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Reuters quotes Professor Jeffrey Lewis, director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), in relation to North Korean missile tests in late July.
Long before the new submarine was being built, North Korea began constructing what is likely a new training center near the Sinpo Shipyard for their submariners, to replace the smaller center they previously had nearby. David Schmerler, senior research associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies explains in article published by NKNews.org
Deputy Director of the Institute’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) Kris McGuffie MANPTS ‘19 and alumnus Alex Newhouse MANPTS ‘18 authored an op-ed for the The Hill on the pitfalls of facial recognition technology, and how policy makers should respond
Dr. Jeffrey Lewis shares his analysis of new satellite images showing US military activity in Saudi Arabia on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.
Analyzing new images from Planet Labs, Dr. Jeffrey Lewis suggests to CNN that the US is preparing to deploy troops and and stealth jets to Saudi Arabia.
“My concern is that the next step states could take is that they take it upon themselves to start designating groups [as terrorists] the federal government hasn’t,” says Jason Blazakis, director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism. He is quoted in a Center for Public Integrity investigative report exploring bills supported by various groups and lawmakers aimed at protecting Americans from Islamic extremism and terrorism.
“Any conclusion that this is a paradigm shift in Pakistan’s larger treatment of Lashkar is grossly naive,” Middlebury Institute Professor Jason Blazakis, director of the Institute’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism tells ProPublica as news broke that Pakistan had yet again arrested and released militant leader Hafiz Saeed.
States can close North Korea’s “back door to luxury” by adopting the Model Law Prohibiting Luxe Goods Transfers drafted by CNS experts Leonard Spector and Catherine Dill MANPTS ‘13, as reported by the Financial Times.
Professor Akaha shared his thoughts on Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s approach to President Trump in the East Asia Forum.
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