Middlebury College
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For support to the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Key international organizations that support the global nonproliferation regime are under-resourced and many low income-states lack the capacity to train and educate their diplomats inissues related to nonproliferation. Addressing these gaps is especially important amidgeopolitical instability and rapidly advancing technologies, which place significant strain on existing arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation frameworks. With renewed support, the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) will continue to work to fill these gapsthrough training, research, and dialogue and equip the next-generation of diplomats and practitioners with the tools to address nuclear risks.
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For core support to the Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
The James L. Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies is thehighest producer of career professionals in the field of nonproliferation. It has established itself as an important resource for seasoned actors in the field of nuclear nonproliferation and has produced hundreds of emerging nuclear experts and practitioners in the United States and abroad. To date, the center has increased diversity among its key programs; developed models for teaching nonproliferation; and assisted chairs and presidents of Nonproliferation Treaty preparatory and review conferences, with an estimated 125 former students serving as delegates to treaty discussions. With renewed funding, it will continue its nonproliferation pedagogy initiatives and run new cohorts of the Visiting Fellows and Young Women’s Initiative. The grantwill lead to courses engaging close to350 young international diplomats and offer specialized nonproliferation trainings to women from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and African continent.
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For core support to the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
The prospect for engagement between Russia and the United States could depend on developing and retaining a talented, knowledgeable corps of Russia experts. One of the Corporation’skey Euro-Atlantic Security programs offeringprofessional support and educational content to emerging scholars and specialists with interest in Russia and Eurasia is theMonterey Initiative on Russian Studies (MIRS). MIRS produces experts with deep knowledge of the region and through itsflagship activity, theMiddlebury Summer Symposium on Russia, sponsorsan interdisciplinaryprogram toexposeadvancedgraduate students and early professionals to experts across the sectors, from history to culture to regional politics to security. Thesymposium has offered close to 100 alums a balanced understanding of Russia which they can take to their careers in U.S. policymaking circles, nongovernmental institutions, and the private sector.
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For support to the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Key organizations that support the global nonproliferation regime are under-resourced and many low income-states that areparties to these organizations lack the capacity to train and educate their diplomats in legal, technical, and scientific issues related to nonproliferation.Filling these gaps is especially importantnow in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine, which has increased the disinformation about these issues and put significant strains on the existing arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation regimes.With renewed support, the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) will help fill these gaps by providing education, training, facilitation, dialogue, and research aiming at considering solutions to their many challenges.
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For core support to the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies
Date
Sep. 15, 2022
Duration
24 months
Description
The Monterey Initiative on Russian Studies (MIR) offers graduate training that enables students with advanced Russian language skills to professionalize their interest in Russia and Eurasia, including through the Middlebury Summer Symposium on Russia (MSSR), which exposes students to an international faculty with expertise on a wide range of Russia-relevant issues. MIR and MSSR collaborate with cohorts of emerging leaders to give them a more comprehensive and balanced understanding of Russia which they can utilize in careers in U.S. policymaking, non-governmental institutions, and the international business community. Renewed support will enhance the role of MIR as a hub for debate and discussion and expand its programs and those of the MSSR to train the next generation of experts on international peace and security and Russia.
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For core support to the Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Date
Sep. 15, 2022
Duration
24 months
Description
The international community will need creative thinking to understand the consequences of the war in Ukraine on nuclear diplomacy and risk reduction. The James L. Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) is the premier institution of higher education for nonproliferation studies. It has pioneered the training of visiting young professors, scientists, journalists, and government officials from around the world. With renewed support CNS will increase diversity among its key educational and training programs; refine and expand models for teaching nonproliferation; and bring students to upcoming preparatory meetings of the NPT, the landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and technology.
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For supporting the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Nonproliferation
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
An effective International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is critical to preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and ensuring peaceful access to nuclear technology, but the IAEA must achieve its growing mandate with limited resources. Since its establishment, the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Nonproliferation (the Vienna Center) has provided research, education, outreach, and networking activities in support of nonproliferation and disarmament. The Vienna Center has become an indispensable platform for academic and research institutes to engage the IAEA and other Vienna-based international organizations. With support from the Corporation and other funders, the Vienna Center will continue its work developing and promoting innovative ideas in support of the IAEA.
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For core support to the Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Date
Sep. 10, 2020
Duration
24 months
Description
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, formerly the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) is a U.S. graduate school within Middlebury College. Its James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) is known internationally as the premier institution of higher education for nonproliferation studies. CNS links students, diplomats, and other officials throughout the world as part of its education approach. With renewed support, CNS will continue its programs in the United States and abroad and will also continue expanding collaboration with King’s College London on alternative approaches to nuclear disarmament. CNS programs have educated hundreds of nonproliferation experts to date and have resulted in major publications.
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For the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies
Date
Sep. 10, 2020
Duration
24 months
Description
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, formerly the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS), is an American graduate school within Middlebury College. MIIS trains students from all over the world to make a meaningful impact on the international peace and security field. Its Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies (GIRS) exposes graduate students to international experts on issues of Russian politics, economy, society, culture, and security intensive, interactive seminars. With renewed support, the MIIS and the GIRS programs will continue their activities, thereby expanding the number of deeply-trained experts on international peace international peace and security and Russia.
