Following a $45 million gift from the Stanton Foundation, @ssp-mit.bsky.social launched the Center for Nuclear Security Policy to expand its leading work on the vital issue of global nuclear security. Read about CNSP in our latest edition in précis: cis.mit.edu/publications...

Don’t miss this opportunity to join a vibrant scholarly community! Apply today to be part of the 2026-2027 cohort of Postdoctoral Associates at CIS! Learn more about this exciting role and how to apply here: cis.mit.edu/opportunitie...

Mihaela Papa, director of research and principal research scientist at CIS, said India was treading carefully, continuing to import Russian oil while signalling its openness to talks with Washington: www.scmp.com/week-asia/ec...

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Laidlaw Scholars Program, to be administered through MIT-UK! Made possible by a generous $1.1 million gift from the Laidlaw Foundation, this initiative focuses on shaping MIT undergraduates for ethical global leadership. cis.mit.edu/news/mit-int...

John Githongo, our 2024-2025 Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow, weighs in on the implications of Trump's efforts to reconfigure the international business playing field by pausing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Read his commentary in the latest edition of précis here: cis.mit.edu/publications...

"America’s federal retreat on the environment is very real. But the country is also unique in its private and organized capacity... Much of America is still trying to play its part in mitigating climate change." writes Evan Lieberman (@evlieb.bsky.social), director of CIS. ft.com/content/a3d9...

Mai Hassan, associate professor of @mitpolisci.bsky.social and faculty director of the MIT-Africa Program, co-authored a guest essay in @nytimes.com discussing the consequences of the international community recognizing Sudan’s juntas. Read here: nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...

Fiona Murray, faculty director of the MIT-UK Program, reflects on her path to becoming a professor at MIT, her research interests, and MIT's global community. Watch here: youtu.be/G-XX-Ul0V0Q?...

Attention MIT faculty: Our 2025-2026 Global Seed Funds application is now open! Our Global Seed Funds (GSF) program enables MIT faculty to launch innovative research projects with peers at universities and public research institutions around the world. Learn more here: cis.mit.edu/opportunitie...

Evan Lieberman (@evlieb.bsky.social), director of CIS and professor of @mitpolisci.bsky.social, will speak on Boundaries of Contagion: How Ideas About Us and Them Shape the Politics of Global Health on September 17, 2025, at 2:30 PM, in the Singleton Auditorium at MIT Building 46. Learn more below:

MISTI-MEET brings together young Israeli and Palestinian leaders to create positive change and promote intercultural dialogue through technology and entrepreneurship, as highlighted in @bostonglobe.com. Read the spotlight here: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/06/b...

Our new issue of precis is here! This edition features interviews with Director of Research Mihaela Papa and Wilhelm Fellow Dafna Rand, essays on corruption and nuclear intelligence, a spotlight on @ssp-mit.bsky.social Center for Nuclear Security Policy, and much more. cis.mit.edu/publications...

Mariya Grinberg (@mitpolisci.bsky.social, @ssp-mit.bsky.social), examines the curious phenomenon of economic trade during military conflict in her new book “Trade in War." Read more about her new book and research here: news.mit.edu/2025/why-cou...

This summer, the MIT-Netherlands Program placed 26 students to work across a diverse ecosystem of startups, scaleups, SMEs, and research institutions, contributing to advancements in AI, MedTech, and sustainability. Read the spotlight here: siliconcanals.com/mit-misti-ne...

Welcome back to campus! Last week at the Academic Expo, our MIT International Science & Technology Initiatives (MISTI) team greeted MIT’s Class of 2029 and introduced them to the exciting global opportunities offered through MISTI programs!

