In the News | 2018

	In the News December 26, 2018 Russia says Israeli missile strikes near Damascus threatened two civilian flights Peter O'DowdWBUR Here & Now WBUR’s Peter O'Dowd speaks with Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh.
	In the News December 21, 2018 North Korea warns it will not give up nuclear weapons until US removes 'threat' Nicola SmithThe Telegraph “It has always said this. Some people wanted to delude themselves into believing otherwise. But North Korea is nothing if not consistent,” tweeted Vipin Narang, an associate professor of political science at MIT.
	In the News December 21, 2018 Narang sees a future with nuclear North Kim Dong-HyeonKorea JoongAng Daily Vipin Narang is a fixture in the American media whenever the issue of North Korea’s denuclearization is discussed. For the first time, Narang answered questions for a Korean media outlet. Excerpts from the interview are featured here.
	In the News December 21, 2018 Posen's "Illiberal Hegemony" among Foreign Affairs' Best of 2018 Foreign Affairs Barry Posen's "The Rise of Illiberal Hegemony" article is on Foreign Affairs' The Best of Print 2018 list for best articles they have published this year.
	In the News December 11, 2018 Khashoggi’s friends, other foreigners, are being watched. The US can do little about it Tim Johnson and Stuart LeavenworthMiami Herald “Persons in the United States are legally and effectively protected against unlawful surveillance by American government at every level, but are not legally or effectively protected from surveillance … by foreign governments or persons. Intuitively, this is a peculiar state of affairs,” said Joel Brenner, a former senior counsel at the NSA.
	In the News December 7, 2018 Trump moving ahead with second Kim summit despite working-level frustrations Conor FinneganABC News But it's not technically a violation of the declaration Trump and Kim signed at the Singapore summit because North Korea "never said it would" disarm, as Vipin Narang, an associate professor of political science at MIT, tweeted Wednesday.
	In the News December 5, 2018 North Korea: secret missile site revealed in new satellite images The Guardian “North Korea isn’t disarming. It never said it would,” Vipin Narang wrote on Twitter. “[Trump] has to be well aware of these developments. He just doesn’t care. Kim pretends to disarm and Trump pretends to believe him. That’ll get everyone to halftime.”
	In the News December 4, 2018 Russia isn't complying with an arms control treaty--so the US is threatening to rip it up Alex WardVox “Punching out isn’t going to bring them into compliance, and now lets them justify a buildup even more while painting us as the bad guys,” said Vipin Narang, who is quoted in this piece.
	In the News December 3, 2018 Has Pakistan bought Chinese SH-15 Howitzer for its 'miniaturized' nuclear shells? Nagesh NarayanaInternational Business Times Vipin Narang was quoted as saying, “I should clarify one thing: I have no doubt SPD would love a nuclear artillery shell—it's literally in its DNA—but we are talking about a warhead 1/8th size of Nasr and that's not easy without a test. So I'm very skeptical they have one ... yet.”
	In the News November 29, 2018 Populism: a case-by-case study Una HajdariMIT News MIT Starr Forum panel discusses extreme forms of populism that have endangered basic civil liberties and spawned intolerant rhetoric.
	In the News November 21, 2018 A US attempt to keep AI out of China’s hands could actually help China Karen HaoMIT Technology Review David Edelman, director of MIT’s Project on Technology, the Economy, and National Security, worries that if the restrictions are mishandled, they could cause serious “collateral damage” for US businesses.
	In the News November 13, 2018 Satellite images reveal hidden North Korean missile bases Zachary CohenCNN Vipin Narang told CNN that Kim's actions do not amount to "deception since he said on New Year's Day that North Korea would mass-produce and deploy its missiles that it already tested. There has been no agreement or discussion remotely that detailed --- even on nuclear systems, and many of these are short range conventional missiles which North Korea has never said were on the table."
	In the News November 13, 2018 Insulting veterans and allies WGBH News President Trump is getting a lot of criticism for scrapping a planned visit to Arlington National Cemetery in honor of Veterans Day. It's the second time in three days that he has canceled plans to honor US soldiers.