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As a final grant for rebuilding US-Russian dialogue on nuclear nonproliferation and arms control
Date
Dec. 10, 2020
Duration
24 months
Description
Despite rising tensions that exist between Russia and the United States, cooperation between the two countries on nuclear issues remains necessary for global stability. To help find ways toward that cooperation, the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey will work with the Center for Policy Studies in Russia to establish a working group of high-level Russian and American experts to conduct dialogues on strategic stability and arms control. To sustain the discourse, the grantee will engage and mentor young professionals and leaders who could contribute in the longer-term to the improvement of U.S.-Russia strategic relations and international security.
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For the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Nonproliferation
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
While an effective International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is critical to preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and ensuring peaceful access to nuclear technology, the IAEA faces a growing mandate without commensurate budget growth. The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Nonproliferation (the Vienna Center) conducts research, education, outreach, public education, and networking activities in support of nonproliferation and disarmament. The Vienna Center has established itself as a unique platform for academic and research institutes to engage the IAEA and other Vienna-based international organizations. With support from the Corporation and other funders, the Vienna Center works closely with numerous research organizations to host events and tailor outreach to Vienna audiences, and has become an important venue to discuss innovative ideas in support of the IAEA mission.
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For the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies
Date
Sep. 13, 2018
Duration
24 months
Description
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, formerly the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS), is an American graduate school within Middlebury College. MIIS trains students from all over the world to make a meaningful impact in the international peace and security field. Its Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies (GIRS) engages graduate students in active dialogue with Russian, Eurasian, and American experts on issues of Russian politics, economy, society, culture, and security, including through the Middlebury Summer Symposium on Russia. With renewed support, the MIIS and the GIRS programs will continue to strengthen the expertise and capacities of upcoming leaders on international peace and security and Russia.
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For research, training, international engagements, and outreach on nuclear nonproliferation
Date
Sep. 13, 2018
Duration
24 months
Description
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, formerly the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) is a U.S. graduate school within Middlebury College. Its James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) is known internationally as the premier institution of higher education for nonproliferation studies. CNS links students, diplomats, and other officials throughout the world as part of its education approach. With renewed support, CNS will continue its programs in the United States and abroad and will also expand collaboration with Kings College London on alternative approaches to nuclear disarmament. CNS’ programs have affected hundreds of nonproliferation experts to date and have resulted in major publications.
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For the work of the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
Date
Jun. 01, 2017
Duration
24 months
Description
The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (the Vienna Center) conducts research, education, outreach, public education, and networking activities to promote the development of independent expertise on disarmament and nonproliferation. Despite limited staff and budget, the Vienna Center has established itself as a unique platform for academic and research institutes to engage the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other Vienna-based international organizations. The Vienna Center works closely with numerous Corporation grantees to host events and tailor outreach to Vienna audiences. By all accounts, it has become a venue to discuss innovative ideas in support of the IAEA mission.
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For promoting global security by means of nonproliferation education, training, and policy-oriented research
Date
Sep. 08, 2016
Duration
24 months
Description
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) provides international professional education in areas of critical importance to the changing global community and offers opportunities for its students to acquire and apply practical professional skills. Two projects of MIIS are recommended in this agenda: one for a new model to engage graduate students in active dialogue with Russian and Eurasian experts; and this one to the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction WMD by training nonproliferation specialists. Each of these projects works with different but complementary cohorts of emerging leaders to ensure they are capable of producing solutions to a variety of global challenges.
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For the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies and the Russia Summer Institute
Date
Sep. 08, 2016
Duration
24 months
Description
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) provides international professional education in areas of critical importance to the changing global community and offers opportunities for its students to acquire and apply practical professional skills. Two projects of MIIS are recommended in this agenda: one to the Center for Nonproliferation Studies to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction by training nonproliferation specialists; and this one to the Graduate Institute on Russian Studies, or GIRS, a new model in graduate training that engages graduate students in active dialogue with Russian and Eurasian experts on issues of Russian politics, economy, and security. Each of these projects works with different but complementary cohorts of emerging leaders to ensure they are capable of producing solutions to a variety of global challenges. New this year, GIRS will launch the Russian Summer Institute.
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For support of the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies
Date
Mar. 06, 2014
Duration
28 months
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For education and training on nuclear nonproliferation by the James L. Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies of the Monterey Institute of International Studies
Date
Sep. 11, 2014
Duration
24 months
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For a challenge grant to expand and sustain the work of the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
Date
Jun. 06, 2013
Duration
48 months
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For the Graduate Learning Initiative in Russian Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies
Date
Dec. 13, 2012
Duration
17 months
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For research on reducing governance challenges at the International Atomic Energy Agency
Date
Jun. 14, 2012
Duration
4 months
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For education and training on nuclear nonproliferation by the James L. Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies of the Monterey Institute of International Studies
Date
Sep. 22, 2011
Duration
36 months
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Toward education and training on nuclear nonproliferation
Date
Sep. 10, 2009
Duration
24 months