By Paul D. Shinkman September 16, 2014 Kingston Reif, a director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation advocacy group, says it is unsurprising the Islamic State would be interested in an unconventional tool for inflicting terror. He also cautions against any assumptions that Syria now has a “clean bill of health” with regard […]
A Note from our New Scoville Fellow, Greg Terryn
Hi,
My name is Greg Terryn and I’m the new Scoville Fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation. I’m a recent graduate from the Gerald Ford School of Public Policy’s Undergraduate program at the University of Michigan, where my studies focused on international crisis and recovery policy. As the Scoville Fellow, I’ll be assisting in the Center’s advocacy for sensible national security policies, with a primary focus on nuclear threat reduction and nonproliferation. I’ll also be working on U.S. nuclear weapons spending, the 5+1-Iran nuclear negotiations, the Obama administrations nuclear policy legacy, US-Russia relations, and a variety of other international issues relevant to US security.
I’m excited to be working with the talented team at the Center. The sheer volume of knowledge and experience on staff is awe-inspiring and I am thrilled to be learning from the same people whose articles and research I was reading in college. To be working in such a collaborative and passionate community as nuclear policy is rewarding and I look forward to contributing to the collective goal of increased global stability and a more peaceful future.
Greg Terryn
A Note from Our New Communications Associate, Amanda Waldron
Today marks my tenth day as the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s newest communications associate, and my eleventh day in Washington, D.C. I haven’t yet had a chance to adjust to the humidity, but I’m already diving head first into managing the Center’s web presence and social media outlets, working collaboratively with the nuclear community, and creating engaging graphics for our issues.
Word around the office is that I have big shoes to fill, but I’m feeling up to the challenge. Last year, as I finished my senior year of college, I served as an intern at Ploughshares Fund in San Francisco. Over the course of my time there, I went from 0 to 60 on nuclear weapons policy and gained broad experience in communications at a national security organization. Most importantly, though, I became addicted to this fulfilling work, and to the everyday gratification that comes with doing one’s part to make the world a safer place.
In June, I graduated with summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors from Santa Clara University in the Bay Area, where I studied political science, French, and history. I also have a particular issue area of interest, having written my 60-page honors thesis on changes in Iran’s foreign policy since 1979.
Just two weeks ago, I jumped at the amazing opportunity to join the Center. I have so much to learn from Center staff, board, and the security community at large here in D.C. I’m thrilled to be a part of this impressive team and to contribute to the Council and Center’s tremendous work.
I look forward to working with you all.
Get to know our new fall interns!
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is pleased to welcome Katie McCarthy and Sarah Tully as our newest interns this fall. They both come to the Center with impressive backgrounds and unique skills.
Katie McCarthy is a fall intern at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree from Connecticut College in 2011, she graduated this May with a Master’s degree in Nonproliferation and Terrorism from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. At the Monterey Institute she served as a graduate research assistant at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies supporting the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Ms. McCarthy interned last summer at Lawrence Livermore National Lab and this summer at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Nonproliferation and National Security department. There she focused on international nuclear safeguards program development and management. She is thrilled to be working at the CACNP this fall, where she hopes to focus on Iran, former Soviet Union States, nuclear nonproliferation and security and nuclear energy spending.
Sarah Tully is also an intern at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. She recently finished her master’s degree in Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Sarah graduated with honors from Barnard College of Columbia University in 2013. She has previously interned at Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, and West Sands Advisory Limited, a political risk consultancy. She is also proficient in Arabic. At the Center, Sarah is particularly interested in focusing on Iraq, Afghanistan, and nuclear terrorism.
Huffington Post Publishes Council Board Member Matthew Hoh’s Story on Obama’s Middle East Strategy
By Matthew Hoh September, 11, 2014 I have come here to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world; one based upon mutual interest and mutual respect; and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive, and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and […]