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	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 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 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.”
	In the News June 28, 2019 Trump offers North Korea's Kim weekend meeting in demilitarized zone Roberta Rampton, Joyce LeeReuters “The fundamental problem - no working-level meetings and no basic change in at least the US negotiating position - means that any meeting right now is just pointless theater,” tweeted Vipin Narang, an MIT professor of political science.
	News Release June 27, 2019 M Taylor Fravel named director of the MIT Security Studies Program M Taylor Fravel, Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science, has been named director of the MIT Security Studies Program. Barry Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science and director of SSP since 2006, announced the leadership transition.
	In the News June 27, 2019 North Korea denies reports of behind-the-scenes talks with US in sharp rebuttal to South Korea's Moon Joshua BerlingerCNN Vipin Narang said it appears unlikely a summit is forthcoming. “My expectations are low, and I think going forward it's best to keep them there” he said, adding that it's more likely that developments will come from meetings between senior officials.
	In the News June 25, 2019 Is Boston a cloud security hub? Tiziana Dearing and Jamie BolognaWBUR Boston was chosen by Amazin to host the first conference on cloud security. But what is cloud security and why is Boston a leader in it? Joel Brenner weighs in.
	In the News June 25, 2019 Trump and Kim exchange letters, but will they meet at DMZ? William GalloVOA News “This is like the buildup to The Apprentice finale,” tweeted Vipin Narang. “A lot of intrigue and drama, but that was ultimately an extreme letdown. We actually play right into Trump’s hand by tuning in and hanging on to every word. Someone let us know how this ends.”