Himayu Shiotani: Turning Dust into a Mountain
Monterey Institute alumnus Himayu Shiotani (MAIPS ’11) graduated from researching arms control issues in California to helping implement an international small arms agreement for the United Nations.
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2013 in Review: High Level Visits, Alumni Reunion, Amazing Student Achievements
The Monterey Institute celebrated another great year in 2013, highlighted by wonderful student achievements, strong employment numbers for graduates, and visits by the UN Secretary-General and the former president of Kyrgyzstan.
MIIS Experts Available for Media Interviews Via New On-site Broadcast Studio
The Monterey Institute recently launched a ReadyCam video broadcast studio that offers easy media access to our Monterey-based faculty and staff experts such as Dr. Jeffrey Lewis of CNS, who was interviewed on PBS Newshour last week.
Senior Diplomats Participate in NPT Negotiation Simulation Class
A former president and two ambassadors participated in CNS Director William Potter’s arms control negotiation course at the Monterey Institute this semester, adding tremendous realism to the simulation, as well as valuable insight about negotiating techniques.
MIIS Professor Releases Materials Shedding New Light on Israel’s Nuclear Decision-Making During Yom Kippur War
Dr. Avner Cohen of the Monterey Institute, a noted scholar of Israel’s nuclear program, today released new materials from his personal research archive that offer fresh insights into Israel’s decision not to use nuclear weapons during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
Former President of Kyrgyz Republic Shares Democratic Transition Experience with MIIS Students
Dr. Rosa Otunbayeva, past president of the Kyrgyz Republic, shared with Monterey Institute students her experiences leading the first peaceful transition from an authoritarian state to a parliamentary democracy in Central Asia.
MIIS Alumnus Aaron Stein Named a Top Young Foreign Policy Leader by Diplomatic Courier
Diplomatic Courier’s list of 99 top foreign policy leaders under the age of 33 includes 2010 MIIS graduate Aaron Stein, a nonproliferation specialist currently based in Turkey.
Center for Nonproliferation Studies Receives $2 Million Grant from Carnegie Corporation
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has awarded a $2 million challenge grant to the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) at the Monterey Institute in support of CNS’s global nuclear governance initiatives through the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation.
Center for Nonproliferation Studies Welcomes Largest Group of Students Yet to Summer Undergraduate Internship Program
Eleven students from top-tier universities will take part in the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies’ 2013 Summer Undergraduate Internship in Nonproliferation Studies.
Monterey Institute Campus Grows with New CNS Headquarters on Van Buren Street
The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) recently moved into the newest addition to the Monterey Institute campus, a 10,500 square foot building at 499 Van Buren Street.