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	In the News March 22, 2019 North Korea pulls out of liaison office with the South in blow to warming ties Min Joo Kim and Simon DenyerThe Washington Post Vipin Narang described the latest development as “ominous” but agreed it was more likely a pressure tactic than a sign of an irrevocable rift. “The optimistic view is it is very calibrated signaling designed to get the U.S. to move away from insisting on complete surrender up front,” he said. “The pessimistic reading, which I don’t yet share,” he added, “is that Kim has decided after Hanoi that it’s over and that he’s lost the will to negotiate further, and is now just prepping the battlefield, quite literally, for a return to hostile relations.”
	In the News March 21, 2019 US imposes first N. Korea-linked sanctions since failed summit Steve HermanVoice of America “Insisting on unilateral North Korean disarmament upfront is pushing on the wrong door. We should be pushing to first slow the program, then cap it, and ultimately keep rollback and disarmament the long-term goal,” said Vipin Narang. “But every month that passes without a grand deal is one in which North Korea's nuclear program continues to grow larger — increasing the risk of its own use and proliferation to other countries — and the chances of a deal grow smaller.”
	In the News March 19, 2019 Trump officials privately bracing for North Korea's next move Kylie Atwood and Zachary CohenCNN “We may not know until it's on the stand,” according to Vipin Narang, an associate professor of political science at MIT, focusing on nuclear proliferation and strategy, who told CNN that it entirely depends on the type of engine and the payload it is carrying.
	In the News March 19, 2019 Mapping urban transport Michelle EnglishMIT News Sarah Williams is combining her skills as a geographer, architect, data scientist, and city planner to create data for civic change. Her latest project is funded in part by the Center’s International Policy Lab.
	Analysis + Opinion March 18, 2019 The geography of Gulenism in Turkey Tugba Bozcaga, Fotini Christia Foreign Policy Any government would have reason for concern if a group with undemocratic motivations such as the Gulen movement reached enormous capacity in bureaucracy and social services.
	In the News March 18, 2019 After the Cold War, an uncertain peace Peter DizikesMIT News In a recent MIT Starr Forum, Michael McFaul, former US ambassador to Russia, explores tensions between the two countries.
	In the News March 14, 2019 Commerce and coercion Leda ZimmermanMIT Political Science Responding to disputes with foreign powers, China does not speak with one voice, finds political science doctoral candidate Kacie Miura.
	In the News March 12, 2019 A trilogy of decency: Posen, Mearsheimer, Walt and the US grand strategy Jose A Zorrilla Political Insights Ambassador Jose A Zorrilla offers a review of Barry Posen's Restraint, as the first of three books offering comprehensive grand strategy to US foreign policy.
	Analysis + Opinion March 12, 2019 The Hanoi Summit – we asked Se Young Jang what happens next in US-North Korea relations Se Young JangThe National Interest “Washington and Pyongyang need to promptly resume working-level negotiations and restore trust in each other as negotiating partners.”
	In the News March 11, 2019 Trump’s diplomacy with Kim dims as both sides return to hard-line positions John Hudson The Washington Post “If we’re going to stay firm on the maximalist position, it’s hard to see where we go from here because there’s no way Kim is going to accept this,” said Vipin Narang, a North Korea expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.