Graduate school of @Middlebury and training ground for developing and implementing practical solutions. Home to leading experts in international affairs.
Monterey, CA
Joined January 2009
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We are delighted to welcome our new #JapanChair Fellow, @sanaaalv! 🎉
Sanaa joined the VCDNP this March and is also a Research Associate at @CAPS_INDIA in New Delhi.🌏
Prior to this, she was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the @iaeaorg, and previously also worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at @JamesMartinCNS.⚛️
Her research interests include #NuclearNonproliferation, #NuclearEnergy, and #NuclearDiplomacy.
Sanaa holds degrees from @LSEIRDept and @MIIS and is fluent in English and Hindi and has intermediate knowledge of Japanese. 🗣️
We’re excited to have you at VCDNP—welcome, Sanaa! 🤝
Sanaa's profile 👉vcdnp.org/expert/sanaa-alvir…
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To promote disarmament education, especially for youth, @JamesMartinCNS partnered with the #DaigoFukuryuMaru Exhibition Hall to create a visual narrative blending archival photos & reimagined scenes of the 1954 Castle Bravo test and its tragic impact. nonproliferation.org/cns-col…
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Happy to share my first piece for @ConversationUS:
"Survivors’ voices 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki sound a warning – and a call to action"
🔗 theconversation.com/survivor…
Hibakusha stories matter — now more than ever.
#Hiroshima #Nagasaki #Hibakusha #Disarmament #Education
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🆕News: From May 9 to 11, @IkedaCenter, @JamesMartinCNS at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (@MIIS), the Soka Institute for Global Solutions at Soka University of America, and EdEthics at the Harvard Graduate School of Education organized the conference “Educating for Peace: A Teachers' Conference for Nuclear Disarmament Education” in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The first day featured a panel discussion with Ira Helfand of ICAN, @IvanaNHughes, @Emma_Pike and @CNS_MasakoToki on the role of education in fostering critical thinking and civic responsibility in order to create a world free of nuclear weapons.
#SokaGakkai #BuddhisminAction #SokaGakkaiNews
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Students from @MIIS (Middlebury Institute of International Studies) participating in the Global Experiential Learning Course visited to honor the memory of the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi. They also toured the memorial exhibits, deepening their understanding of the Genocide’s history and Rwanda’s remarkable journey of rebuilding.
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Meet our Senior Fellow @PotterCNS! 🤝🇺🇳
Dr. William Potter is Founding Director of @JamesMartinCNS (@MIIS), author or editor of 20+ books in our field, a past member of the @UN Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, and a delegate at every NPT RevCon and PrepCom since 1995 🌐
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If one of the big three nuclear powers—the United States, Russia, or China—resumes detonating nuclear weapons, the other two are likely to follow suit, writes @ArmsControlWonk.
foreignaffairs.com/united-st…
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We are so grateful to Ambassador Richards for highlighting the important work CNS does in her Commencement speech here in Monterey! Ambassador Richards emphasized the vital role that the @JamesMartinCNS and its initiatives, including the Critical Issues Forum, play in giving future policymakers the tools to build a better world. Read more below!
nonproliferation.org/ambassa…
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Jamaica’s ambassador to Japan, Shorna-Kay Richards, has been selected to give the commencement address at the Spring Commencement Ceremony of Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California, on May 18.
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/05/…
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Honoured to be invited to deliver the commencement address at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey @MIIS on 18 May in California. For nearly 70 years, MIIS has sought to advance understanding, promote peace & drive change in pursuit of a more just world.
Jamaica’s ambassador to Japan, Shorna-Kay Richards, has been selected to give the commencement address at the Spring Commencement Ceremony of Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California, on May 18.
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/05/…
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I am so proud of @hideo_y2 @MIIS @JamesMartinCNS alumnus! His efforts for #nucleardisarmament activities @abolishnukesjp deserve some story:) and he is already getting quite a lot in Japan! Here is a short write-up to acknowledge our amazing alumni.
nonproliferation.org/miis-ma… – at Monterey, CA
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My sincerest appreciation to those who support @CIF_CNS! We had an amazing inspiring conference with 🇯🇵🇺🇸 highschools! The report is out! Take a look! @JamesMartinCNS @MIIS #YouthEducation #NuclearDisarmament #Nonproliferation #education
nonproliferation.org/2024-ci… – at Monterey, CA
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Happening TODAY! FRI. 4/19 5PM! JOIN US!
"...We did this amazing thing. An amazing, terrible thing, but people drop the terrible." --High School student at Richland High School. #Nagasaki #Hanford #Plutonium #Fatman #Nuclearbomb #NuclearDisarmament #nonproliferation #Environment – at Monterey, CA
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As part of #PeaceCorpsLanguageWeek, watch Returned Volunteer Clarice partner with her students to share some good phrases to know in Afrikaans, one of the languages spoken in Namibia.
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Explaining the status of #AI in #nuclearweapons in Russia, @SAISHopkins Researcher @shakirov2036 stresses an interest in greater automation while maintaining human control on key decisions 🇷🇺 Russia's expert community supports dialogue on controlling AI use in arsenals 🌍
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Wonderful to record a new episode of 'Machivaelli in the Ivory Tower', with my co-host @sbidgood and the amazing Ankit Panda (@nktpnd)
We've had a wide-ranging conversation on the North Korea nuclear problem set:
What is Pyongyang up to?
What to worry about?
And what to do? 👇
Did you miss us?! After a little break, @HannaNotte and I are BACK with a new episode of Machiavelli in the Ivory Tower. Our guest this time is the terrific @nktpnd talking all things nuclear + North Korea (1/n): podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…
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We know @OppenheimerFilm got 7 @TheAcademy awards. Do we know who won #nobelpeace prizes for their #nucleardisarmament work? Can #NobelPeacePrize prevent #NuclearWar?Conversation w/ @PotterCNS @JamesMartinCNS @MIIS, #DrAsleToje @NobelPrize @IvanaNHughes @napf at @SokaUniv – at Monterey, CA
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Listen to what @GaukharM #UNSecurityCouncil #NuclearDisarmamentNonproliferation meeting @MofaJapan_en Must Read! Our amazing colleague @VCDNP & @MIIS @JamesMartinCNS alumna!😍 "the P5..in the world of heightened nuclear threat, be the peacemakers. "
vcdnp.org/gaukhar-mukhatzhan… – at Monterey, CA
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"The briefing the Council has not received and must never receive is one on the effects of a new use of nuclear weapons. This scenario seems unthinkable, yet today, nuclear risk is higher than it has been in decades," cautions VCDNP's @GaukharM at the UN Security Council 🇺🇳
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So excited to see our amazing colleague @VCDNP @GaukharM @MIIS @JamesMartinCNS alumna giving an important statement representing #civilsociety @UN_Disarmament @UN @MofaJapan_en #nucleardisarmament #nonproliferation @OppenheimerFilm
So excited! 7 am PDT! :D Can't miss our amazing colleague @GaukharM @VCDNP speech! @UN @MofaJapan_en @MofaJapan_jp @MIIS @JamesMartinCNS alumna! #nonproliferation #disarmament