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Summer Undergraduate Nonproliferation Fellows Present Research Projects

The program proceeded in a fully online format for the second summer in a row due to the ongoing pandemic.

William C. Potter is the founding director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) and the Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar Professor of Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute. (Credit: Elena Zhukova )

Dr. William Potter, CNS Founder and Champion of Nonproliferation Education, Receives Award from Carnegie Endowment

The Thérèse Delpech Memorial Award is designated for “an individual who has rendered exceptional service to the nongovernmental nuclear policy community.”

Rose Gottemoeller at the negotiations of the New Start Treaty

Negotiating a New Start Treaty

VIDEO: An insiders view of the negotiations of the treaty in 2009-2010.

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CNS Continues to Enhance Nonproliferation Education for Future Leaders

CNS hosts 13 undergraduate fellows for the Summer 2021 Undergraduate Nonproliferation Fellowship.

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Masters Students in Dual Degree Program Defend Theses

Students from Russia, the United States and South Korea presented their final papers as the result of their studies in 2019-2021.

Jerry Brown, Masako Toki, and Bill Potter on Zoom

The Role of Youth as Change Agents for Nuclear Disarmament

VIDEO: High School Students from the US, Japan, and Russia discuss solutions to nuclear threats at the Online Critical Issues Forum Spring Student Conference.

Hanna Notte speaking via Zoom

Russia in the Middle East: Finding a Strategy

VIDEO: CNS expert Hanna Notte speaks at virtual event held in Moscow.

Vartan Gregorian Speaking

In Remembrance of Dr. Vartan Gregorian

CNS observes the passing of Dr. Vartan Gregorian, an extraordinary educator, scholar, and visionary.

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Critical Issues Forum 3rd Speaker Series: “Rebooting Memories” with Hibakusha

Visualizations help students empathize with the suffering caused by the atomic bombing of Japan.

CIF participants on Zoom

CIF Students Meet with the UN Youth Champions for Disarmament

VIDEO: High School students from Japan, Russia and the US join forces for a world free of nuclear weapons.