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   Building Bridges Between Russia and the United States through Education and Training

   March 6, 2020 | by United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

   The United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) features two Middlebury Institute students, Yury Medvedev MANPTS/MGIMO ‘20 and Vladislav Chernavskikh MANPTS/MGIMO ‘20 in the dual degree Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies with Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). They are both currently working as interns at UNODA, fulfilling degree requirements.

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   Did Iran deliberately avoid U.S. casualties?

   January 13, 2020

   “If they were going for a body count, they went the wrong way about it,”  David Schmerler, a senior research associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation (CNS) told the Los Angeles Times. 

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   Satellite Photos Reveal Extent Of Damage From Iranian Strike On Air Base In Iraq

   January 13, 2020

   NPR consulted expert analysis from Senior Research Associate David Schmerler regarding the Iran missile attack at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation (CNS). After reviewing the footage, Schmerler remarked that “some of the locations struck look like the missiles hit dead center.”

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   For Trump and Iran, trolling on Twitter helped escalate tensions on the battlefield

   January 9, 2020

   The Center for Terrorism, Extremism, and Counter-terrorism (CTEC) Director Jason Blazakis discussed the use of social media by President Trump and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif with the Washington Post, and its result of de-escalating overt military action last week, after the Iranian ballistic missile attack on Iraqi bases housing U.S. and Coalition forces.

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   Trump’s unpredictability is making nuclear-nonproliferation advocates nervous as the US takes an aggressive posture against Iran

   January 7, 2020

   James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) expert Jeffrey Lewis discussed US nuclear policy with Business Insider, saying, “In any other circumstance, I would have argued that the norm against using nuclear weapons is so strong there’s no chance that a president would use a nuclear weapon. At the end of the day, though, it’s just a norm. And this president delights in smashing norms.”

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   CNS Senior Fellow Advises Wired on Iran

   January 6, 2020

   Miles Pomper, Senior Fellow at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) was mentioned in Wired discussing Iran’s nuclear weapons plans.

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   CTEC Director quoted in RIA Novosti on counterterrorism cooperation between the U.S. & Russia

   January 2, 2020

   Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) Director and Middlebury Institute professor Jason Blazakis recently spoke with RIA Novosti correspondent Grigory Dubovitsky on counterterrorism cooperation between the U.S. and the Russian Federation. Blazakis emphasized that cooperation on counterterrorism matters can help build trust and normalize relations between the two nations.

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   CTEC Director Jason Blazakis Discusses Domestic Terrorism with USA Today

   December 31, 2019

   Center for Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) Director and Middlebury Institute professor Jason Blazakis recently chatted with Chris Woodyard of USA Today about the recent Monsey, New York stabbing and White Settlement, Texas attack. He reiterated that now is the time for a domestic terrorism statute.

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   Why North Korea Might Wait Things Out With U.S.

   December 28, 2019

   The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies expert Jeffrey Lewis was quoted by Reuters for the New York Times’ article discussing Russia’s new hypersonic missiles. Lewis voiced his skepticism about the missiles being able to escape detection.

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    North Korea never halted efforts to build powerful new weapons, experts say

    December 24, 2019

    
    North Korea never halted efforts to build powerful new weapons, experts from the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation told the Washington Post. “No one thinks they developed all these systems in a few months,” said Jeffrey Lewis, a weapons expert and professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.