	In the News November 1, 2018 Novelist Min Jin Lee makes the case for understanding through fiction Peter DizikesMIT News Renowned author Min Jin Lee made a vigorous case for literature as an essential means for understanding complex cultures around the globe, during a Starr Forum event.
	In the News October 17, 2018 Endorsement meetings at the Globe ahead of the 2018 midterms Una Hajdari IWMF With the mid-terms being around the corner, the Boston Globe editorial board organized meetings with people running for various offices to help decide Globe endorsements, and this year's Neuffer fellow, Una Hajdari, comments on the process.
	In the News October 12, 2018 North Korea weaponizes its deal with Trump to tangle talks Choe Sang-HunThe New York Times Mr. Kim “has mastered the art of milking a single cosmetic concession for months,” Vipin Narang, said on Twitter this week. “Brilliantly selling the same horse twice.”
	In the News October 10, 2018 Google+ to close after report of user data exposure CNN Google's unpopular social network is finally finding itself in the spotlight—but for all the wrong reasons. David Edelman speaks with CNN’s News Stream.
	In the News October 10, 2018 US weapons systems are easy cyberattack targets, new report finds Emily DreyfussWired “I will say that the GAO can be prone to cyber hyperbole, but unless their sampling or methodology were way off or deliberately misleading, DOD has a very grave problem on its hands,” says R David Edelman.
	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.
	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.
	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…”
	In the News September 27, 2018 What is the point of a forever war in Iraq? Bonnie KristianThe National Interest “Odd indeed to repudiate the product of democracy at home to pursue a futile quest to achieve it in a divided and violent society abroad,” said Barry Posen.
	In the News September 26, 2018 The White House just revealed massive mission creep in Syria. Here's why. Kyle Rempfer and Todd South Military Times “Never give up a sales pitch that's working,” said Barry Posen, director of the Security Studies Program at the MIT Center for International Studies.
	In the News September 25, 2018 First UN Mil-Mil talks with North Korea in 11 years; what they mean Colin Clark and Paul McLearyBreaking Defense Vipin Narang, noted the importance of the communications between North Korea and the UN command. “The mil-mil line is really great, a far cry from last year’s high temperature,” he said, cautioning that Kim Jong Un didn’t start behaving this well until he “declared his nuclear deterrent force ‘complete’ and then embarked on the charm offensive. He’s been driving the train, and everyone else is trying to hang on or trying not to get run over!”
	In the News September 25, 2018 Trump strikes softer North Korea tone at UN, after 'Rocket Man' speech a year ago Jeremy HobsonWBUR Here & Now President Trump used his address at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday morning to assert American sovereignty, and speak on North Korea. Here & Now speaks with security analyst Jim Walsh about whether the meeting might lead to more talks between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.
	In the News September 20, 2018 Kim to visit Seoul, shut missile site AFPThe Asean Post “Kim is playing this brilliantly: verify that I dismantle a single site that I no longer need anyway while I mass-produce the missiles the site helped me develop,” Vipin Narang of MIT said.
	In the News September 19, 2018 Experts are underwhelmed by North Korea's promise to dismantle missile site Geoff BrumfielNPR Narang says, North Korea is widely believed to be building up its nuclear arsenal: “They claim they're already mass-producing the ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons that they've already tested.”
	In the News September 18, 2018 North, South Korean leaders meeting Lisa MullinsWBUR Here & Now The leaders of North and South Korea met for the third time to try to revive the stalled nuclear talks. Jim Walsh discusses whether the meeting might lead to more talks between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.
	In the News September 18, 2018 Summit may be the grand theater Kim needs to show his people The Associated PressThe New York Times Vipin Narang said Kim’s efforts this week fit into his new strategic line. “Nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles are quietly being mass-produced but Kim won’t flaunt them. All attention and focus is on economic development.”
