| by Mollie Messick MATESOL '21
Dr. Jade McGlynn, director of the Monterey Trialogue Initiative and a co-director of the Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia, published several articles this month that illuminate not only the conflict in Ukraine but also the ways in which politicians and the media use memory and historical narratives to achieve political ends.
USA Today reports that Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies professor Dr. Jeffrey Lewis and Senior Research Associate Dave Schmerler observed construction at a North Korean nuclear test site that has been closed since 2018.
| by Emily Cipriani
Three Institute students recently won awards in the Yunshan Cup, a Chinese interpretation competition.
Professor Jason Blazakis, director of the Middlebury Institute’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, wrote an Op-Ed for the Los Angeles Times and The Mercury News, in addition to providing an interview for MSNBC, about the option of adding Russia to the U.S. government’s state sponsors of terrorism list.
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| by Stephen Diehl and Andrew Cassel
A team of 13 Middlebury Institute students took the top prize in the Department of Homeland Security’s Invent2Prevent competition, which challenged them to innovate against violence and terrorism.
| by Jason Warburg
A two-year, salaried fellowship at a government agency awaits eight Middlebury Institute students who won Presidential Management Fellowships this year.
| by Stephen Diehl and Andrew Cassel
A fourth-semester International Policy and Development student, Patton is gaining professional experience through her practicum with the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs.
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