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In the NewsMarch 8, 2019A top Trump official may have just doomed US-North Korea talksAlex WardVox“Insisting on disarmament as a condition for peace will lead to exactly the opposite of disarmament and peace,” tweeted MIT nuclear expert Vipin Narang. |
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In the NewsMarch 7, 2019Learning to study a painful pastPeter Dizikes MIT NewsLerna Ekmekçioğlu studies pioneering Armenian women of the 19th and 20th centuries — and helps other scholars enter her field. Her best-known book is “Recovering Armenia: The Limits of Belonging in Post-Genocide Turkey.” She is an associate professor of history at MIT and a research affiliate of CIS. |
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In the NewsMarch 7, 2019Why North Korea’s restored rocket site isn’t cause for worry — yetAlex WardVox“A satellite launch is in a gray zone but would definitely create problems for the Trump administration,” MIT nuclear expert Vipin Narang told me. “It could put us in a pickle,” especially if North Korea hardliners like National Security Adviser John Bolton use the launch to push Trump toward ending nuclear negotiations. |
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In the NewsMarch 7, 2019Israeli and Palestinian architects and planners seek common ground on innovation, entrepreneurshipMIT News“This program and others, like our MISTI-MEET program, are opportunities for our students to learn about entrepreneurship, science, and technology and its capacity to create positive change in the Middle East,” said MISTI assistant director David Dolev. |
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In the NewsMarch 6, 2019Podcast: Indo-Pak tensions; and when foreign policy matters for domestic politicsMilan VaishnavHindustan TimesMilan Vaishnav (Director of the South Asia programme at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) speaks with Vipin Narang, associate professor of political science at MIT and a non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Narang is one of the few scholars to have thought deeply about when foreign policy actually matters for domestic politics in India. |
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In the NewsMarch 5, 2019Kashmir's fog of war: how conflicting accounts benefit both sidesMichael Safi and Mehreen Zahra-Malik The Guardian“The advantage of the fog of war, especially in the immediate aftermath of something like this, is that … you can actually sustain contradictory narratives,” said Vipin Narang. And that gives both countries room to claim victory and refrain from further strikes. “This kind of ambiguity can be de-escalatory for the moment. We can litigate the facts once things settle down.” |
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Analysis + OpinionMarch 5, 2019The Hanoi Summit was doomed from the startAnkit Panda and Vipin NarangForeign AffairsIt should come as no surprise that the Hanoi summit between the United States and North Korea ended in failure. The two countries’ incompatible demands made reaching a new agreement—not just on North Korea’s nuclear program but on anything—almost impossible. |
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Analysis + OpinionMarch 5, 2019Woods Hole, MIT targeted by Chinese hackersCallum Borchers, Paris Alston, Walter WuthmannWBURThe Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that MIT and more than two dozen other universities have been targeted by Chinese hackers. Joel Brenner joins as a guest in the conversation exploring what kind of technology the Chinese government might be interested in, and just how vulnerable these research institutions are to cyber attacks. |
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In the NewsMarch 5, 2019Are nuclear weapons keeping the India-Pakistan crisis from escalating — or making it more dangerous?Caitlin TalmadgeThe Washington PostThis is the stuff of nuclear nightmares, especially with the U.S. government sitting on the sidelines. Worse, unlike the U.S. and U.S.S.R., India and Pakistan share a border – and their citizens may be pushing harder for escalation. |
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In the NewsMarch 1, 2019Narendra Modi v Imran Khan: Who won the war of perception?Soutik BiswasBBCAccording to Vipin Narang, professor of political science at MIT, neither side seems to want a war. He believes that they "have had their Cuban Missile Crisis moment and recognise how a couple of wrong turns could set off uncontrollable escalation". So both sides could get back to business. "Pakistan could finally crack down on terrorism and avoid getting the music started. India could continue strategic restraint," he says. |