CTEC Announces New Director of Tech Policy and Strategy
| by Ian Driscoll
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A Letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping
| by Sierra Abukins
The Monterey County Weekly did a cover feature on how one family’s commitment to the Chinese people born out of a war-time assignment has led to decades of supporting students at the Institute, a museum in China and, most recently, a rare letter from the Chinese president.
In the News: What Does the Israel-Gaza Conflict Mean for Russia and Ukraine?
| by Sierra Abukins
In a New York Times op-ed, nonproliferation expert Hanna Notte sheds light on the dynamics between the Middle East and Russia.
Paying a premium: The challenge of insurance in a climate-altered world
| by Marina Schauffler
Maine needs to better prepare for climate’s destabilizing effects on the property insurance industry. Dr. Charles Colgan, Director of the Center for the Blue Economy and long time Maine resident weighs in on the issue.
How We Put the Blue in the Green New Deal
| by Jason Scorse and David Helvarg
Research by the Center for the Blue Economy and others helped lay groundwork for the Biden administration’s approach to climate, write CBE director Jason Scorse and colleague David Helvarg in Common Dreams.
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In the News: Alum Isabelle Tuncer, Executive Director El Sistema Santa Cruz
| by Mary Zuccarello
Isabelle Tuncer of Middlebury Institute’s Class of 2000 discussed her role as Executive Director of El Sistema Santa Cruz, a nonprofit focused on music education, with Lookout Santa Cruz.
In the News: Trump’s Indictment Happened with Little Fanfare, But the Far-right Movement isn't Fading
In the News: FBI informant testifies at Proud Boys sedition trial—for the defense
Speaking with the Washington Post, Senior Research Fellow Amy Cooter described the evolving role of paid government informants in cases against domestic terror groups.
Bloomberg Big Take Podcast: “How Racist Groups Use Online Video Games to Spread Hate”
Alex Newhouse discussed his work to eliminate hateful content from online gaming platforms on Bloomberg’s The Big Take podcast.
In the News: Putin’s wartime bluster obscures Russia’s precarious future
A year into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Hill spoke with Professor Anna Vassilieva, director of the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies.