News + Media

	In the News August 29, 2017 US leadership as a Pacific power: Trump and beyond Mercy A. KuoThe Diplomat Over the past few years most countries in the region—including and especially US allies and partners—have become increasingly skeptical about the future of US leadership in the western Pacific...
	In the News August 25, 2017 Political science debuts on MITx Leda ZimmermanMIT News Evan Lieberman, the Total Chair on Contemporary Africa, creates the first MIT Political Science class for edX, the multi-university online education platform. The course, Democracy and Development: Perspectives from Africa, launches Setember 26.
	Analysis + Opinion August 23, 2017 Should you be worried about North Korea? Jim WalshAl Jazeera To no one's surprise, I can't "save us", but I can give you a sense of where things stand, where they might be going, and a few things we might want to do, writes Jim Walsh in a recent opinion piece.
	In the News August 22, 2017 Tensions on Korean peninsula PressTV-The Debate Jim Walsh discussed North Korea's warning of deepening tensions on the Korean Peninsula following the recent joint military exercises by US and South Korea.
	In the News August 18, 2017 What Robert E Lee wrote to The Times about slavery in 1858 Jacey FortinNew York Times One day in January, a few years before the Civil War, Robert E Lee wrote to The New York Times, seeking a correction, writes former CIS Neuffer fellow Jacey Fortin. Fortin now reports full-time for the The New York Times.
	Analysis + Opinion August 18, 2017 Revisit NIH biosafety guidelines Kenneth OyeScience The NIH recently marked the 40th anniversary of its Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules.The meeting was an inspiring start for charting future oversight of nonclinical applications.
	Analysis + Opinion August 18, 2017 It's time to make Afghanistan someone else's problem Barry PosenThe Atlantic Afghanistan...is a good place to create problems for America’s adversaries. And the best way to do that is to get out, says Barry Posen.
	Analysis + Opinion August 10, 2017 North Korea, Trump, and strategic stability Vipin Narang and Ankit PandaWar on the Rocks Words matter, especially when nuclear weapons use is on the line. In a matter of 30 seconds on a Tuesday afternoon, Trump negotiated himself into a disastrous strategic corner.
	Analysis + Opinion August 5, 2017 The US will keep losing wars until it decides what it stands for Harvey SapolskyNational Interest Despite the promises, the panels and the pronouncements, a grand strategy for the United States, on par with the Cold War’s containment and Germany’s unconditional surrender during World War II, remains elusive.
	Analysis + Opinion July 18, 2017 Danger at Dolam M. Taylor FravelThe Indian Express Current India-China standoff bears a resemblance to the dispute that sparked the 1962 war. But let’s not stretch the analogy.