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CTEC Online Panel: From Fringe to Frontline: Political Journalists' Reporting on Extremism
| by Ian Driscoll
Middlebury Institute Recognized as a Top Producer of Peace Corps Volunteers
| by Caitlin Fillmore
Many returned Peace Corps volunteers find both community and a career through the Middlebury Institute—including many current students, faculty, and staff.
What Can We Expect for This Year’s Election Season? Our Extremism and Terrorism Experts Weigh In.
| by Sierra Abukins
Researchers at our Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism (CTEC) have published key insights into the dynamics at play in the elections, including the weaponization of conspiracy theories, the mainstreaming of hate speech and extremism perpetuated by governments.
International Trade Alum Wins Economic Development Fellowship
| by Jason Warburg
International Trade graduate Alexandra Calloway-Nation was awarded a fully-paid multi-year economic development fellowship with the Wind River Development Fund.
War Games Charge Students and Experts with Handling a Complex Geopolitical Crisis
| by Mark C. Anderson
Leading security researchers from Stanford recently came to the Institute to find out how global security experts and students might deal with a complicated confrontation with China.
Balkans Course Takes Peace Corps Volunteer Back to Her Post
| by Nadia Pshonyak
Students traveled to Kosovo and North Macedonia over spring break to explore nationalism and new state formation – including one student who served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the region. as a part of the global course. This year’s iteration of the trip was held over spring break and was led by Dr. Anne Campbell and Dr. Phil Murphy, two MIIS faculty members with ties to the region, as well as two students who had served as Peace Corps volunteers in North Macedonia.
Cultivating Change: Bridging Education & Ecology through Experiential Learning in Colombia
| by Kevin Heller
Environmental Policy student, returned volunteer, and alumnus, Kevin Heller, shares his first-hand experiences on an experiential learning course offered in Colombia over spring break.
New Experiential Learning Trip to Southeast Asia Explored Conflict Transformation through the Mekong River
| by Stephen Diehl
The Mekong originates in the Tibetan Plateau and crosses six countries, including Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Vietnam—offering an excellent laboratory to study the vectors of conflict transformation.
In the News: In New York Times Op-Ed., Hanna Notte Discusses Putin’s Next Move
A nonproliferation expert with the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Notte says the Russian president is now poised to escalate the war in Ukraine.