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News@E40July 30, 2019University of Regensburg and MIT-Germany expand partnershipMISTIMIT NewsA new agreement includes student programming, workshops, seed funds, and another five years of growing collaboration. “The creation of a dedicated seed fund is an exciting new piece of our partnership,” says Justin Leahey, MIT-Germany program manager. “It will be a great complement to our workshops and will further strengthen MIT’s ties with the University of Regensburg.” |
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In the NewsJuly 25, 2019North Korean missile launch a 'new type of threat,' South Korea saysZachary Cohen, Nicole Gaouette, Sophie Jeong, Barbara StarrCNNQuoted: "Trump's trip to Panmunjom didn't have its desired effect," Vipin Narang. "There's no date for working level talks. Instead, they're still testing—Kim is touring potentially nuclear capable submarines and firing" missiles. Narang said that based on initial descriptions early Thursday, at least one of the projectiles was likely a solid-fuel ballistic missile that's been jokingly dubbed the Kimskander, a portmanteau of Kim and the Iskander missile which experts say the North Korean weapon was likely based on.
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In the NewsJuly 25, 2019China says the US is undermining global stabilityDandan LiBloombergQuoted: This year’s white paper “was the first to be much more explicit about Chinese concerns regarding the United States,” said Taylor Fravel. “The references to the US reflect the deepening tensions and rivalry between the two countries.” |
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In the NewsJuly 24, 2019How Pakistan is playing Washington—againMichael Hirsh, Lara SeligmanForeign PolicyQuoted: “They are so good at this game—literally rope a dope,” Vipin Narang. “Their incentive is to bait and bleed the United States and extract as many goodies (at one point a nuclear arsenal) out of us as they can. And we have been baited and bled for 40 years. This is the most profitable franchise in Pakistani history.” |
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In the NewsJuly 23, 2019Kim Jong Un inspects submarine that experts fear could carry far-reaching missilesNick VisserHuffington PostVipin Narang, quoted in this article, said “For now these are just pics. But the fact that the KCNA release is littered with the word ‘strategic’ suggests Kim wants us to believe that is a possible SLBM.” |
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In the NewsJuly 23, 2019Delhi denies asking Trump to mediate Kashmir disputeSteve HermanVOA NewsQuoted: Trump not only blew past that red line, he threw masala on the wound by suggesting that Modi asked him to mediate, which is likely 1,000 percent a lie, argues Vipin Narang. With US-India relations already struggling and India’s S-400 missile purchase (from Russia), this just added fuel to the fire, he added. |
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In the NewsJuly 22, 20193Q: John Tirman on a new US human rights commissionMichelle EnglishMIT NewsJohn Tirman, executive director and principal research scientist at MIT CIS, provides context behind the newly created commission by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and describes its potential impact on the human rights movement. |
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In the NewsJuly 19, 2019Iran denies US claims about drone attackEric WesterveltWBUR Here & NowIran denied President Trump's statement that a US warship destroyed an Iranian drone near the Persian Gulf after it threatened the ship. SSP's Jim Walsh weighs in on the new escalation of tensions between the US and Iran. |
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In the NewsJuly 16, 2019Special duty: A history of the Japanese intelligence communityIn Special Duty, Richard J Samuels dissects the fascinating history of the intelligence community in Japan. It has been cited as "a masterpiece" that offers "much needed insight to academics and policymakers." |
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Analysis + OpinionJuly 11, 2019How Donald Trump pushed Iran to the bombJim WalshCNNSince the day he took office, President Donald Trump has been caught in an Iran trap, or more precisely, two traps. Jim Walsh explains in a recent CNN opinion piece. |
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