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	In the News September 14, 2022 Ukraine gaining ground over Russian troops Sue O'ConnellNECN Sue O’Connell talks to Carol Saivetz about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reaction to the news that his troops are losing ground.
	In the News September 12, 2022 ‘This war isn’t even close to over’: Ukrainian advances spring hope, but not victory Jim BraudeGBH News A massive counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces has forced Russian troops to retreat in several key cities in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. Tom Nichols, international affairs expert and staff writer with The Atlantic, and Carol Saivetz, senior advisor for MIT’s Security Studies program, joined Jim Braude to discuss why this victory doesn’t signal an end to the war and the only person who can decide when this war is over is President Vladmir Putin.
	In the News September 10, 2022 The Abe legacy: a Japan empowered by far-reaching reforms Peter TaskerJapan Forward Quoted: "In his fascinating book Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community, Professor Richard Samuels of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology puts it like this: 'For decades after the war, Japan had no centralized intelligence capacity…. It was not until Prime Minister Abe’s reengineering project — including creation of a centralized NSC (National Security Council) in 2013 and its intelligence coordinating unit, the National Security Secretariat — that the government acted on its oft-stated determination to upgrade Japan’s intelligence capacity.'"
	In the News September 9, 2022 Jung Jae Kwon: Questioning the nuclear umbrella Leda ZimmermanDepartment of Political Science Dissatisfied with security guarantees from the US, America’s junior allies want greater control over their own defenses. A profile of PhD student Jung Jae Kwon.
	In the News September 7, 2022 Journalism for change drives Brazilian reporter Pessoa Esther SunVoice of America 2023 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow Gabriela Sa Pessoa was interviewed in Voice of America about her work and the critical issues of our time.
	Analysis + Opinion September 7, 2022 NPT conference collapse, military drills further strain Japan-Russia relations Mina PollmannThe Diplomat Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has seriously damaged Russia-Japan relations, and the fallout continues to be felt. Mina Pollman's analysis was orginally published here in The Diplomat.
	In the News September 2, 2022 Deep inside busy Mar-a-Lago, a storage room where secrets were stashed Rosalind S Helderman and Josh DawseyThe Washington Post Quoted: "I think Mar-a-Lago is a counterintelligence nightmare," said Joel Brenner, former head of U.S. counterintelligence under the director of National Intelligence and former inspector general for the National Security Agency, citing the flow of hundreds of people, the presence of foreign nationals and Trump's long-established carelessness with national secrets.
	Analysis + Opinion September 1, 2022 Think COVID has stunted growth? Try 30 years of conflict. Steven SimonResponsible Statecraft Robert E Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon writes here in Responsible Statecraft about the impact of 30 years on war on Iraqi children.
	Analysis + Opinion August 30, 2022 Moqtada al-Sadr, called on his bluff, retreats for now Steven SimonResponsible Statecraft After 24-hours of violence, his followers are leaving Baghdad’s Green Zone, but the fragility of the government is no less resolved. Robert E Wilhelm Fellow Steven Simon provides analysis, originally published here in Responsible Statecraft.
	In the News August 30, 2022 North Korea will conduct another nuclear test. It's only a matter of when. Robert ElderOutrider Although delayed by the Covid pandemic, North Korea is poised to start testing its nuclear weapons program, says Jim Walsh, a senior research associate at MIT’s Security Studies Program. “Most analysts who work on North Korea's nuclear program expect a test, as a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if,” Walsh says. Read the full interview.