Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey
Dylan P.L. Miars
Graduate Researcher | Fall 2026 Michael Donnelly Fellow
Dylan Miars is a Graduate Research Assistant at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey. His work specializes in the intersection of emerging technologies and CBRN weapon proliferation, with a regional specialization in the Indo-Pacific.
Recent Projects and Publications
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![Scatterplot with colored dots representing outcomes of failed, partial, and substantial; dotted diagonal lines indicating expected values; background color gradient from favorable to adverse terrain; and legend on the right explaining axes and key.]()
The Ledger and the Arc
A study of 78 ceasefire agreements (2000–2015) and what predicts implementation.
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Trust but Quantify
On Measuring Verification Intensity in Arms Control and Lessons to Inform the Future of AI Governance
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![Scatter plot titled 'Verification Intensity by Treaty' showing 31 treaties with scores normalized 0-100 from 1955 to 2020. Red circles indicate high risk - third-party and party-to-party treaties; blue circles represent low risk - third-party and party-to-party treaties. Data points are plotted over the years to illustrate verification intensity scores.]()
Arms Control Verification Intensity Explorer
An interactive tool to measure and score arms control verification across 31 treaties
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