News + Media

	In the News November 12, 2019 Saudi Arabia listed feminism, atheism, and homosexuality as forms of extremism. Then they (sort of) took it back. Miriam Berger The Washington Post Hala Aldosari quoted: “It’s trying to reshape the regulations and laws inside Saudi Arabia in a way to control public movements,” she said. “The whole idea is trying to control the narrative, making sure that feminism is owned by the state or the agenda-setting power is in the hands of the leadership rather than the women’s activists."
	In the News November 7, 2019 The importance of academics engaging with policymakers MIT News Jonathan Gruber, professor of economic, cites the importance of initiatives like the MIT Policy Lab, which helps academics focus their energy on influencing public policy.
	In the News November 7, 2019 An interview with Dr Scott Sagan and Dr Vipin Narang Conversations on Peaceful Change Conversations on Peaceful Change is a series of interviews initiated by the Global Research Network on Peaceful Change (GRENPEC). On this occasion, Dr TV Paul, the Founding Director of GRENPEC and the James McGill Professor of International Relations at McGill University, interviews Dr Scott Sagan, Caroline SG Munro Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, and Dr Vipin Narang, Associate Professor of Political Science at MIT on the future of nuclear order.
	In the News November 7, 2019 Foreign Affairs reviews “Special Duty” Andrew NathanForeign Affairs This engrossing history of Japanese intelligence demonstrates how such changes have made Japan a better security partner for the United States while preparing the country to stand on its own if the US security guarantee loses its credibility.
	Analysis + Opinion November 7, 2019 Iraqi protesters demand constitutional change. Can they make it happen? Marsin Alshamary and Safwan Al-Amin The Washington Post The bid to rewrite Iraq’s 2005 constitution has been surprisingly accepted and promoted by political elites, some of whom were involved in its original drafting. However, their positions are not as aligned with those of the protesters as they may appear to be.
	In the News November 5, 2019 Over 1,000 MIT students, researchers to India in last two decades News18 A recent event organized by the Indian Embassy highlighted the activities of the MIT-India Program and discussed a path forward to achieve greater collaboration with MIT to meet future science and technology goals in India.
	In the News October 31, 2019 Kim Jong Un is pushing his own 'maximum pressure' campaign against Donald Trump with latest missile test, experts say David BrennanNewsweek Vipin Narang quoted: Narang said he would not expect to see any of these tested before the end of 2019. "It's better for Kim just to let the clock run out and then see what happens at the end of the year," he suggested. But after that, "all bets are off."
	Analysis + Opinion October 29, 2019 Baghdadi’s martyrdom bump Santiago Segarra, Ali Jadbabaie, and Richard NielsenForeign Policy It is clear that the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will damage the organizational and strategic capacity of the already beleaguered Islamic State. But will it meaningfully undermine the popularity of Baghdadi’s militant ideas?
	Analysis + Opinion October 28, 2019 Tirman featured at “Tyranny Comes Home” symposium John Tirman10z US Politics It was recently reported that the United States government is denying passports to citizens who were Hispanic people, who were born or who earned citizenship, and lived near the border with Mexico.
	In the News October 25, 2019 Could someone actually steal a US nuke? Joe PappalardoPopular Mechanics Vipin Narang quoted: “There are risks when you move things,” says Narang. “They're actually probably more secure in the vaults at the moment. The US is kind of caught between a rock and a hard place. We should've moved them out a long time ago, but moving them now is probably riskier than just keeping them in the vault.”