The Weaponization of Conspiracy Theories: A Growing National Security Threat
| by Jason Blazakis, Matthew Kriner, Erica Barbarossa, and Eli Drachman
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Students Win Boren Awards for Language Studies Abroad
| by Jason Warburg
Two Middlebury Institute students will receive Boren Awards providing up to $25,000 for intensive language and research study abroad.
The Buffalo Terrorist Attack: Situating Lone Actor Violence into the Militant Accelerationism Landscape
| by Matthew Kriner, Erica Barbarossa, and Isabela Bernardo
Field Work: Eight Students Interning with UNICEF
| by Stephen Diehl
Through an exclusive agreement with the United Nations Children’s Fund, a record number of Institute students are gaining professional experience at the highest levels.
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North Korea Military Approves Plans to Strengthen ‘War Deterrent’
In Al Jazeera, Professor Jeffrey Lewis said that a recent war plan announced by Kim Jong Un could give his frontline artillery units a nuclear mission.
Highland Park Shooter Fits a Familiar Profile Says CTEC Expert Alex Newhouse
In an interview on NPR’s Morning Edition, Newhouse said the shooter’s motives appeared to not to be political, but rather the result of a warped reality fueled by fringe online communities.
In Rolling Stone, CTEC Expert Sheds Light on America’s Far-Right Extremist Groups
Senior Research Scholar Matthew Kriner provided detailed analysis of the differences and motivations behind several far-right militant organizations operating in the U.S.
Professor Xiaoyan Shen Honored with Faculty Excellence Award
| by Jason Warburg
The Middlebury Institute’s Faculty Excellence Award for 2021–22 has been awarded to Professor Xiaoyan Shen of the Translation and Interpretation program, whose teaching philosophy centers on creating an empowering and collaborative learning community.
Monterey Conversations on Russia’s Wild 1990s and NATO and the EU
| by Mollie Messick MATESOL '21
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine turning into a war of attrition, Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies (MIR) invited seven experts on Europe, NATO, and Russia for two online panel discussions devoted to probing underexplored causes and consequences of the war.
Recently Published: Russian Invasion Foreshadowed, Language of Extremism, By the Sea, Unconventional Warfare, Beijing Comrades
| by Jessie Raymond
From foreshadowing the Russian invasion of Ukraine to translating one of the 100 most influential queer books of all time, see what members of the Institute community have recently published.