	In the News September 17, 2018 Korean summit: can Moon and Kim deliver Trump a nuclear win, or is it all talk? John PowerSouth China Morning Post “Our alliance dynamics are complicated by the fact that South Korea, and President Moon in particular, may prefer a less robust US-South Korea alliance in order to normalise relations with North Korea…,” said Vipin Narang.
	In the News September 6, 2018 North Korea turns 70: all eyes on missile displays at upcoming military parade Benjamin Haas The Guardian Vipin Narang said that for Sunday’s procession “the most provocative move would be for Kim to parade new nuclear capable systems that we have not seen before. The signal in this case would be: ‘not only did I say I’m not unilaterally disarming, but I’ve even got some new toys in the works.’” But he added it was unlikely Kim would want to be so aggressive while their talks with the US continue.
	In the News September 5, 2018 South Korean officials and Kim Jong Un; Pompeo in Pakistan WBUR Here & Now A South Korean presidential delegation met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and conveyed a personal letter from South Korean President Moon Jae-in. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pakistan at a time when relations have sunk to a new low. Jim Walsh speaks about these and other issues.
	In the News September 5, 2018 North Korea's Kim sets denuclearization time line, prompting thanks from Trump Hyonhee Shin, Susan HeaveyReuters “Kim Jong Un of North Korea proclaims ‘unwavering faith in President Trump.’ Thank you to Chairman Kim. We will get it done together!” Trump wrote. “Kim just owns Trump. He knows his mark,” said Vipin Narang, in a message on Twitter.
	In the News August 30, 2018 Trump is blaming China for North Korea impasse, but real fault may lie closer to home Simon DenyerThe Washingon Post Vipin 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.”
	In the News August 24, 2018 Donald Trump sorrowfully cancels another North Korea meeting Uri FriedmanThe Atlantic Vipin 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.”
	In the News August 19, 2018 South Korean family prepares for what might be a last reunion Benjamin 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.
	In the News August 10, 2018 US frustration rises as North Korea turns down timeline to ditch its nuclear weapons Nicola SmithIndependent.IE Vipin 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.”
	In the News July 26, 2018 US anticipates North Korea will return remains of 55 service members, official says Greg Palkot, Lukas MikelionisFOX News The US is anticipating that North Korea will return the remains of some 55 American service members on Friday, which is the 65th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War.
	In the News July 25, 2018 US-North Korea talks have been a disaster since Trump met with Kim Jong Un Alex WardVox SSP's Vipin Narang tells Vox it’s a good thing that Pyongyang is dismantling the rocket-launch facility. But it’s a positive step having less to do with North Korea’s missile-launching ability, and more to do with how it will make the Trump administration look.
	In the News July 24, 2018 North Korea is dismantling missile facilities, but nuclear expert warns against getting 'drunk on optimism' Linda MottramABC News It is good news, said Vipin Narang, “but there are a couple of caveats. ...the Sohae test site could be destroyed, and North Korea could continue to improve their missile force and produce nuclear weapons."
	In the News July 23, 2018 What was the strategy behind the president's Iran tweet? MSNBC President Trump tweeted a strongly worded message to President Rouhani of Iran. Jim Walsh says that the president’s tweet could come off as a nuclear threat.
	In the News July 23, 2018 Satellite images indicate North Korea has started dismantling rocket launch site Jonathan Cheng and Michael R. GordonThe Wall Street Journal “The overall importance of the Sohae missile site has also likely diminished for Pyongyang” says Vipin Narang on the news that satellite imagery shows North Korea has begun taking down its main satellite launch facility.
	In the News July 20, 2018 The NATO summit and state of the alliance Michelle EnglishMIT News Barry Posen, a leading national security expert and Cold War historian, offers in-depth scholarship on NATO Summit. He discusses the role of NATO today, and whether the alliance is “stronger than ever,” as President Trump stated in a post-summit press conference.
