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	In the News May 8, 2019 The (evolving) art of war Peter DizikesMIT News In his new book, “Active Defense: China's Military Strategy Since 1949,” political scientist Taylor Fravel uncovers the modern history of Chinese military strategy.
	In the News May 8, 2019 Iran will stop complying with some parts of US nuclear deal Robin YoungWBUR Here & Now Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, said Wednesday that Tehran will stop complying with some commitments it made in the Iranian nuclear deal. Host Robin Young speaks with Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh, with MIT's Security Studies Program.
	In the News May 6, 2019 US risks emboldening Kim with muted response to missile test Jon Herskovitz and Jihye Lee Bloomberg “Even if we internally concur with Kim that the testing moratorium only applies to ICBMs, we shouldn’t publicly say it, because it essentially says we will tolerate him testing anything short of that,” said Vipin Narang. “Tests of even those systems going forward can generate a real crisis and pose a significant threat to our allies, and our forces in the region.”
	In the News May 6, 2019 North Korea tested a missile over the weekend. The Trump admin flubbed the response. Alex WardVox “Even if internally the US administration accepted that the missile-testing moratorium applied only narrowly to ICBMs, as Kim has publicly stated, don’t say it,” Narang told me. “At least stick with the vague language of ‘long-range missiles’ to cover the weapons that threaten our forces and allies in the region.” “The question will be whether this test was a one-off or whether it becomes a concerted effort to gradually escalate the range of missile tests through the end of the year to see how much Trump actually loves Kim,” he continued.
	In the News May 5, 2019 North Korea weapons test may have included ballistic missile Jihye LeeBloomberg “Kim Jong Un may be starting his ‘push-the-line’ strategy, gradually seeing how much Trump will turn a blind eye to,” said Vipin Narang, an associate professor of political science at MIT and a member of its security studies program. “Not good.”
	précis May 3, 2019 précis Interview: R David Edelman "Public policy that happens in a vacuum, without any engagement with thought leadership and academia, is usually devoid of history, context, and evidence," explains R David Edelman, director of the MIT Project on Technology, the Economy, & National Security. Policy implications of technological change and his forthcoming book on the international dimensions of cybersecurity are among the topics in this interview.
	In the News May 3, 2019 Seoul: North Korea tests short-range projectiles William GalloVOA News Testing a short-range ballistic missile “might skirt the line” on that moratorium, says Vipin Narang, a nuclear expert and professor at MIT. “Kim has stated (the moratorium) only applies to ICBMs, while the U.S. believes it applies more broadly,” Narang says. “It’s enough to signal slightly greater concern but giving the U.S. an out if it wants to, to dismiss it as not a violation of the moratorium.”
	In the News May 2, 2019 Robots, war, climate: is apocalyptic rhetoric dangerous for Democratic candidates? Josh WoodThe Guardian Vipin Narang, a professor of political science and a nuclear proliferation expert at MIT, says that in contrast with Gabbard’s statements, the US and the world faced a much greater threat of nuclear catastrophe during the cold war. “We probably have more flash points [today], but we traded a smaller risk of a world-ending event for maybe a larger chance of nuclear use,” he said.
	News@E40 May 1, 2019 SSP Congressional Meeting On April 17-19, the Security Studies Program hosted its fifth biennial Senior Congressional and Executive Branch Staff Seminar, titled “Regions and Rivals: American Strategy In A Time Of Uncertainty.”
	News Release April 30, 2019 Saudi scholar and activist Hala Aldosari joins CIS as the Robert E Wilhelm Fellow Hala Aldosari, a Saudi scholar and activist in women’s rights in Arab societies, violence against women, and the “guardianship” system in Saudi Arabia, joins the MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) as its Robert E Wilhelm Fellow.