<div dir="ltr"><div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><div>Hi grad students,</div><div><br></div><div>Just sharing this upcoming opportunity in case anyone is interested. See below.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Kevin</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Kevin M. Esterling<div>Professor and Chair of Political Science</div><div>University of California Riverside</div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Juliann Allison</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:juliann.allison@ucr.edu">juliann.allison@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 9:17 AM<br>Subject: Fwd: Upcoming 2026 Nuclear Politics Summer Program<br>To: Kevin Esterling <<a href="mailto:kevine@ucr.edu">kevine@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Good morning, </div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"> Perhaps some of the Poli Sci students would be interested? </div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">~Juliann</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Gabriel Boldizsar</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:gboldizsar@soka.edu" target="_blank">gboldizsar@soka.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM<br>Subject: Upcoming 2026 Nuclear Politics Summer Program<br>To: <a href="mailto:juliann.allison@ucr.edu" target="_blank">juliann.allison@ucr.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:juliann.allison@ucr.edu" target="_blank">juliann.allison@ucr.edu</a>><br>Cc: Tetsushi Ogata <<a href="mailto:togata@soka.edu" target="_blank">togata@soka.edu</a>>, Yuya Uchida <<a href="mailto:yuchida@soka.edu" target="_blank">yuchida@soka.edu</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<span style="line-height:1.38;text-transform:none">I hope this message finds you well. My name is Gabriel Boldizsar. I am writing on behalf of the Soka Institute for Global Solution to share an academic opportunity for your students to engage in a 5-day
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;text-transform:none">The Soka Institute for Global Solutions at Soka University of America will host
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;font-weight:700;text-transform:none">Nuclear Politics 2026</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;text-transform:none">,
a summer program dedicated to nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation discussions. The program will take place on
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;font-weight:700;text-transform:none">June 8–12, 2026,</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;text-transform:none"> on
our campus in Aliso Viejo, CA, and is open to undergraduate and graduate students from all academic backgrounds. There are no registration fees, and the selected participants will receive full accommodation and meals during the program.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;text-transform:none">Situating itself in the context of today’s increasingly precarious global security environments, this program seeks to engage
students in critical discussions on nuclear weapons issues, international security, legal and normative debates on deterrence, and pragmatic pathways toward reducing the risks of nuclear war. Through lectures, collaborative dialogue, and interdisciplinary
engagement, participants will explore nuclear disarmament and abolition agendas. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;text-transform:none">We would be grateful if you could share this opportunity with students who may have interests in:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;text-transform:none">• International relations and security studies</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;text-transform:none">• Nuclear policy and nonproliferation</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;text-transform:none">• Peace and conflict studies</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;text-transform:none">• International law and diplomacy</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;text-transform:none">• Global governance and humanitarian policy</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;text-transform:none">Applications are currently open, and the deadline to apply is
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;text-transform:none">More information about the program and application process can be found here:
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;text-transform:none">Please feel free to contact the organizers at
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New";font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;font-weight:700">Gabriel Boldizsar</span></p>
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