	In the News July 20, 2018 For US cybersecurity, it’s Code Red Hiawatha BrayBoston Globe “It’s very scary out there,” said Joel Brenner, a senior research fellow at CIS and former inspector general of the US National Security Agency. “People have little idea how relentlessly our critical infrastructure as well as our government agencies are being attacked, around the clock.”
	In the News July 19, 2018 Trump's sharp criticism of NATO's newest member has a point, but his comments are playing right into Russia's hands Christopher WoodyNew Haven Register Russia has accused NATO of trying to encircle it, and Moscow was adamantly opposed to Montenegro joining the alliance. Barry Posen is quoted.
	In the News July 17, 2018 Where Trump's summit with Putin fits as a historical moment Robin Young and Jeremy HobsonWBUR Here & Now President Trump meets with lawmakers Tuesday as he deals with fallout from Monday's closed-door talks and joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.
	In the News July 16, 2018 Trump faces criticism for comments after Putin meeting Sue O'ConnellNECN "The Take" President Donald Trump faces bi-partisan congressional criticism for his comments after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. What's the basis of the criticism and is it fair? Why was he so eager to meet with Putin in the first place? Carol Saivetz, MIT Security Studies, discusses on “The Take.”
	In the News July 11, 2018 Is China using force or coercion in the South China Sea? Constantinos YiallouridesThe Diplomat M. Taylor Fravel comments that China’s use of force in its territorial disputes aims “to create a reputation for toughness over territory and deter its opponents in all other disputes.”
	In the News July 10, 2018 Crisis in US nuclear talks with Pyongyang not China’s doing, experts say Keith JohnsonForeign Policy “Trump’s tweet betrays the fundamental problem: He thinks it was a contract and a unilateral agreement to denuclearize,” said Vipin Narang. “But when North Korea says it is not going to unilaterally disarm, that is not the influence of China — that is them knowing what they signed [in Singapore].”
	In the News July 9, 2018 Heated rhetoric from North Korea Lisa MullinsWBUR Here & Now President Trump heads to Europe this week for the NATO summit after a weekend that featured heated rhetoric from North Korea on denuclearization. Jim Walsh weighs in on Here & Now.
	In the News July 8, 2018 North Korea declares US diplomacy “gangster-like” Robin WrightThe New Yorker Vipin Narang described the criticism as a “negotiating tactic.” But he also cautioned, in a tweet, that the Kim regime is signalling “… (1) We aren’t unilaterally disarming…(2) Any other stuff short of that? Gonna cost you chief…”
	In the News July 2, 2018 US has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear program within a year: Bolton The New York Times The North could try to trade sites and technology that have relatively low values in exchange for sanctions relief, while covertly operating facilities required to advance key capabilities, SSP's Vipin Narang said. “What it suggests is that Kim has no intention of surrendering his nuclear weapons.”
	In the News July 2, 2018 Is North Korea secretly continuing its nuclear programme? Andreas IllmerBBC News “You can imagine a North Korean strategy where — without a full disclosure of all their facilities — they can offer to shut down some of the known sites in order to get sanctions relief,” SSP’s Vipin Narang explains to BBC News. “At the same time they would clandestinely push ahead at the secret sites.”
	In the News June 27, 2018 Satellite images show North Korea upgrading nuclear facility Zachary CohenCNN “North Korea has had a decade-long nuclear testing sequence where they have presumably learned a lot about designs,” SSP's Vipin Narang told CNN. “They probably do not need full blown tests to go into serial production of warheads.”
	In the News June 22, 2018 Rebuilding Germany’s centuries-old vocational program Russ JuskalianMIT Technology Review The Ausbildung is widely touted as an example other countries should follow. But it’s struggling to keep up with technological change. But don’t write off the German system just yet. Over the centuries, it “has survived and been adapted to massive changes in technology,” says Kathleen Thelen.
	In the News June 21, 2018 The psycho-politics of wellbeing Middle East Research and Information Project CIS affiliate scholar Orkideh Behrouzan speaks about the politics of Iranian mental health and the effects of 40 years of revolution and war and the ways in which a younger generation is forming identities.
