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	Analysis + Opinion September 5, 2018 An agenda for Japanese military reform Eric Heginbotham, Richard SamuelsEast Asia Forum Quarterly Japan’s military planners face a number of major challenges on the near horizon, write Eric Heginbotham and Richard Samuels in their essay in East Asia Forum Quarterly. A potential conflict on the Korean peninsula, skirmishes in the East China Sea, debilitating cyberattacks, and the forced repatriation of Taiwan by Beijing.
	News Release September 4, 2018 Journalist Una Hajdari joins CIS as the 2018 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow The Kosovo journalist will use her time as the Elizabeth Neuffer fellow to highlight the issues that affect the everyday lives of people in the Balkans and in Eastern Europe. “Oftentimes, outlets focus on the ‘big geopolitical narratives’ ... and neglect the stories that don’t necessarily fit into this polarized perspective.”
	In the News August 30, 2018 Trump is blaming China for North Korea impasse, but real fault may lie closer to home Simon DenyerThe Washingon Post Vipin Narang quoted on North Korea, “This was exactly the risk of Trump freelancing in Singapore: making promises to Kim Jong Un (and earlier Kim Yong Chol) that the Administration could not and would not deliver on. Things may quickly heat back up, and this one is squarely on Trump.”
	Analysis + Opinion August 29, 2018 The Trump administration’s new ‘Iran Action Group’ won’t work Nicholas MillerThe Washingon Post The "Iran Action Group" announcement signaled again that the Trump administration intends to act more aggressively against Iran. So how likely is it that this pressure campaign will change Iranian behavior? MIT SSP affiliate Nicholas Miller says it won’t work.
	News@E40 August 28, 2018 MIT team digitizes Machu Picchu Eduardo Rivera \| Lily KeyesMIT News A laboratory team from the MIT Department of Architecture, led by Professor Takehiko Nagakura and PhD student Paloma Gonzales, has been working on the MISTI Global Seed Fund Machu Picchu Design Heritage project since 2016. "We believe that…the digitalization of architectural monuments is key to the preservation of the cultural heritage of humanity.”
	In the News August 24, 2018 Donald Trump sorrowfully cancels another North Korea meeting Uri FriedmanThe Atlantic Vipin Narang comments on the canceled North Korea meeting in The Atlantic, “I’m much more skeptical this time because last time Kim wanted the summit just as badly,” Narang observed on Friday. “This time he’s in a much stronger position.”
	Analysis + Opinion August 19, 2018 The GSDF is taking to the waves, but should it? Mina PollmannThe Diplomat, The Japan Times The approximately 2,100-member unit is based in southwest Japan and specializes in operations involving AAV-7 amphibious vehicles, MV-22 Ospreys and Chinook helicopters.
	In the News August 19, 2018 South Korean family prepares for what might be a last reunion Benjamin HaasThe Guardian “These may look like small goodwill gestures, but they are an important part of the trust-building process which North Korea has signalled it values,” said Vipin Narang.
	News@E40 August 15, 2018 Shaping technology’s future David L. ChandlerMIT News With data-informed models, Jessika Trancik seeks ways to coax progress toward sustainable energy systems. Trancik is a co-faculty director of the Center’s International Policy Lab.
	Analysis + Opinion August 13, 2018 North Korea's nuclear program isn't going anywhere Ankit Panda and Vipin NarangForeign Affairs Although Trump is desperate to continue claiming that he “solved” the North Korean nuclear threat at Singapore, as many predicted, North Korea continues to expand its nuclear and ballistic missile arsenals and has played its diplomatic hand brilliantly.