Freedom and the U.S. Economy
| by Jessie Raymond
Dean of the Institute Jeff Dayton-Johnson gave a virtual talk on the concept of freedom in the U.S. and how it can—and can’t—be measured by traditional economic indicators.
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We can save our coasts with a $10 billion investment
| by David Helvarg & Daniel Hayden in the Hill
Ten billion dollars in funding to restore beach dunes and dune grass, salt marshes and estuaries, oyster and coral reefs may seem unrelated to the rebuilding of America’s crumbling roads, bridges and sewer plants. But restoring and expanding natural coastal barriers — or living infrastructure — is actually a practical cost-effective way of reducing the growing impacts of sea-level rise, intensified storms and “sunny-day flooding” associated with the rapidly worsening climate emergency. And those impacts will be devastating to the U.S. economy if we don’t act now. While vulnerable coastal counties comprise less than 10 percent of the nation’s landmass, they generate 46 percent of its GDP.
Middlebury Institute Community Mourns the Loss of Professor Emerita Jan Knippers Black, Beloved Mentor to Generations of Students
| by Jason Warburg
Dr. Jan Knippers Black, professor emerita and a well-known Latin America scholar and human rights activist, passed away at home in Monterey on Sunday. She will be missed deeply by colleagues and friends, as well as the generations of MIIS students whom she mentored.
Student and Recent Graduates Awarded Highly Competitive Critical Language Scholarships by U.S. State Department
| by Jason Warburg
The U.S. Department of State has awarded one current Middlebury Institute student and two recent graduates Critical Language Scholarships for the study of languages considered vital to national security and economic prosperity.
The French Far-Right On Telegram: Laundering Extremism Through Support For Political Activism
| by CTEC Staff
The popular success of the far-right political party National Rally in France has allowed for fringe views on immigration, race, and democracy to achieve some mainstream acceptance.
Christian Identity's New Role On The Extreme Right
| by CTEC Staff
Q&A with Gustavo Mercado: Life as a Freelance Interpreter
| by Winnie Heh
A recent Conference Interpretation graduate discusses life as a professional interpreter, detailing how he passed a notoriously difficult United Nations exam and what that means for his career.
New Agreement Provides Exclusive Internship Opportunities at UNICEF for Middlebury Institute Students
| by Jason Warburg
A new memorandum of understanding with UNICEF reserves internship slots at the UN agency for two Middlebury Institute students each year, offering an accelerated path into the international development field.
The AI Revolution and Its Implications on Domestic Counterterrorism
| by Skyler Stokes
In this piece, Skyler Stokes - CTEC’s first Michael Donnelly Research Fellow - explores the current and potential impacts of artificial intelligence technology on the United States’ domestic counterterrorism efforts.
From Negligence to Malevolence: How the Climate Crisis has Gone Critical
| by David Helvarg in the Progressive
Human-induced climate change has gotten so bad that our only hope isn’t to reverse it, but to simply save what we can.