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     Op-Ed: Why QAnon’s similarity to other cults makes it a significant national security threat

     February 21, 2021 | by Jason Blazakis and Los Angeles Times

     “The most radical QAnon believers exhibit traits that have manifested among dangerous cults and doomsday groups — a willingness to dismiss their own individuality for a perceived greater good.” Middlebury Institute Professor Jason Blazakis, director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism writes about the cult of Qanon and similarities to cults of the past in The Los Angeles Times.

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     What My Father’s Covid Survival Taught Me About Security

     February 19, 2021 | by Lovely Umayam MANPTS '13 and New York Times

     “He’s a security guard. I work in nuclear security. The pandemic swept away my sense that we can really protect the ones we love from anything.” Middlebury Institute Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies alumna Lovely Umayam MANPTS ‘13 writes in the New York Times.

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     Experts urge Biden to restore U.S. leadership in global nuclear security

     February 12, 2021 | by Reuters

     Washington doesn’t “have much of a window into what they are doing and they seem to have slowed down on a lot of things like minimizing their highly enriched uranium stocks,” - CNS Senior Fellow Miles Pomper quoted in widely published Reuters article on calls for Biden administration policy on global nuclear strategy.

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     What does the Biden presidency hold for ocean sustainability?

     January 28, 2021 | by The Economist

     In this deep dive into the future of ocean sustainability under new U.S. leadership by The Economist, Middlebury Institute International Environmental Policy Professor Jason Scorse, director of the Center for the Blue Economy shares his expertise and optimism that economic benefits of climate action might lead to bipartisan support.

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     Assassination of top Iran weapons scientist dims hopes for nuclear diplomacy

     November 27, 2020 | by Science Magazine

     “If Fakhrizadeh wanted Iran to build a bomb, his ‘martyrdom’ at the hands of a foreign power will make that outcome far more likely,” Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies Professor and Director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at CNS Jeffrey Lewis tells Science Magazine.

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     Parler is bringing together mainstream conservatives, anti-Semites and white supremacists as the social media platform attracts millions of Trump supporters

     November 27, 2020 | by Alex Newhouse

     “Parler’s fate will hinge on what its members do over the next few months,” Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism Research Lead and Middlebury Institute graduate Alex Newhouse MANPTS ‘18 writes about how the social media site Parler brings together mainstream conservatives, anti-Semites and white supremacists for The Conversation.

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     Trump Abused U.S. Sanctions and Failed to Get Results. Biden Can Do Better.

     November 19, 2020 | by Foreign Policy

     A significant strategic shift is necessary is in the application of terrorism sanctions Professor Jason Blazakis, director of Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism argues in Foreign Policy. 

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     A U.S. Navy Destroyer Just Shot Down An ICBM Target—Expect Trouble In Moscow And Beijing

     November 18, 2020 | by Forbes Magazine

     Monday’s missile defense test—via an SM-3 Block IIA— by the US “makes it extremely hard to imagine limiting missile defenses in an arms control agreement,” Professor Jeffrey Lewis, director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at CNS tells Forbes.

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     Azerbaijan Dropped a Music Video Before Going to War With Armenia

     October 20, 2020 | by Vice

     Aram Shabanian MANPTS ´21, a graduate student of Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies explains the significance of a music video in the latest conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in this article published by VICE.

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     Cyber-Enabled Financial Crime and Money Laundering

     July 29, 2020 | by Money Laundering Watch

     For insights into the world of cyber-enabled financial crime - check out this great interview with Middlebury Institute Professor Moyara Ruehsen, head of the Financial Crime Management program.