	In the News June 20, 2018 CIS experts discuss immigration in the US CIS experts have been talking about immigration in America and offering their insight on the issues—as well as how the Trump administration changes impacted the process and changed the narrative on migration to the US.
	In the News June 20, 2018 Kim Jong Un ends visit to China with a message for the US Zachary CohenCNN “The Economist may have said ‘Kim Jong Won,’ ” Narang said, referring to a pun on the magazine’s cover about the summit, “but it really should've been Xi Jinping winning.”
	In the News June 16, 2018 Some experts question defense value of submarines Dan FreedmanThe Hour The Columbia-class is the updated classic ballistic-missile submarine, and, according to Owen Cote, “the single most important part of the nuclear triad. It’s the only weapons platform that can survive attack and destroy any target. The only bad thing about it is it’s expensive.”
	In the News June 16, 2018 How China is using North Korea in its long game against America Shi JiangtaoSouth China Morning Post Despite Pyongyang’s record of using diplomacy to manipulate major powers, analysts say Beijing may have few good options other than to throw its weight behind another round of denuclearisation talks to maintain ties with its communist neighbour and secure its regional influence.
	In the News June 14, 2018 Two guys walk into a summit in Singapore Chris LydonRadio Open Source
	In the News June 13, 2018 CIS experts in national security and the Koreas discuss the Singapore summit The Center's experts have been mentioned in media outlets around the globe, weighing in on the expectations and possible outcomes of the historic meeting of President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
	In the News June 12, 2018 Gender gap without gender bias? Colleen FlahertyInside Higher Ed Kathleen Thelen's research inspires political science publishers to take a closer at publication gender bias. Study says editors of major political science journals demonstrate no systematic bias against female authors. Yet women authors remain underrepresented in the field. Why?
	In the News June 11, 2018 Singapore summit preview Meghna Chakrabarti and Jamie BolognaWBUR It may take years to determine the success of the summit, but experts discuss what to watch for and what they expect to see out of the historic meeting.
	In the News June 11, 2018 What to expect from President Trump’s first meeting with Kim Jong Un Larry MantleAirTalk It will be the first time a North Korean leader has met with a sitting US president, despite decades of tense relations. Experts in national security and the Koreas discuss expectations ahead of tonight’s summit.
	In the News June 11, 2018 Who has Kim Jong Un's 'nuclear button' in Pyongyang while he's away? Josh SmithReuters “Its command and control structure while Kim is traveling is unlikely to be robust enough for him to be able to reliably issue or stop launch sequences,” says Vipin Narang. He said that was because North Korea was likely to have configured its nuclear forces to permit rapid authorization to launch in order to offset the risk of a first strike from the United States.
	In the News June 8, 2018 Despite good faith on Singapore meeting, discord remains between US, Japan Xinhua CIS Director Richard Samuels said: “He (Trump) has given every reason for Tokyo to fear that Washington will compromise their security by cutting a deal that doesn't include short range missiles and that effectively acknowledges the DPRK as a nuclear weapons state. Abe has few cards to play to forestall that.”
	In the News June 7, 2018 Why certain types of elections favor extreme candidates KellogInsight The study, based on the research of Fotini Christia and several other social scientists, cannot say whether district or at-large elections are better, but it is clear that voting systems can influence who ends up in power.
	In the News June 4, 2018 Students spearhead “women working in security” conference Ryan Evans, Usha Sahay, Sara Plana, Rachel Tecott, Alex Bick, Alice Friend, and Kathleen HicksWar on the Rocks PhD candidates Sara Plana and Rachel Tecott spearheaded a major conference that was sponsored and hosted by CSIS and the Kissinger Center at SAIS. The topic, the future of force, aims to be the first in a program series called the Future of Strategy Forum that features women doing important work in national and international security.
	In the News June 1, 2018 As Trump talks trade and nukes, China quietly tightens its grip on the South China Sea Clay DillowCNBC “The US is trying to stop China from doing something it’s already doing,” said Taylor Fravel, associate professor of political science and the Center’s acting director. “That’s harder than stopping it from doing something it hasn’t done yet.”
