Training the next generation of policy experts, and promoting substantive dialogue between policy makers and think tank experts on nonproliferation, disarmament and arms control.

Updated: Feb 22, 2013

Training

IONP Internships

The IONP internship program provides graduate students from the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) with nonproliferation expertise via positions as staff members at nonproliferation IOs for periods of four to six months. The program originally consisted of a single position at the United Nations Centre for Disarmament Affairs (UNCDA) in New York in 1993. Since that time, it has expanded significantly: IONP assists students to acquire internships in nine international organizations. For more, please see the IONP Internships page.

Student Participation in International Conferences

CNS also allows students who participate in the annual "NPT Negotiation Simulation" course at the Monterey Institute to attend international conferences and participate as NGO observers. As members of the CNS delegation, they assist in daily reporting and maintain social media sites to report on the events of the conferences.

This experience provides these students with true on-the-job training, in that they are able to become familiar with the operation of international organizations with responsibility for negotiation and to observe the actual process of international negotiations.