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Scoville Fellowship
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Highly selective fellowship for recent grads to work with NGOs in DC on international peace and security.

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ICYMI Reserve Component Duty Status Reform:
A New Construct for Activating and Compensating Members of the National Guard and Reserves

@rand.org Research Summary by several authors including Scoville Fellow '02 Molly Dunigan. www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Reserve Component Duty Status Reform: A New Construct for Activating and Compensating Members of the National Guard and Reserves
RAND researchers, in partnership with a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) working group, propose an alternative construct for reserve component duty statuses to better meet DoD’s needs, especially rega...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Iran Nuclear Talks Stalled After Sanctions Reimposed

Scoville Fellow '11 Kelsey Davenport of the @armscontrolnow.bsky.social. www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-11/...
Iran Nuclear Talks Stalled After Sanctions Reimposed | Arms Control Association
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November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Can Tuesday’s Success Carry Democrats to the Midterms?

Via The Tilt @nytimes.com by Scoville Fellow '10 ‪Nate Cohn‬. ‪https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/upshot/democrats-election-results-analysis.html
November 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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How Are Modern Technologies Affecting Nuclear Risks?

Via @carnegiecorp.bsky.social with comments from Scoville alumni James McKeon and @kingstonareif.bsky.social. www.carnegie.org/our-work/art...
How Are Modern Technologies Affecting Nuclear Risks? | Nuclear Threats | Carnegie Corporation of New York
Nuclear arsenals have decreased since the 1980s but new technologies like artificial intelligence and new dynamics in outer space are introducing uncertainty and vulnerabilities that need to be assess...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Scoville Fellow '19 @sbmarchert.bsky.social and Scoville Fellow '25 Elena Tiedens at @poni.csis.org Alumni Reception.
November 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Scoville Fellow '89 Daryl Kimball of the @armscontrolnow.bsky.social discusses President Trump's remarks on U.S. nuclear testing via @thehill.com. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtJO...
Expert: Trump 'MISINFORMED, INCOHERENT' Over Resuming NUCLEAR Testing, Risk of War HIGH | SUNRISE
YouTube video by The Hill
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November 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Lessons from Aotearoa: My introduction to international peace by a nuclear-free nation

Read our new blog post by Scoville Fellow '25 Celia McDowall of the @carnegieendowment.org. scoville.org/2025/10/20/l...
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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ICYMI Secret Service finds ‘suspicious’ hunting stand near Air Force One landing zone in Florida

Via @cnn.com by Scoville Fellow '16 Lauren Chadwick and Holmes Lybrand. www.cnn.com/2025/10/20/p...
Secret Service finds ‘suspicious’ hunting stand near Air Force One landing zone in Florida | CNN Politics
The US Secret Service found a “suspicious” hunting stand within sight of the Air Force One landing zone ahead of the president’s arrival in Florida over the weekend, FBI Director Kash Patel said, addi...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Better know a non-nuke: Iraq

New episode of the Arms Control Primer podcast from the International Institute for Strategic Studies hosted by Scoville Fellow '07 Alex Bollfrass with guests Dr. Hans Blix and Dr. Stephen Herzog. www.iiss.org/podcasts/arm...
Better know a non-nuke: Iraq
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October 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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ICYMI The Senate is Inching Closer to Recognizing that War is not the Answer

Via @fcnl.bsky.social Education Fund by Scoville Fellow '25 Lydia El-Sayegh. www.fcnl.org/updates/2025...
The Senate is Inching Closer to Recognizing that War is not the Answer | Friends Committee On National Legislation
Yesterday evening, Sens. Adam Schiff (CA) and Tim Kaine (VA) forced a vote on their War Powers Resolution, S.J.Res.83 to stop the President from using the military in illegal attacks in the Caribbean.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Congratulations to Scoville Fellow '15 Hannah Haegeland on her new job as a Research Fellow at the Project on Managing the Atom and the @belfercenter.bsky.social. www.belfercenter.org/people/hanna...
Hannah Haegeland
Research Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom Email: hannahhaegeland@hks.harvard.edu 79 John F. Kennedy Street Mailbox 134 Cambridge, MA 02138
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October 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Guam Missile Defense System Receives Go-Ahead

Via Arms Control Today by Scoville Fellow ’25 Lipi Shetty
@armscontrolnow.bsky.social. www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-10/...
Guam Missile Defense System Receives Go-Ahead | Arms Control Association
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October 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Or, as Sean puts it eloquently, "the goal shouldn’t be to add more bricks — it’s to start taking the dynamite out."