	In the News May 31, 2018 What a Trump-Kim deal may look like, from good to bad to worse David Tweed, Toluse Olorunnipa, and Justin Sink Bloomberg News “It is costless for Kim to say I am not going to do nuclear or missiles tests for now because frankly they are a stage in their cycle where they don’t need to,” said Vipin Narang.
	In the News May 30, 2018 Vipin Narang in the news Nuclear strategy expert Vipin Narang spoke with several media outlets about President Trump's withdrawl from the Iran Deal and the implications it has on North Korea, speculating about the expectations both leaders have for the upcoming June 12th summit in Singapore between Kim and Trump.
	In the News May 30, 2018 US military renames largest area of operations William GalloVOA Taylor Fravel, associate professor of political science and the Center’s acting director, says the name change to “Indo-Pacific Command” from “Pacific Command” is also likely intended to signal support for the US administration’s “Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy.”
	In the News May 28, 2018 US-North Korea summit like Trump’s “reality tv-show finale”: Vipin Narang By Eleanor HallThe World Today The recent meeting of the two Korean leaders has boosted the prospects that the June 12 summit will go ahead. Vipin Narang featured on The World Today.
	In the News May 27, 2018 US officials meet with North Koreans despite uncertainty surrounding Trump-Kim summit Anna Fifield and Joby WarrickThe Washington Post “This is a great step,” said Vipin Narang, noting that the summit preparation was best handled by experts behind the scenes rather than in public forums such as Twitter. “This is how progress is made, and the best chance to have a summit, and one that yields meaningful outcomes,” Narang said.
	In the News May 18, 2018 Jim Walsh on Iran and North Korea Jim Walsh, SSP senior research associate and foreign policy expert corrects Fox News host claiming the Iran deal must be bad because Iran wants to stay in “By that definition, no deal would ever be good if the parties supported it. That's not how negotiations work.” Walsh also appeared on various media outlets to give his perspective on the latest with North Korea and President Trump.
	In the News May 17, 2018 Trump faces North Korea dilemma after Bolton infuriates Pyongyang Julian Borger The Guardian “The North Koreans were prepared to ignore a lot of what the administration said before the summit, but it was the victory lap before the race that has really set them off,” Vipin Narang said.
	In the News May 16, 2018 JCPOA opportunity for EU to get rid of US dominance Iran Times of News The EU, in words at least, wants to keep the JCPOA and has opposed President Trump’s move. John Tirman discusses the Iran nuclear deal with Persia Digest.
	In the News May 7, 2018 3Q: Hazel Sive on MIT-Africa Sarah McDonnellMIT News Hazel Sive, a professor in the Department of Biology, member of the Whitehead Institute, and faculty director of MISTI’s MIT-Africa program discusses the MIT-Africa Initiative, including the launch of a new website, africa.mit.edu.
	In the News May 7, 2018 Walsh on the Iran nuclear deal WBUR Here & Now We get the latest surrounding the Iran nuclear deal, amid President Trump facing a Saturday deadline to decide whether to stay with the deal, from security analyst Jim Walsh.
	In the News May 7, 2018 Pentagon wants to deploy 'low-yield' nuclear weapons to deter Russia from similar ones David Welna NPR If they ever saw a trident coming, they would have no idea what's on it. And I think that's a really dangerous proposition, especially if your aim is to target assets deep in Russian territory. You're buying yourself a strategic nuclear war potentially. Vipin Narang spoke on All Things Considered.
	In the News May 6, 2018 Richard Nielsen on Deadly Clerics Research On Religion Political rebellion and violence in the Middle East has recently been associated with religious belief and rhetoric, often spurred on by the writings and recordings of Muslim clerics. What motivates imams to advocate such tactics?
