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In the NewsDecember 26, 2018Russia says Israeli missile strikes near Damascus threatened two civilian flightsPeter O'DowdWBUR Here & NowWBUR’s Peter O'Dowd speaks with Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh. |
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Analysis + OpinionDecember 24, 2018Diplomacy without denuclearization: North Korea in 2018Ankit Panda and Vipin NarangWar on the RocksAfter having attained what he saw as the necessary capabilities to deter the United States with nuclear weapons in 2017, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un turned the tables this year. |
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In the NewsDecember 21, 2018North Korea warns it will not give up nuclear weapons until US removes 'threat'Nicola SmithThe Telegraph“It has always said this. Some people wanted to delude themselves into believing otherwise. But North Korea is nothing if not consistent,” tweeted Vipin Narang, an associate professor of political science at MIT. |
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In the NewsDecember 21, 2018Narang sees a future with nuclear NorthKim Dong-HyeonKorea JoongAng DailyVipin Narang is a fixture in the American media whenever the issue of North Korea’s denuclearization is discussed. For the first time, Narang answered questions for a Korean media outlet. Excerpts from the interview are featured here. |
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In the NewsDecember 21, 2018Posen's "Illiberal Hegemony" among Foreign Affairs' Best of 2018Foreign AffairsBarry Posen's "The Rise of Illiberal Hegemony" article is on Foreign Affairs' The Best of Print 2018 list for best articles they have published this year.
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Analysis + OpinionDecember 18, 2018Want NATO allies to boost defense spending? Don’t build Fort TrumpBarry R. PosenDefense OneBasing an American division in Poland will reduce allies’ incentive to build up their own forces. |
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In the NewsDecember 11, 2018Khashoggi’s friends, other foreigners, are being watched. The US can do little about itTim Johnson and Stuart LeavenworthMiami Herald“Persons in the United States are legally and effectively protected against unlawful surveillance by American government at every level, but are not legally or effectively protected from surveillance … by foreign governments or persons. Intuitively, this is a peculiar state of affairs,” said Joel Brenner, a former senior counsel at the NSA. |
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précisDecember 10, 2018End NotesEnd Notes features the professional achievements of our scholars, students, and staff. This includes recent awards, speaking engagements, and publications. |
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In the NewsDecember 7, 2018Trump moving ahead with second Kim summit despite working-level frustrationsConor FinneganABC NewsBut it's not technically a violation of the declaration Trump and Kim signed at the Singapore summit because North Korea "never said it would" disarm, as Vipin Narang, an associate professor of political science at MIT, tweeted Wednesday. |
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précisDecember 6, 2018Van Evera revisits World War IOne hundred years ago on November 11, 1918, the Allied Powers and Germany signed an armistice bringing to an end World War I. Stephen Van Evera, Ford International Professor of Political Science and an expert on the causes of war, revisits the Great War and discusses key insights for today one century after its bitter end. |