Essay /institute/ en Currents /institute/communique/currents Deputy Director of the Institute’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Kris McGuffie ‘97, MANPTS ‘19 reflects on the currents that transported her through two Middlebury degree programs and into a new field. 2020-01-28T13:06:09-0800 Kris McGuffie MANPTS '19 24489 Perhaps None /institute/communique/perhaps-none Jhon Arbalaez-Novak MAIEP ’11 explains why he has decided not to have children. 2019-06-06T13:49:19-0700 Jhon Arbalaez-Novak MAIEP ’11 20172 Dispatch from East Timor /institute/communique/dispatch-east-timor A dispatch from alumna Claire Potdevin in East Timor about what it means to belong to the category of international advisors. 2018-06-06T10:49:04-0700 Claire Potdevin 12315 A Lost Nation: Alumna Reflects on Her Native Venezuela /institute/communique/lost-nation-alumna-reflects-her-native-venezuela How are Venezuelans supposed to rebuild their country when a large portion of society has left? Alumna Maria Olavarria reflects on her beloved native country. 2018-01-23T10:29:45-0800 Maria Luisa Olavarria BA/MAIPS ’12 6828 Iraqi Alumnus Reflects on Life in Mosul after ISIS Invaded /institute/node/11894/iraqi-alumnus-reflects-life-mosul-after-isis-invaded “Beasts entered my city and everything collapsed,” says Middlebury Institute alumnus Adnan Al-Hammody MATESOL ’13 of his hometown of Mosul, Iraq. “Yet I remain hopeful.” 2017-05-30T15:23:00-0700 Adnan Al-Hammodi MATESOL '13 6212 As the Dust Settles: What it means to rebuild Nepal /institute/communique/dust-settles-what-it-means-rebuild-nepal Alumna Amanda Bensel writes about her Peace Corps experience in Nepal and efforts to assist with recovery from the recent earthquake there. 2016-02-12T10:51:12-0800 Amanda Bensel MAIEP '15 20379