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Anna Vassilieva is a Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), where she leads the Russian Studies Program and serves as founding director of the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies (MIR) and co-director of the Monterey Trialogue. Her work focuses on contemporary Russian politics, U.S.-Russia relations, and innovative approaches to graduate education in international relations. She has pioneered multilingual 'Monterey Model courses' and launched the Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia, supported by Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Her research emphasizes cultural understanding and strategic empathy to analyze geopolitical dynamics, particularly through Russian literature, language, and historical consciousness. She has organized international dialogues in locations like Tashkent, Belgrade, and Cape Town, fostering off-the-record discussions among experts from the U.S., China, and Russia.
