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161. In the News

     U.S. Blames Iran for Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities

     September 14, 2019

     “The attack has been quite surprising” for the amount of damage it caused, said Fabian Hinz, an arms researcher at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey to the Wall Street Journal about coordinated strikes on the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on September 14th, 2019. “We have seen quite a few drone and missile attacks against Saudi  infrastructure, but in most cases the actual damage caused has been quite minimal,” said Mr. Hinz.

162. In the News

     Russian nuclear missile with ‘unlimited’ range to be ready by 2025, US intelligence says

     September 11, 2019

     “Russia is committed to a massive investment in new systems like this to defeat U.S. missile defenses. We are stumbling toward an arms race,” Jeffrey Lewis, adjunct professor at the Middlebury Institute and nuclear weapons expert at the Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies.

163. In the News

     Market-based policies work to fight climate change, from India to Jamaica

     September 10, 2019

     International Environmental Policy Professor Jason Scorse, director of the Middlebury Institute’s Center for the Blue Economy, writes in The Conversation that conservative governments’ support for reducing carbon emissions acts as an economic stimulator.

164. In the News

     3-D Printers Could Help Spread Weapons of Mass Destruction

     September 10, 2019

     “This is the proverbial wicked problem,” remarks Middlebury Institute Adjunct Professor and Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies Export Control Nonproliferation Program Robert Shaw, in Scientific American. The article delves into new research by a multi-institutional research group on the WMD proliferation challenges presented by 3D printing led by Shaw, and his colleagues Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, and Miles Pomper.

165. In the News

     North Korea says it will resume talks but adds pressure with new launches

     September 9, 2019

     “Going by what they’ve said so far, they’re not too concerned about effects on talks with the U.S.,” said Joshua Pollack, an expert at the Middlebury Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies told Reuters. “Trump has given them a pass on short-range missiles,” he said. “Instead, they have indicated their displeasure with Seoul.”

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     Enthusiasm builds for 'Blue New Deal' after climate town hall

     September 8, 2019

     “We’re trying to step into this void because most of the climate plans are really focused on the big manufacturing and industrial emitters and the big terrestrial sources of pollution,” said Jason Scorse, director of the Center for the Blue Economy “an early crafter of the Blue New Deal approach”, tells The Hill.

167. In the News

     Radioactive Barges Are Killing the Vibe on This Russian Beach After Deadly Missile Blast

     September 3, 2019

     Russian nuclear powered missile tests don’t yet indicate a serious danger to locals, Dr. Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress adjunct professor and scientist-in-residence at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) told VICE News. But there’s not enough data yet to know what the levels are like on the barges themselves.

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     Yes, Oui, Si, and Hai: Interpreters ready for Tokyo Olympics

     August 30, 2019

     “Behind every language is a mentality,” The Associated Press featured Conference Interpretation alumnus Alexandre Ponomarev MACI ‘00, chief interpreter at the Tokyo Olympics next year.“I believe in acquiring a language you also acquire a certain mentality.”

169. In the News

     Iranian Rocket Launch Ends In Failure, Imagery Shows

     August 29, 2019

     
     Dave Schmerler MANPTS ‘15 Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies alumnus and senior research associate at the Middlebury Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) shared images showing an Iranian rocket that appears to have exploded on the launch pad Thursday with National Public Radio (NPR)
     The imagery from the commercial company Planet  shows smoke billowing from the pad at the Imam Khomeini Space Center in northern Iran. 
      

170. In the News

     ARGUMENT: White Supremacists Want a Dirty Bomb

     August 16, 2019

     In this piece in Foreign Policy the authors argue that, “There is no longer any question of whether the country is facing the rise of domestic white supremacist terrorists. The question is how far they will go.” To make their argument, Will Cathcart and Joseph Ari Epstein sought the expert opinions of CNS experts Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress and Miles Pomper.