Research Centers
The Monterey Institute is home to five important research centers. Research center staff, Monterey Institute teaching faculty, and Monterey graduate students work intensively toward original approaches to pressing issues on the international scene.
Research Centers provide our students an opportunity to engage in critical areas to gain practical experience.
Monterey Institute research centers address immediate issues and provide directly applicable data, information and recommendations for practitioners in their respective fields.
- The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) focuses on the spread of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction.
- The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) sponsors research, seminars and lectures relating to East Asia.
- The Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies is a resource center about Russia and the Newly Independent States (NIS).
- Globalization and Localization of Business Exports (GLOBE) does research and consulting in adapting technology for use in international markets and cultures.
- The Monterey Terrorism Research and Education Program (MonTREP) conducts in-depth research, assesses policy options, and engages in public education on issues relating to terrorism and international security.