“…American foreign policy could better serve our country & the world w/ an approach that harnesses the power of national pride while valuing a global playing field,” writes @evlieb.bsky.social in @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/o... @ssp-mit.bsky.social @mitpolisci.bsky.social @mit.edu

Congratulations to the third cohort of Pathways@GDL students on completing their summer internship! Pathways@GDL is funded by @mitpolisci.bsky.social, @mit-cis.bsky.social, and MIT-Africa. Read more about this summer's cohort below:

Barry Posen, Ford International Professor of @mitpolisci.bsky.social and former director of @ssp-mit.bsky.social, was recently featured on a panel on rebalancing the transatlantic relationship, hosted by @cato.org. Watch here: www.cato.org/events/nato-...

On July 20-24, SSP’s Wargaming Lab held its annual Summer Wargaming Institute at the MIT Endicott House. The Institute, led by the Lab co-directors Erik Lin-Greenberg and Eric Heginbotham, is a four-day “bootcamp”-style program attended by participants from academia, government, and think tanks.

Eric Heginbotham, principal research scientist at @ssp-mit.bsky.social, co-authored a @csis.org report based on 26 wargames simulating a Chinese blockade of Taiwan. Read the report here: www.csis.org/analysis/lig...

Mihaela Papa, director of research and founder of our BRICS Lab, delivered the thematic address at the launch of the Jameel Index for Food Trade and Vulnerability. Watch her address and the event below: youtube.com/watch?v=1kvI...

Lauren Sukin (@laurensukin.bsky.social), Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at @ssp-mit.bsky.social, recently co-authored a study examining US public opinion on relationships in the Indo-Pacific. Read more below:

Alicia Chen, the 2025 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow, explores how pro-democracy dissidents in Boston face surveillance, harassment, and threats from the Chinese government. Read here: bostonglobe.com/2025/07/18/o...

Congratulations to SSP PhD candidate Julia Lodoen on receiving the Jeanne Guillemin Prize! The @mit-cis.bsky.social Guillemin Prize supports research for women PhD candidates studying international affairs.

Watch the latest #ThinkBigThursday episode with Yasheng Huang (@yashenghuang.bsky.social), faculty director of the Center’s MIT-China program. youtu.be/AmrzGl5XWeI?... @mitsloan.bsky.social

M. Taylor Fravel (@fravel.bsky.social), director of @ssp-mit.bsky.social, discusses China's military capability in a new article for @foreignaffairs.com. Read below:

Introducing the MISTI-Lithuania Program: a cross-disciplinary partnership that fosters the exchange of artistic intelligence, cultural innovation, and highlights the humanities as agents of technological transformation. Learn more here: act.mit.edu/2025/07/mist... @actmit.bsky.social

F. Daniel Hidalgo, associate professor of @mitpolisci.bsky.social and associated faculty of the MIT-Brazil Program, explores the intersection of data and politics in course 17.831 (Data and Politics). Read here: news.mit.edu/2025/explori...

Zachary Burdette, a recent @ssp-mit.bsky.social PhD graduate, explores how artificial intelligence could influence the future of international security. Read here: thebulletin.org/premium/2025...

Missed our latest #GIGAForum? Catch up now with the in-depth analysis on the outcomes of the 2025 #BRICSSummit by Mihaela Papa @mit-cis.bsky.social sky.social, @gustavobcarvalho.bsky.social, Damyana Bakardzhieva & #GIGA's @mjph.bsky.social. ➡️ Watch full video: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...

Fiona Murray, faculty director of the MIT-UK Program, also serves as the faculty director of MIT Proto Ventures, which recently published a playbook to help research institutions establish their own in-house venture studios. Read here: news.mit.edu/2025/from-mi... @mitsloan.bsky.social

Mihaela Papa, #BRICS researcher at MIT, characterizes the group's orientation not as anti-Western, but as “advancing its own goals and remaining diplomatically and economically resilient when these goals clash with those of the West.” table.media/en/china/fea... #BRICSSummit2025

CIS is excited to announce that Dr. Austin Long, an expert in strategic policy, has joined the Center for Nuclear Security Policy (CNSP) as a Senior Nuclear Fellow. Welcome to CNSP Dr. Long! Read more about Dr. Austin Long and his role at CNSP here: ssp.mit.edu/news/2025/au... @ssp-mit.bsky.social

US manufacturing is in ‘pretty bad shape.’ MIT hopes to change that. Suzanne Berger, Institute Professor, is leading the way. manufacturingdive.com/news/us-manu... @mitpolisci.bsky.social

Mihaela Papa, director of research at CIS, analyzes how the BRICS map reflects a global alignment driven by a shared pursuit of new partnerships in trade and development. Read here: worldpoliticsreview.com/brics-summit...

