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	In the News June 23, 2019 Kim Jong Un receives letter from Trump, saying he will 'seriously contemplate' its 'interesting content' Jesse JohnsonThe Japan Times “Did Trump indicate a willingness to moderate the US negotiating position (good)? Or did Trump unknowingly assent to something Kim said about doing so in his own letter and now Kim thinks Trump is on board (bad)?” Vipin Narang, a North Korea expert and professor of international relations at MIT, wrote on Twitter.
	In the News June 21, 2019 What's next after Iran strike called off? Jeremy HobsonWBUR Here & Now President Trump confirmed Friday he rescinded a military operation to strike Iran that was underway. Host Jeremy Hobson talks with Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh, with MIT's Security Studies Program.
	News@E40 June 20, 2019 Fravel testifies before US-China Economic and Security Review Commission Taylor Fravel (@fravel) testified before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, discussing what China means by the term “world-class military.” Testimony and video available here.
	In the News June 19, 2019 Is the US inching closer to war with Iran? Fox News Radio Tensions between the US and Iran continue to escalate. Is it nothing more than saber-rattling, or is the threat of war real? Former CIA station chief Daniel Hoffman and MIT Securities Studies Program Senior Research Associate Dr Jim Walsh explain the increase in pressure.
	In the News June 19, 2019 What would a US grand strategy of restraint look like? Elliot WaldmanWorld Politics Review: Trend Lines Barry Posen is featured on World Politics Review’s podcast to discuss his idea of a US grand strategy based on restraint and how it would look when put into practice.
	In the News June 14, 2019 Trump blames Iran for attack on oil tankers in Gulf of Oman Lisa MullinsWBUR Here & Now President Trump said on Friday that Iran carried out the attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Host Lisa Mullins talks with Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh, with MIT's Security Studies Program.
	In the News June 14, 2019 We should assume Iran is responsible for attacks on oil tankers, says Jim Walsh David Westin Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas Jim Walsh, MIT Securities Studies Program senior research associate, discusses who is responsible for the attacks on two oil tankers in the Straits of Hormuz, on Thursday. He speaks with Bloomberg’s David Westin on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.”
	In the News June 12, 2019 ‘The clock is ticking’: A year on from the Singapore summit Kim Jong Un is losing patience with Donald Trump’s strategy David BrennanNewsweek Vipin Narang says that the collapse of talks in Hanoi has left talks "on life support." …Kim has suggested that the moratorium will only remain in place until the end of this year if the US does not soften its negotiating stance.
	Analysis + Opinion June 11, 2019 Jaw–Jaw: A look at the PLA's history of planning for war with Taylor Fravel M Taylor Fravel and Brad CarsonWar on the Rocks How does China think about the nature of war? How has China’s conception of war changed over time? What are “military guidelines” in Chinese statecraft and what leads the Chinese leadership to develop new ones? These and other questions are discussed in the latest episode of Jaw-Jaw, where Professor Taylor Fravel discusses his recent book Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy Since 1949.
	In the News June 11, 2019 As North Korea doubles down on its nuclear weapons, Trump and the US are stuck with ‘strategic patience’ Rob YorkSouth China Morning Post Vipin Narang, a nuclear proliferation expert at MIT, said North Korea could be convinced to freeze fissile material production and that its Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre is reaching the end of its life, meaning it is possible to “slow the growth of [the] programme”. But the fate of the non-nuclear-armed Gaddafi and former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has taught North Koreans “don’t give up your nuclear weapons because … the United States may one day decide to get rid of you”, Narang said.