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Summer Nonproliferation Program Welcomes 17 Outstanding Undergraduates
| by Jason Warburg and Masako Toki
Students in the Summer Undergraduate Nonproliferation Internship Program conduct research and education projects supervised by some of the nation’s leading experts on nonproliferation.
CNS Director Offers a Remembrance of Senator Richard Lugar
Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and the Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar Professor of Nonproliferation Studies Dr. William Potter comments on the passing of “one of my heroes,” Sen. Richard Lugar.
Institute Hosts High School Students from Japan, Russia, US for Conference on Nuclear Dangers
| by Masako Toki
The Middlebury Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies hosted a conference March 29-30 for high school students from Japan, Russia, and the U.S. to address issues of nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.
Monterey Threat Financing Forum Highlights Strategies for Enforcing Sanctions, Blocking Funding to Terrorist Groups
| by Jason Warburg
Professional conference hosted by Middlebury Institute draws private sector compliance professionals, federal and state regulators, law enforcement, multilateral agencies, financial crime experts, and sanctions compliance consultants.
Institute Team Places 2nd in National Cyber Strategy Competition
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
An all-female team of four Middlebury Institute students placed second in the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Strategy 9/12 Challenge, ahead of 45 teams, many from large universities.
Speaker Series to Explore New Global Realities
| by Jason Warburg
Five Middlebury Institute faculty experts will examine nationalism, terrorism and cybercrime, and language and identity as part of this spring’s WorldViews Speaker Series.
Russian Ambassador Visits Middlebury Institute, Speaks to Students
| by Sarah Bidgood
Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov spoke to Middlebury Institute students and later joined them for an informal lunch and conversation.
Students in Unique Dual Degree Master’s Program in Nonproliferation Begin Study in Moscow
Students in a unique dual degree master’s program in nonproliferation, a collaboration between the Middlebury Institute and Russia’s PIR Center and Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), recently began their course of study in Moscow.
North Korea Expert Jeffrey Lewis Imagines Nuclear War in New Novel
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
The most terrifying thing about the new novel by Professor Jeffrey Lewis about a nuclear war with North Korea “is how much of it is true,” says The Economist.