Huge thanks to @inkstickmedia.com for publishing the piece and @scovillepf.bsky.social for getting Sean on our team.
October 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

@nsarchive.bsky.social briefing book by Scoville Fellow '22 @rsanta.bsky.social. nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation
Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 - Eight months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has fundamentally distorted the federal information landscape as it continues to rewri...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Current and former Scoville Fellows at the 2025 @armscontrolnow.bsky.social Annual Meeting.
October 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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ICYMI Poison in our Communities: Impacts of the Nuclear Weapons Industry across America

@scientistsorg.bsky.social report by Scoville Fellow '24
@alliemaloney.bsky.social. fas.org/publication/...
Impacts of the Nuclear Weapons Industry across America
As the United States continues nuclear modernization on all legs of its nuclear triad through the creation of new variants of warheads, missiles, and delivery platforms, examining the effects of nucle...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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The Scoville Fellowship application deadline is approaching soon.

As you finalize your materials, use our application checklist to stay on track and ensure everything is submitted on time.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out—our team is here to help.
October 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Senators Gear Up for War Powers Resolution Vote on Unlawful Caribbean Strikes

Via @fcnl.bsky.social Education Fund by Scoville Fellow '25 Lydia El-Sayegh.
www.fcnl.org/updates/2025...
Senators Gear Up for War Powers Resolution Vote on Unlawful Caribbean Strikes | Friends Committee On National Legislation
The Senate will soon vote on a War Powers Resolution, as early as today, October 8, to stop the Trump administration’s unlawful strikes against boats suspected of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Interested in a career in global peace and security? Learn why Scoville Fellow ’25 Celia McDowall applied to @scovillepf.bsky.social and read how the fellowship shaped her path. Apply by Oct. 20 for the spring 2026 semester.
October 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Trump Needs an Enemy to Justify His Power Grab; Enter Venezuela

Via @commondreams.org by Scoville Fellow '88 John Feffer.
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Trump Needs an Enemy to Justify His Power Grab; Enter Venezuela | Common Dreams
The idea of the country, rather than the reality, presents Trump with carte blanche to deploy the US military in America’s backyard and in America’s own cities.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Construction Detected at Israeli Nuclear Weapons Site

Via Arms Control Today by Scoville Fellow ’25 Lipi Shetty @armscontrolnow.bsky.social.
www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-10/...
Construction Detected at Israeli Nuclear Weapons Site | Arms Control Association
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October 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Mercenaries in the Battlespace:
Assessing how private military companies shape escalation management, deterrence, and WMD risks

Via @stimsoncenter.bsky.social by Brian Castner, Scoville Fellow '97 Rachel Stohl, and Elias Yousif. www.stimson.org/2025/mercena...
Mercenaries in the Battlespace • Stimson Center
Assessing how private military companies shape escalation management, deterrence, and WMD risks
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October 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Why We Need Local Peacebuilders.
Case Study: Ituri, DRC.

Via @peacedirect.bsky.social by Scoville Fellow '24 Bénédicte Yenyi.
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Why we need local peacebuilders: Case studies from the DRC – Peace Direct
Local peacebuilders are at the heart of peacebuilding efforts across the world. But what does that mean in practice?
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October 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Israel, Gaza, and the Erosion of International Order

Via @armscontrolnow.bsky.social by Scoville Fellow '89 Daryl Kimball.
www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-10/...
Israel, Gaza, and the Erosion of International Order | Arms Control Association
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October 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Current and recent Scoville Fellows gathered last night to discuss peace and security issues and living in DC.
October 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM