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	In the News April 27, 2019 India slips further behind China during first five years of Modi Iain MarlowBloomberg Even Modi’s announcement of the anti-satellite missile test will be mostly useless against China, according to Vipin Narang, an MIT associate political science professor. “Not only does China have more satellites that India would likely have to kill, but China may have an advantage in killing Indian satellites,” Narang said.
	In the News April 24, 2019 “Active Defense” by Taylor Fravel Princeton University Press Taylor Fravel's newly released book illuminates the nation’s past and present military goals and how China sought to achieve them, and offers a rich set of cases for deepening the study of change in military organizations.
	In the News April 18, 2019 MIT-Lockheed Martin Seed Fund launches MISTI MIT News Collaboration between Lockheed Martin and MISTI will enable MIT faculty and students to collaborate, research, and intern in Israel, Germany, and beyond.
	In the News April 17, 2019 MIT faculty launch collaborations around the world MISTI MIT News MISTI Global Seed Funds program awards another $2 million to researchers across the Institute.
	In the News April 17, 2019 North Korea test-fires new ‘tactical guided weapon,’ with Kim Jong Un there to observe Victoria KimLos Angeles Times “This seems to be a very calibrated and rational signaling attempt,” said Vipin Narang, a nuclear proliferation expert and political science professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “Kim Jong Un is trying to remind both the U.S. and South Korea what the cost of walking away from diplomacy might be…. He’s loaded his gun, but he hasn’t fired.”
	News Release April 16, 2019 MIT Policy Lab launches EdX course on policy outreach Dan Pomeroy \| Policy Lab at the Center for International Studies The new online course aims to help researchers engage with public policymakers.
	In the News April 16, 2019 The North Korean nuclear crisis Dan LindleyNotre Dame International Security Center Vipin Narang is interviewed by the Notre Dame International Security Center in this podcast on North Korea's nuclear crisis.
	Analysis + Opinion April 14, 2019 Russia might regret the US drawdown in Syria Carol R SaivetzLawfare The Syrian conflict, while hardly over, is diminishing. The Syrian people clearly lost, but who—other than the barbarous Assad regime—won?
	In the News April 12, 2019 Trump says no to eased sanctions, but South Korea's Moon keeps nuclear talks with Kim alive Jesse JohnsonThe Japan Times Vipin Narang, a North Korea expert and professor of international relations at MIT, said this interpretation is possible, but noted that Trump’s “intuition is that a small deal cannot by definition be a ‘good deal’ ” for Trump the businessman. “My interpretation was more pessimistic than others perhaps — that he meant, ‘I’ve heard this suggestion about small step-by-step deals, but nah, I’m going to go big or go home and try to get all the nukes.’ At least for now,” Narang said.
	News@E40 April 11, 2019 The Notre Dame International Security Center's Lifetime Achievement Award The Notre Dame International Security Center Congratulations to Barry Posen for receiving the Notre Dame International Security Center’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Posen was recognized for his innovative approaches to the study and practice of grand strategy.