RaghavanInterpreting IndiaSrinath Raghavan sits down with Vipin Narang to discuss India's evolving nuclear strategy and the impact of nuclear weapons around the world. |
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In the NewsAugust 25, 2019Watch | ‘No First Use’ in India’s Nuclear DoctrineHappymon JacobThe WireHappymon 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. |