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	In the News April 9, 2018 Great-grandson of lynching victim faces the past: "This is American history" Jim AxelrodCBS News Melissa Nobles, in reference to the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Boston's Northeastern University Law School, told CBS “We are now beginning to change the narrative such that the families who have had that violence visited upon them now can talk about it and it be understood.”
	In the News April 9, 2018 North Korea’s definition of ‘denuclearization’ is very different from Trump’s Anna FifieldThe Washingon Post “The danger is entering into negotiations with unrealistic expectations that Kim is just going to hand over the keys to his nuclear kingdom. He won’t,” said Vipin Narang.
	News@E40 April 4, 2018 Research recap with Paul Heer Research Recap highlights recent work that is being done at MIT's Center for International Studies. This episode features 2015-2016 CIS Robert E Wilhelm fellow Paul Heer, discussing his book Mr. X and the Pacific: George F. Kennan and American Policy in East Asia.
	In the News March 29, 2018 What economists don’t know about manufacturing William B. Bonvillian & Peter L. SingerThe American Interest Political economist Suzanne Berger has noted that mainstream economists thought manufacturing was like agriculture, where relentless productivity gains allowed an ever-smaller workforce to achieve ever-greater output. She found that the agriculture analogy was simply incorrect.
	News@E40 March 29, 2018 MIT PhD candidates tour USS San Diego A group of 19 students and faculty from the MIT Security Studies Program toured the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego. The participants also received information about the ship's amphibious and air missions and capabilities from technical experts.
	Analysis + Opinion March 27, 2018 Keep the Iran deal — 10 good reasons why A bipartisan group of 118 American national security leaders, including CIS scholars, issued a statement outlining ten reasons why President Trump should keep the Iran nuclear deal.
	In the News March 22, 2018 What it's like to negotiate with North Korea Shannon VavraAxios President Trump may find himself in a difficult position as soon as he sits down with Kim Jong-un, according to Jim Walsh, who has been in the room for previous talks and says North Korea’s first pitch is often a curveball.
	In the News March 22, 2018 Russian hackers targeted critical US infrastructure—What happens now? Alison Bruzek and Meghna ChakrabartiWBUR Radio Boston Russian hackers targeted and penetrated some of the country's most sensitive infrastructure including power, nuclear, water, and aviation networks. Joel Brenner wasn't surprised.
	In the News March 16, 2018 US and ROK’s diplomatic push for talks with the DPRK Roee RuttenbergCGTN America There is a flurry of diplomatic activity ahead of a planned meeting between President Trump and the leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un. CGTN’s Mike Walter spoke with international security expert Jim Walsh.
	Analysis + Opinion March 15, 2018 The Trump-Kim Summit and the truth about North Korean denuclearization Ankit Panda and Vipin NarangThe Diplomat In a stunning and unexpected move, President Donald Trump announced last week that he will meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un — setting the stage for the first-ever presidential-level US-North Korea summit.