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	In the News January 3, 2020 Qassem Soleimani, top Iranian general, killed in US airstrike in Baghdad Peter O'Dowd WBUR Here & Now Peter O'Dowd speaks with security analyst Jim Walsh about the US killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, which is expected to have larger repercussions.
	In the News January 3, 2020 Oil prices surge after US attack kills senior Iran military chief Al Jazeera John Tirman quoted: "Certainly Iran is going to retaliate in some way - retaliations will come, as they have in the past, in what we call an asymmetrical way. They're not going to confront the US directly but they will perhaps attack Saudi tankers again, maybe Saudi oil refineries again," John Tirman told Al Jazeera. "The fact is that Iran will come back and hit US assets or the assets of US allies in the region, and they will do so repeatedly over a period of time," Tirman said.
	In the News January 1, 2020 A look at the national security challenges facing the US in 2020 Robin YoungWBUR Here & Now Robin Young speaks with security analyst Jim Walsh about the stalled nuclear talks with North Korea and the US embassy protests in Baghdad.
	In the News January 1, 2020 North Korea signals end of nuclear-test suspension, promises 'new' weapon Alexander SmithNBC News Vipin Narang, a politics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who focuses on nuclear weapons, tweeted the potential to negotiate on this issue is "the door we should urgently push on."
	In the News January 1, 2020 George W Bush slips in and out of town as Poodle naps Nick WelshSanta Barbara Independent John Tirman interview and research heavily referenced in piece about mortality rates and cost of war.
	In the News December 30, 2019 North Korea’s improved missile systems spark ‘deadline’ concerns Edward WhiteFinancial Times Vipin Narang quoted: Vipin Narang, a nuclear policy expert at MIT, said advancements across “mobility, survivability, reliability [and] penetrability” were a “nightmare” for missile defence systems across the region. “All of this has happened under the cover of this long-range missile moratorium . . . North Korea is developing both elegant and brute force ways to beat missile defences.”
	Analysis + Opinion December 30, 2019 Is a new nuclear age upon us? Nicholas L Miller, Vipin NarangForeign Affairs The year 2019 has been an inflection point for three key features of a new nuclear age: renewed nuclear competition; the emergence of new nuclear powers; and a greater tolerance for escalation among existing nuclear powers.
	In the News December 25, 2019 Book Review: Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy since1949 Suyash Desai Strategic Analysis Book review of Taylor Fravel's latest book, Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy since 1949, the book fills a major gap in the study of the Chinese military strategy since 1949.
	In the News December 25, 2019 Ep 124: Nuclear war, deterrence and peace Pavan SrinathThe Pragati Podcast Vipin Narang joins Pavan Srinath on Episode 124 of The Pragati Podcast to dive into the world of nuclear weapons and strategy. He shares the evolution of our understanding of nuclear strategy from early ideas of mutually assured destruction.
	In the News December 24, 2019 A look at the fallout from the Jamal Khashoggi case in Saudi Arabia Ari ShapiroNPR \| All Things Considered NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Hala Aldosari, Saudi human rights activist and fellow at the MIT Center for International Studies, about the fallout from the Jamal Khashoggi case in Saudi Arabia.