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	In the News October 9, 2018 Pompeo hails 'significant' North Korea progress; experts skeptical ReutersThe New York Times “The real takeaway from this Punggye-ri pledge is that Kim has mastered the art of milking a single cosmetic concession for months to burn clock,” Vipin Narang said on Twitter.
	In the News October 8, 2018 Experts dismiss North Korea's latest concession to US Alexander SmithNBC News Kim and his officials are instead trying to buy time so they can make progress on other fronts…Inviting inspectors to an old testing site is an example of this calculus, according to Vipin Narang.
	News@E40 October 4, 2018 The Move: Civic innovators help restore democracy The Move is a new initiative out of MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning that features weekly podcasts, blog posts, and more from the civic innovators at democracy’s front lines. Join the conversation at themove.mit.edu. The initiative is funded in part by the Center’s International Policy Lab and MIT’s Office of Open Learning.
	In the News October 3, 2018 China and the new frontier of biosecurity threats Henny SenderNikkei Asian Review Kenneth Oye, director of the Center’s Program on Emerging Technologies said that it is possible for even helpful advances to be used in bad ways. “It will be difficult to check the potential for malevolent misuse of advanced biotechnologies,” he said.
	In the News October 3, 2018 An assault on American intelligence Una HajdariMIT News In MIT visit, former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden describes current difficulties faced by society and US intelligence services.
	In the News October 3, 2018 As Pompeo heads for Pyongyang, North Korea appears to raise its demands Simon Denyer The Washingon Post The US argues to keep sanctions until North Korea denuclearizes. North Korea disagrees. Vipin Narang said the comments “really [put] a little bit of cold water” on the hope that North Korea might provide a list of its nuclear and missile sites in return for an end-of-war declaration.
	Analysis + Opinion October 3, 2018 Renaming Macedonia in the age of nationalism Una HajdariThe New Republic At the heart of this issue lies the question of nationhood, specifically, the difficulties faced by nations formed at the latter end of modern European history, writes Una Hajdari.
	News@E40 October 1, 2018 MISTI radio The radio show is a platform for students to reflect on their experiences abroad. MISTI Radio is an MIT program about the world, for the world. Assistant Professor Admir Masic and the MISTI students who worked with Syrian refugees in Jordan this summer are featured. (The program starts a few minutes into audio recording.)
	Analysis + Opinion October 1, 2018 Déjà vu? 'Global Britain' versus the continental commitment William JamesThe National Interest Overstretch and European obligations suggest it is time to rethink a return “East of Suez.”
	In the News September 29, 2018 Safety nightmares of US nuclear weapons Farooq AwanDaily Times According to Barry Posen, the US has its guns pointed at aspiring nuclear weapons states in a way that makes them feel less secure. “I worry not about nuclear weapons in the hands of states, but nuclear weapons that are not in the hands of states…”