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| by Sierra Abukins
They didn’t know each other, but both were alumni of the Middlebury Institute—a connection that ended up bringing a Ukrainian and his son to Davis, California.
| by Sierra Abukins
In the latest addition to the Institute’s Ambassadorial Series, Jill Dougherty, former CNN foreign affairs correspondent, interviews Ambassador John Sullivan, who served under the Trump and Biden administrations.
A year into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Hill spoke with Professor Anna Vassilieva, director of the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies.
| 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.
| 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.
In a segment on the PBS NewsHour, Professor Jeffrey Lewis commented on how the growth of commercial satellite imagery has improved transparency for what the public can know about global conflict.
In an article for Politico, Institute scholars Avner Cohen and George Moore described three potential scenarios in which Russia may deploy nuclear weapons against Ukraine.
In the New York Times, Dr. Hanna Notte warned that it could be difficult to hold Russia accountable for a chemical weapons strike.
In The Hill, Professor Jason Blazakis, director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, argues for the United States to add Russia to the U.S. government’s State Sponsor of Terrorism list.
Professor Jeffrey Knopf was interviewed by CBC News on chemical weapons and Ukraine.
