On the Midd Moment podcast, Anna Vassilieva and Peter Slezkine talk about their work shaping the Monterey Trialogue. This project brings together leading experts from the United States, China, and Russia for in-depth discussions of their countries’ interests and concerns in the vital regions of the world.
| by Jarlath McGuckin
From June 15th through July 24th, the Middlebury Institute brought together 13 distinguished fellows with 46 leading experts in US-Russia relations for the fourth annual Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia (MSSR).
| by Theodora Kelly McGee
The Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia welcomes 12 graduate fellows for an intense 7-week program exploring bilateral relations, Russian foreign and security policy, culture, and economics.
| by By Boris Boukhonine
Over the course of two lectures, Dr. Gaman-Golutvina explored the historical, geographical and political conditions that engendered a state-centered model of development in Russia and used this conceptual framework to explain the workings of the Russian elite.
| by Dr. Anna Vassilieva
At a time when relations between Russia and the United States are at their worst, the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies (GIRS) has identified new pathways for academic cooperation, knowledge-share and expert analysis between MIIS graduate students and Russian scholars and experts.
MIR Fellows Megan McCullough and Jacob Dwyer were supported to attend and represent the Initiative and MIIS at conferences focused on the Post-Soviet region.
The annual meeting of James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies’ International Advisory Council addressed relations with Russia, initiatives to foster diversity in the national security field, and the challenges of radiological weapons, among other themes.
