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	In the News September 18, 2018 Summit may be the grand theater Kim needs to show his people The Associated PressThe New York Times Vipin Narang said Kim’s efforts this week fit into his new strategic line. “Nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles are quietly being mass-produced but Kim won’t flaunt them. All attention and focus is on economic development.”
	Analysis + Opinion September 18, 2018 Does America need a space force? Harvey M. SapolskyTexas National Security Review President Trump wants to create a space force, America’s sixth armed service, to assure US dominance in space. It doesn’t matter that America already has a sixth armed service … and is already dominant in space, writes Harvey Sapolsky.
	In the News September 18, 2018 North, South Korean leaders meeting Lisa MullinsWBUR Here & Now The leaders of North and South Korea met for the third time to try to revive the stalled nuclear talks. Jim Walsh discusses whether the meeting might lead to more talks between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.
	In the News September 17, 2018 Korean summit: can Moon and Kim deliver Trump a nuclear win, or is it all talk? John PowerSouth China Morning Post “Our alliance dynamics are complicated by the fact that South Korea, and President Moon in particular, may prefer a less robust US-South Korea alliance in order to normalise relations with North Korea…,” said Vipin Narang.
	Analysis + Opinion September 14, 2018 Who to blame for the protests in Basra, Iraq? Marsin Alshamary and Safwan Al-AminThe Washingon Post Basra’s protests are more about economic grievances than political ones. Although many of these grievances are shared by other Iraqis, they are felt most keenly by Basrawis, says Marsin Alshamary and Safwan Al-Aminmin in a recent opinion piece.
	News@E40 September 11, 2018 Luce fellowship deadline Oct 19 Friday, October 19, is the deadline for the Luce Scholars Program. Young scholars from a variety of intellectual fields will be placed in internships throughout Asia. Candidates must have no prior experience in the region. More information
	Analysis + Opinion September 10, 2018 This 9/11, end the Afghanistan War Barry R. PosenUSA Today “It is time for this war in Afghanistan to end,” Gen. John Nicholson said as he relinquished command of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Seventeen years of war have shown no plausible theory of success to justify additional U.S. costs and more killing in Afghanistan.
	In the News September 6, 2018 North Korea turns 70: all eyes on missile displays at upcoming military parade Benjamin Haas The Guardian Vipin Narang said that for Sunday’s procession “the most provocative move would be for Kim to parade new nuclear capable systems that we have not seen before. The signal in this case would be: ‘not only did I say I’m not unilaterally disarming, but I’ve even got some new toys in the works.’” But he added it was unlikely Kim would want to be so aggressive while their talks with the US continue.
	Analysis + Opinion September 5, 2018 An agenda for Japanese military reform Eric Heginbotham, Richard SamuelsEast Asia Forum Quarterly Japan’s military planners face a number of major challenges on the near horizon, write Eric Heginbotham and Richard Samuels in their essay in East Asia Forum Quarterly. A potential conflict on the Korean peninsula, skirmishes in the East China Sea, debilitating cyberattacks, and the forced repatriation of Taiwan by Beijing.
	In the News September 5, 2018 South Korean officials and Kim Jong Un; Pompeo in Pakistan WBUR Here & Now A South Korean presidential delegation met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and conveyed a personal letter from South Korean President Moon Jae-in. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pakistan at a time when relations have sunk to a new low. Jim Walsh speaks about these and other issues.