Iran Is Far From Close to Becoming a Nuclear Threshold State
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies professor Dr. Avner Cohen refutes fatalist claims that Iran is close to achieving nuclear capability in a recent article for Haaretz.
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How I Got Hired: Senior International Trade Compliance Analyst, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
“MIIS introduced me to the entire field of international trade along with offering me access to accomplished alumni who were willing to help.” Annathea Cook MAIPS ’16 describes how the Institute helped her launch her career.
Warning on Domestic Terrorism
Professor Jason Blazakis, director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, recently wrote a piece for the Washington Post warning that the next 9/11-scale event in the United States is likely to stem from domestic terrorism.
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Alumna Invited to Join “Gold Standard” International Alternative Dispute Resolution Organization
| by Jason Warburg
Since studying conflict resolution at the Middlebury Institute 20 years ago, Nykeesha Damali Peterman MAIPS ’02 has gone on to a successful career as a corporate attorney and now CEO of her own mediation and arbitration firm. Her work was recently recognized with an invitation to join JAMS, considered a global leader in the field of alternative dispute resolution.
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.
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.
How I Got Hired: Executive Director, Santa Cruz County Business Council
| by Emmy Ham MPA '20
“The interview process is an opportunity to make sure the organization is a good fit for you as much as it is for them to assess your qualifications,” says Emmy Ham MPA ’20 about her role as a leader at the Santa Cruz County Business Council.
Addressing Climate Change as a Boren, Fulbright, and Institute of Current World Affairs Fellow
| by Jason Warburg
Bryce Bray MAIEP ’18 has been awarded a Boren, a Fulbright, and most recently an Institute of Current World Affairs fellowship, all of which are helping him continue to develop expertise and expand his professional network in his chosen field of climate policy.
How I Got Hired: English and Social Studies Teacher, International School of Choueifat
| by Mary Njeri Njuguna MATESOL '20
“Tap deeply into the long-standing MIIS alumni network, as well as professors and advisors,” advises Mary Njeri Njuguna MATESOL ’20 as she reflects on how she got her role as an English and social studies teacher at an international school in Egypt.
Dr. William Potter, CNS Founder and Champion of Nonproliferation Education, Receives Award from Carnegie Endowment
| by Jason Warburg
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace recently presented Dr. William Potter with its Thérèse Delpech Memorial Award. Potter founded the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute and was instrumental in the establishment of the MA in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies.