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In the NewsJune 11, 2019As North Korea doubles down on its nuclear weapons, Trump and the US are stuck with ‘strategic patience’Rob YorkSouth China Morning PostVipin Narang, a nuclear proliferation expert at MIT, said North Korea could be convinced to freeze fissile material production and that its Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre is reaching the end of its life, meaning it is possible to “slow the growth of [the] programme”. But the fate of the non-nuclear-armed Gaddafi and former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has taught North Koreans “don’t give up your nuclear weapons because … the United States may one day decide to get rid of you”, Narang said. |
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News@E40June 10, 2019Untangling the social dynamics of waterAbdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems LabMIT NewsAndrea Beck, a PhD candidate in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and a J-WAFS Fellow for Water Solutions, is studying the dynamics of water operator partnerships. Her work is supported in part by MISTI-Netherlands, MISTI-Africa, and through a Summer Study Grant at CIS. “They’ve been great resources,” she says. |
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Analysis + OpinionJune 7, 2019Learning to embrace an unequal allianceMina Pollmann Tokyo ReviewTo keep the military alliance between the US and Japan sustainable and effective during the tumult of a global power transition, both sides need to update how they think about the “grand bargain” that underlies it. |
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In the NewsJune 1, 2019Pompeo visits elite event as Trump policies raise questionsMatthew Lee and Jamey Keaten | APThe Washington Post“What we have is an administration that is behaving like a unilateralist wrecking ball,” said Ken Oye, an MIT political science professor on sabbatical in Switzerland, who came to protest. He predicted those are the meeting “are likely to be telling him ‘that you’re not serving American interests or international interests more broadly defined. You’re making a mistake, and here are the reasons why we believe so.’” |
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In the NewsMay 31, 2019The BradCastBrad FriedmanIndependent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com, with special guest MIT nuclear proliferation expert Vipin Narang. |
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In the NewsMay 27, 2019North Korea has been testing ballistic missiles. So why won’t Trump use the B word?Simon DenyerThe Washington PostVipin Narang said the South Korean government may be playing “fast and loose” with semantics. “The trajectory of the KN-23 is low, so sometimes referred to as a quasi-ballistic missile, which may give them just enough semantic wiggle room to say, ‘It’s not an SRBM,’ ” he said, referring to a short-range ballistic missile. “But it is.” |
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In the NewsMay 25, 2019Trump appears to contradict Bolton on North Korea, expresses ‘confidence’ in KimSimon Denyer and Ashley ParkerThe Washington Post“There is a lot that is really disturbing here, but the most important bit is ‘Chairman Kim will keep his promise to me,’” Vipin Narang wrote. “Kim never promised to unilaterally disarm, and the problem is Trump continues to believe he did. THAT is why this is so dangerous.” |
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In the NewsMay 24, 2019Modi’s definitive win may mean a more assertive IndiaSeema ModyCNBC“Modi’s muscular national security approach just received overwhelming approval. We should expect to see more of it in the next five years,” said Vipin Narang. Narang noted that the Indian leader could use the present opportunity to “improve the defense forces and acquisition process” for his country — or he could aim to settle scores with Pakistan. |
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Analysis + OpinionMay 23, 2019Even conservative Iranians want closer ties to the United StatesFotini Christia, Elizabeth Dekeyser, Dean KnoxForeign PolicyFor most in the country, Washington isn’t the archenemy—at least for now. |
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In the NewsMay 21, 2019Iran stance is straight from Trump's North Korea playbookJoshua BerlingerCNN“It seems very clear that at least the President's strategy is to ramp up the temperature with, and pressure on Iran, to get them to renegotiate the JCPOA, which he believes was flawed because it allowed Iran to have a (clearly regionally aggressive) foreign policy and some remnants of a defense capability (i.e. missiles) and sunset clauses on enrichment caps,” said Vipin Narang. |
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