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	In the News July 3, 2019 Military strategy and politics in the PRC SupChina The SupChina podcast featured Taylor Fravel. His new book Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy Since 1949, examines the changes to the PLA’s strategy, why they happen, and why, just as importantly, in some moments when we’d expect major changes in strategy, they don’t happen.
	In the News July 3, 2019 Trump-Kim handshake may be meaningless without bridging denuclearization differences Christy LeeVOA Vipin Narang, quoted in this article, said for the working-level talks to succeed both sides need to revise their positions going forward and agree on the definition of denuclearization and what approach to take in achieving it.
	Analysis + Opinion July 3, 2019 China is not an enemy M Taylor Fravel , J Stapleton Roy , Michael D Swaine , Susan A Thornton and Ezra VogelThe Washington Post Experts published seven propositions that represent their collective views on China, the problems in the US approach to China and the basic elements of a more effective US policy.
	In the News July 1, 2019 Trump steps over North Korean border and into controversial nuclear negotiations Lisa MullinsWBUR Here & Now President Trump traveled to the demilitarized zone between the Koreas and shook hands with Kim Jong Un in North Korean territory. Jim Walsh weighs in.
	In the News July 1, 2019 After Trump and Kim's handshake, what comes next in US-North Korean talks?: Analysis Conor FinneganABC News “I have no problem with a stunt that jolts a comatose working level process,” tweeted Vipin Narang, assistant professor at MIT, about the DMZ meeting. “But this was picking up the fifteen yards we lost at Hanoi because of Trump's own hardened maximalist position. If that doesn't change, this is just theatrics.”
	In the News July 1, 2019 Iran says it has exceeded uranium limits set in 2015 nuclear deal Geoff BrumfielNPR Vipin Narang says it appears almost inevitable that Iran will follow through and ramp up its nuclear program again, even as Washington warns it not to.
	In the News July 1, 2019 Trump’s whirlwind weekend in Asia Greater Boston StaffWGBH Greater Boston Carol Saivetz and Jim Walsh, senior advisor and senior research associate, respectively, at MIT's Security Studies program, discuss President Trump’s weekend in Asia.
	In the News July 1, 2019 Taylor Fravel named director of the MIT Security Studies Program Center for International StudiesMIT News Taylor Fravel takes over as director of the MIT Security Studies Program (SSP). Barry Posen will continue his research and teaching responsibilities at MIT and continue leading SSP's Grand Strategy, Security, and Statecraft Fellows Program.
	In the News June 30, 2019 The media hands Trump a hollow victory on North Korea Peter WadeRolling Stone As MIT security studies professor Vipin Narang pointed out on Twitter, Trump and Kim’s talks stand exactly where they were 15 months ago. The only difference is this new photo op.
	In the News June 30, 2019 ‘Amazing event’: North Korea lauds Trump-Kim meeting at border Aljazeera Vipin Narang of MIT said the North was portraying Kim as “being courted by Trump”. “Note very carefully the sequence of issues here,” he said on Twitter. “Easing tensions, ending inglorious relations, and then working on denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula (again, not just North Korea). “Kim is still not offering to unilaterally disarm.”