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131. In the News

     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.”

132. In the News

     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.

133. In the News

     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.

135. In the News

     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.

136. In the News

     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.
      

137. In the News

     Jeffrey Lewis Shares Thoughts on North Korea with TIME Magazine

     December 13, 2019

     “I think the U.S. failure to resolve the issue of North Korea’s nuclear challenge is having a corrosive effect, along with a lot of other things, on the core idea that the U.S. is the indispensable partner for Seoul and Tokyo,” Jeffrey Lewis, Middlebury Institute professor and arms control expert at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation tells TIME Magazine.

138. In the News

     CTEC Director Publishes Op-Ed on Mexican Drug Cartels for Defense One

     December 1, 2019

     Middlebury Institute professor and Director of the Center for Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) Jason Blazakis recently analyzed the implications of designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations in an op-ed for Defense One, calling it a “bad old idea”. “While adding the cartels to the FTO list makes for a good sound bite and will play well within the American electorate, a closer look at the implications paints a different picture.” said Blazakis.

139. In the News

     'An Eye-Opener': Virtual Reality Shows Residents What Climate Change Could Do

     November 24, 2019

     Using virtual reality (VR) to show the possible impact of sea level rise and climate change on specific communities - using data to visually demonstrate scenarios and solutions - the work of Middlebury Institute Adjunct Faculty and Center for the Blue Economy Fellow Juliano Calil was featured on Morning Edition on NPR.

140. In the News

     Jessica Varnum Talks Turkey on the Peter Tilden Show

     November 18, 2019

     “We are getting to a point of no return” in the US-Turkey relationship, Deputy Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) Jessica Varnum tells Peter Tilden of KABC Radio, discussing the ramifications of of US withdrawal from Syria and Ankara’s tightening ties to Moscow. She spoke with Tilden, drawing on her deep expertise on Turkey and the region in October and in November during President Erdogan’s White House visit.