Staff

Staff Honored for Going Above and Beyond

Sierra Abukins — 2024-02-11T21:13:36-0800

Four staff members, Angie Quesenberry, Winnie Heh, Muchadei Zvoma and Joelle Mellon, were honored with the 2023 Above and Beyond Award, recognizing their exceptional dedication to the Middlebury Institute and its mission.

From Ideas to Action: Yevgeniy Prigozhin, Wagner Group, and the Operationalization of Duginism

Conner Clark, Kojin Glick, Luisa Joyner, Alice Shepard, Carly Zilge — 2023-06-06T11:59:24-0700

The Wagner Group’s Social Footprint: A Time-Series Sentiment Analysis of PMC World

Jason Blazakis, Kojin Glick, Alice Shepard — 2023-03-03T11:09:45-0800

The Changing Face of the Wagner Group: From Military Adventurism to Venture Capitalism

Jason Blazakis, Kojin Glick, and Alice Shepard — 2023-03-03T10:21:59-0800

Bloomberg Big Take Podcast: “How Racist Groups Use Online Video Games to Spread Hate”

mzuccarello@middlebury.edu — 2023-03-01T17:11:21-0800

Alex Newhouse discussed his work to eliminate hateful content from online gaming platforms on Bloomberg’s The Big Take podcast.

Holy Hate: Religious Antisemitism’s History and Contemporary Political Influence

Michael S. Broschowitz — 2023-03-01T10:12:53-0800

Recently Published: Data Sovereignty, North Korea’s Growing Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Power as an Energy Source, and More

Jessie Raymond — 2023-02-23T17:23:23-0800

Recent writing credits by members of the Institute community include a book on North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, a paper on data sovereignty, an article examining how online logbooks can help language students set and meet learning goals, and more.

In the News: Student and Staff Researchers Identify Chinese Balloon Launch Sites

scdiehl@middlebury.edu — 2023-02-16T12:34:00-0800

Rolling Stone interviewed student and staff researchers at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies.

Oath Keepers convictions shed light on the limits of free speech—and the threat posed by militias

Stephen Diehl — 2022-12-07T12:20:01-0800

Amy Cooter, senior research fellow at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, wrote an opinion piece for The Conversation, noting a possible change in public sentiment regarding limits of free speech.

Sink or Swim, Twitter Users in Uncertain Waters After Elon Musk Takeover

Andrew Cassel — 2022-11-07T11:39:01-0800

Following a change of ownership at Twitter, Matt Kriner and other Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) researchers are concerned that the platform could become a haven where a toxic and dangerous culture will thrive.