Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies

The Monterey Trialogue: A Distinct Take on Superpower Diplomacy featuring Anna Vassilieva and Peter Slezkine

sabukins@middlebury.edu — 2024-07-26T14:32:42-0700

On the Midd Moment podcast, Anna Vassilieva and Peter Slezkine talk about their work shaping the Monterey Trialogue. This project brings together leading experts from the United States, China, and Russia for in-depth discussions of their countries’ interests and concerns in the vital regions of the world.

Upcoming Summer Symposium on Russia Offers a New Model for International Education

Sierra Abukins — 2024-01-02T11:02:33-0800

Each year, a small group of graduate students and early-career diplomats are selected to study with the leading intellectuals and practitioners in Eurasian Studies, including experts from the post-Soviet states.

Experts from the U.S., Russia, and China Connect in Uzbekistan for Monterey Trialogue

Sierra Abukins — 2023-12-08T15:15:07-0800

There has never been a greater need for constructive conversation between experts from the United States, Russia, and China—nor fewer spaces or opportunities.

Learning in Language: New Online Short Course in Russian Focuses on the War in Ukraine

Sierra Abukins — 2023-10-11T16:32:34-0700

Intermediate Russian speakers can improve their language skills while also deepening their knowledge of Russian culture, history, and politics in this 5-hour course.

Monterey Conversations: Whither Arms Control? - A conversations with Rose Gottemoeller

Altynay Junusova — 2023-04-21T09:52:14-0700

Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies released a new segment of the Monterey Conversations - an interview with the former Deputy Secretary General of NATO Rose Gottemoeller.

Joshua Yaffa: A Reporter’s View of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Altynay Junusova — 2023-04-06T21:32:36-0700

Joshua Yaffa of The New Yorker met with the MIIS community and Magnus Toren to discuss the reporter’s perspective on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Monterey Conversations: U.S.-Russian Relations - A Conversation with Ambassador John Sullivan

Altynay Junusova — 2023-03-28T10:33:30-0700

Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies released a new segment of the Monterey Conversations - an interview with the former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation John Sullivan.

MIRS announces a new cohort of fellows of the Monterey Summer Symposium 2023

ajunusova@middlebury.edu — 2023-03-27T15:05:18-0700

Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies announces a new cohort of fellows of the Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia 2023

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Shares his Insights on the Events Leading Up to the Invasion of Ukraine

Sierra Abukins — 2023-02-27T09:40:33-0800

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.

In the News: Putin’s wartime bluster obscures Russia’s precarious future

scdiehl@middlebury.edu — 2023-02-24T12:14:38-0800

A year into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Hill spoke with Professor Anna Vassilieva, director of the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies.