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In the NewsAugust 30, 2018Trump is blaming China for North Korea impasse, but real fault may lie closer to homeSimon DenyerThe Washingon PostVipin Narang quoted on North Korea, “This was exactly the risk of Trump freelancing in Singapore: making promises to Kim Jong Un (and earlier Kim Yong Chol) that the Administration could not and would not deliver on. Things may quickly heat back up, and this one is squarely on Trump.” |
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Analysis + OpinionAugust 29, 2018The Trump administration’s new ‘Iran Action Group’ won’t workNicholas MillerThe Washingon PostThe "Iran Action Group" announcement signaled again that the Trump administration intends to act more aggressively against Iran. So how likely is it that this pressure campaign will change Iranian behavior? MIT SSP affiliate Nicholas Miller says it won’t work. |
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News@E40August 28, 2018MIT team digitizes Machu PicchuEduardo Rivera | Lily KeyesMIT NewsA laboratory team from the MIT Department of Architecture, led by Professor Takehiko Nagakura and PhD student Paloma Gonzales, has been working on the MISTI Global Seed Fund Machu Picchu Design Heritage project since 2016. "We believe that…the digitalization of architectural monuments is key to the preservation of the cultural heritage of humanity.” |
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In the NewsAugust 24, 2018Donald Trump sorrowfully cancels another North Korea meetingUri FriedmanThe AtlanticVipin Narang comments on the canceled North Korea meeting in The Atlantic, “I’m much more skeptical this time because last time Kim wanted the summit just as badly,” Narang observed on Friday. “This time he’s in a much stronger position.” |
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In the NewsAugust 19, 2018South Korean family prepares for what might be a last reunionBenjamin HaasThe Guardian“These may look like small goodwill gestures, but they are an important part of the trust-building process which North Korea has signalled it values,” said Vipin Narang. |
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Analysis + OpinionAugust 19, 2018The GSDF is taking to the waves, but should it?Mina PollmannThe Diplomat, The Japan TimesThe approximately 2,100-member unit is based in southwest Japan and specializes in operations involving AAV-7 amphibious vehicles, MV-22 Ospreys and Chinook helicopters. |
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News@E40August 15, 2018Shaping technology’s futureDavid L. ChandlerMIT NewsWith data-informed models, Jessika Trancik seeks ways to coax progress toward sustainable energy systems. Trancik is a co-faculty director of the Center’s International Policy Lab. |
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Analysis + OpinionAugust 13, 2018North Korea's nuclear program isn't going anywhereAnkit Panda and Vipin NarangForeign AffairsAlthough Trump is desperate to continue claiming that he “solved” the North Korean nuclear threat at Singapore, as many predicted, North Korea continues to expand its nuclear and ballistic missile arsenals and has played its diplomatic hand brilliantly. |
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News@E40August 10, 2018Selin and Oye win 2018 Martore Teaching AwardThe Joseph A Martore Award for Excellence in Teaching in IDSS was awarded to two faculty members for 2018: Noelle Selin and Ken Oye. Oye is director of the Center’s Program on Emerging Technologies. |
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In the NewsAugust 10, 2018US frustration rises as North Korea turns down timeline to ditch its nuclear weaponsNicola SmithIndependent.IEVipin Narang called Mr Pompeo's plan a “delusional non-starter”. Writing on his Twitter account he said: “If this is what Pompeo has asked for, it’s no wonder North Korea has called him a ‘robber’ or ‘gangster-like’. And trying to literally take their nukes away distracts from other realistic objectives like caps.” |