The MIT-Ukraine Program leverages MIT’s strengths in robotics, AI, and sensor technology to support and accelerate demining efforts in Kharkiv, Ukraine, as reported by our 2024 Neuffer Fellow Anjana Sankar (@asankar.bsky.social‬). Read here: bostonglobe.com/2025/06/26/w... @mitpolisci.bsky.social

Steven Simon, former CIS Wilhelm Fellow, argues the actions of the Trump administration is pushing the country towards competitive authoritarianism. Read here: iiss.org/online-analy...

Jim Walsh, senior research associate at @ssp-mit.bsky.social, discusses the US strikes in Iran and its effect on national security in a recent episode of @wbur.org's Here & Now. Listen here: wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Erik Lin-Greenberg, co-director of @ssp-mit.bsky.social's Wargaming Lab, analyzes how Ukraine's creative use of first-person view drones can reshape how states engage in statecraft and conflict in a @thebulletin.org article. Read here: thebulletin.org/2025/06/ukra...

Steven Simon, former CIS Wilhelm Fellow, argues that the US should focus on ending Israel’s war with Iran rather than becoming involved in the conflict. Read here: foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Caitlin Talmadge (@proftalmadge.bsky.social), Raphael Dorman-Helen Starbuck Associate Professor of @mitpolisci.bsky.social, analyzes Israel's campaign against Iran, specifically its targeting of Iran's military capabilities. Read here: brookings.edu/articles/isr...

Does "madman behavior" in international confrontations work? Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow Samuel Seitz argues it's ineffective in an episode of Power Problems by ‪@cato.org. Listen here: www.cato.org/multimedia/p... @ssp-mit.bsky.social

#Throwback: At a 2017 Starr Forum, Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe.bsky.social) and Garry Kasparov compared the leadership styles of President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Watch the full seminar here: youtu.be/bBsC9ey_H-s?... @ssp-mit.bsky.social

@ssp-mit.bsky.social Senior Research Associate Jim Walsh analyzes the state of Iran's nuclear program on a recent episode of @wbur.org's Here & Now. Listen here: wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Anjana Sankar (@asankar.bsky.social), our 2024 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow, explores how Trump's erratic position on Ukraine is causing anger and disillusionment among American soldiers stationed in Ukraine. Read here: bostonglobe.com/2025/06/04/w...

CIS is delighted to announce the launch of a new pilot initiative with Angola! The initiative marks a significant collaboration between MIT-Africa, Sonangol, and the Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tecnologias e Ciências (ISPTEC). Read here: cis.mit.edu/news/mit-afr... @evlieb.bsky.social

Jim Walsh, senior research associate at @ssp-mit.bsky.social, discusses the rapid military escalation between Israel and Iran on an episode of @wbur.org's Here & Now. Listen here: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Jim Walsh, senior research associate at @ssp-mit.bsky.social, weighs-in on Israel's recent strikes on Iran's nuclear and military sites. Watch the broadcast here [starting 5:55]: bbc.com/news/live/c9...

Chancellor Melissa Nobles delivered a keynote address to MIT's graduating seniors during the Undergraduate Degree Ceremony. Read her remarks here: news.mit.edu/2025/chancel... @mitpolisci.bsky.social

Erik Lin-Greenberg, co-director of @ssp-mit.bsky.social's Wargaming Lab, brings unique perspective to both the classroom and the military, leading enlisted personnel while researching the future of warfare. Read his recent profile here: news.mit.edu/2025/scholar... @mitpolisci.bsky.social