Unavoidable Truths
| by Jason Warburg
International Policy & Development professor Jan Black’s colorful backstory includes writing the definitive account of U.S. involvement in Brazil, and being invited to play piano in Elvis Presley’s band.
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CNS Summer Nonproliferation Program Offers Unique Training to Talented Undergraduates
In its twentieth year, the Middlebury Institute’s CNS Summer Nonproliferation internship program once again offered highly qualified undergraduates a unique opportunity for training in the field of disarmament.
147 Students Begin Summer Language Learning Journey
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
The Middlebury Institute this week welcomed 147 students from 33 states and 14 countries for the eight-week Summer Intensive Language Program (SILP).
Tangut Degfay: On Freedom
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute student Tangut Degfay shares her story from a remote village in Ethiopia to Monterey with important stops along the way in Norway, Vermont and Japan, and the transformative role education has played in her life.
Middlebury Signs Statement of Support for Paris Climate Accord
President Laurie Patton joined fellow college presidents, business leaders, and government officials in reinforcing a commitment to combat climate change.
Avner Cohen: Israel’s Secret Plan to Nuke the Egyptian Desert
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute Professor Avner Cohen sheds new light on the nuclear dimension of the six-day 1967 war that transformed the Middle East fifty years ago.
Bleek Publishes “When Did (and Didn’t) States Proliferate?
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Middlebury Institute professor Philipp Bleek chronicles nuclear weapons proliferation choices throughout the nuclear age in new discussion paper, the first joint Institute-Harvard University publication.