	In the News May 3, 2018 Denuclearization: can Trump and Kim find a common definition? Shelby HollidayThe Wall Street Journal “Denuclearization is a catch-all term that allows both sides to let it mean whatever they want it to mean...It creates a lot of trouble as you approach a summit, because both sides can have very different definitions or notions of what it means.” Vipin Narang told the WSJ.
	In the News April 23, 2018 An unpredictable Trump and a risk-prone Kim mean high stakes and mismatched expectations Max FisherThe New York Times In the New York Times, Vipin Narang warned that the mile-wide gaps in the countries’ goals and even their understandings of basic terminology leaves “either lots of room for a bargain, or lot of room for a war.”
	In the News April 21, 2018 North Korea stops short of suggesting any intention of giving up nuclear arsenal CBS/APCBS News “This was a smart move by Kim,” says Vipin Narang. “Although it largely formalizes previous pledges on the moratoria from last November and March, it still leaves a lot of wiggle room for circumventing the pledges in the future, and nothing in there is irreversible. And nothing in there mentions denuclearization, of any variety.”
	In the News April 19, 2018 South Korean president says North isn’t insisting on American troop withdrawal Anna FifieldThe Washingon Post Vipin Narang said he would be “very, very careful” about interpreting Moon’s statement as a sign that Kim had conceded that U.S. Forces Korea could stay, “This is a very clever semantic pirouette.”
	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.
	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.
	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.
	In the News February 28, 2018 Sessions pushes back on Trump after insult CNN "The fact that the President is upset that Sessions is playing by the book is yet another indication that the President is profoundly ignorant and indifferent to the purposes of the institutions of our government," says Joel Brenner, former NSA inspector general and a senior research fellow at CIS.
	In the News February 27, 2018 Is democracy dying? Peter DizikesMIT News Is democracy dying, in the US and around the world? Why or why not? And if so, what can anyone do about it? These questions were at the heart of the Center’s Starr Forum on Monday evening. The panelists discussed democratic systems of rule and suggested some measures to protect them.
	In the News February 25, 2018 Some colleges are cracking down on student-teacher romances Deirdre FernandesBoston Globe David Singer cited for work on MIT's new sexual harassment policy, “We wanted to make sure the policy was fair,” Singer said. But ultimately, school officials “were concerned about relationships of asymmetry of power.”
	In the News January 31, 2018 The future of transatlantic relations: A debate Brookings Institution On Wednesday, January 31, the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology hosted a debate on the future of the transatlantic relationship. This debate, convened by the Brookings Institution’s Foreign Policy program and the Charles Koch Institute, in partnership with POLITICO, is the third debate in a series of thematic debates on America’s role in the world.
	In the News January 18, 2018 India tests-fires Agni-V, a nuclear-capable ICBM Joshua Berlinger and Nikhil KumarCNN Vipin Narang said Thursday's test did not demonstrate any “new capability, (this) was simply a developmental test before India inducts it into operational service.” It's possible India's armed forces were testing the canister the missile is launched out of, as well as its ejection, flight performance and accuracy -- a “regular technical test in that regard.”
	In the News January 15, 2018 Hawaii and the horror of human error Paul McLearyThe Atlantic Vipin Narang tweeted one scenario on Saturday. “POTUS sees alert on his phone about an incoming toward Hawaii, pulls out the biscuit, turns to his military aide with the football and issues a valid and authentic order to launch nuclear weapons at North Korea. Think it can’t happen?”
	In the News January 7, 2018 North Korea’s sudden interest in talks Nyshka Chandran \| Nancy Hungerford CNBC North Korea's willingness to talk may be due to the strength of its nuclear capability, said Taylor Fravel, associate political science professor at MIT and acting director of the MIT Center for International Studies.
	In the News January 3, 2018 Few checks can keep Trump’s hands off his ‘nuclear button’ Joseph P. WilliamsU.S. News & World Report “The bottom line is if the president orders a valid and authentic order to release nuclear weapons, neither the chief of staff, nor the secretary of defense, nor the chair of the Joint Chiefs could legally stop him,” says Vipin Narang.