MIT Center for International Studies
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The Center for International Studies (CIS) supports and promotes global research and education at MIT.
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.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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...
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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.
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September 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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.
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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.
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September 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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...
cis.mit.edu/publications...
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!
September 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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!
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...
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July 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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...
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Learn more here: act.mit.edu/2025/07/mist...
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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
June 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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
Congratulations to our colleague Ari Jacobovits for receiving an MIT Excellence Award in Innovative Solutions! He was recognized for his exceptional work as the managing director of our MIT-Africa Program. Read more here: cis.mit.edu/news/jacobov...
June 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Congratulations to our colleague Ari Jacobovits for receiving an MIT Excellence Award in Innovative Solutions! He was recognized for his exceptional work as the managing director of our MIT-Africa Program. Read more here: cis.mit.edu/news/jacobov...
CIS would like to congratulate the 2025
@mitpolisci.bsky.social graduates! Among the graduates are three @ssp-mit.bsky.social students: Zachary Burdette (PhD), Jung Jae Kwon (PhD), and Kunal Singh (PhD). We wish you the best and applaud this incredible achievement!
@mitpolisci.bsky.social graduates! Among the graduates are three @ssp-mit.bsky.social students: Zachary Burdette (PhD), Jung Jae Kwon (PhD), and Kunal Singh (PhD). We wish you the best and applaud this incredible achievement!
May 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
CIS would like to congratulate the 2025
@mitpolisci.bsky.social graduates! Among the graduates are three @ssp-mit.bsky.social students: Zachary Burdette (PhD), Jung Jae Kwon (PhD), and Kunal Singh (PhD). We wish you the best and applaud this incredible achievement!
@mitpolisci.bsky.social graduates! Among the graduates are three @ssp-mit.bsky.social students: Zachary Burdette (PhD), Jung Jae Kwon (PhD), and Kunal Singh (PhD). We wish you the best and applaud this incredible achievement!
Congratulations to our colleague Ekaterina (Katya) Zabrovski for receiving an Infinite Mile Award from MIT SHASS! She was recognized for her outstanding work as the managing director of our MIT-Eurasia Program. Read more here: cis.mit.edu/news/zabrovs...
May 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Congratulations to our colleague Ekaterina (Katya) Zabrovski for receiving an Infinite Mile Award from MIT SHASS! She was recognized for her outstanding work as the managing director of our MIT-Eurasia Program. Read more here: cis.mit.edu/news/zabrovs...
Congratulations to Julia Lodoen (@mitpolisci.bsky.social) and Mrinalini Penumaka (@mitdusp.bsky.social) on receiving the 2025 Jeanne Guillemin Prize! The grant supports ongoing studies by women PhD candidates in the field of international affairs. Learn more here: cis.mit.edu/opportunitie...
May 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Congratulations to Julia Lodoen (@mitpolisci.bsky.social) and Mrinalini Penumaka (@mitdusp.bsky.social) on receiving the 2025 Jeanne Guillemin Prize! The grant supports ongoing studies by women PhD candidates in the field of international affairs. Learn more here: cis.mit.edu/opportunitie...
#EVENTALERT: Join us on Monday, May 12th at 12 PM in MIT E40-496 or via Zoom for a compelling seminar on the intersection of ocean and space exploration technologies. Learn more and find the RSVP link here: cis.mit.edu/events-semin...
May 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
#EVENTALERT: Join us on Monday, May 12th at 12 PM in MIT E40-496 or via Zoom for a compelling seminar on the intersection of ocean and space exploration technologies. Learn more and find the RSVP link here: cis.mit.edu/events-semin...
TODAY: Make sure to join us at 10:30 AM in MIT Building 6-104 for a compelling discussion on policy insights for sustainable solutions for the Amazon rainforest. Learn more here: calendar.mit.edu/event/amazon...
May 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
TODAY: Make sure to join us at 10:30 AM in MIT Building 6-104 for a compelling discussion on policy insights for sustainable solutions for the Amazon rainforest. Learn more here: calendar.mit.edu/event/amazon...
#EVENTALERT: Join us on Monday, May 5th at 10:30 AM in MIT Building 6-104 for a compelling discussion on policy insights for sustainable solutions for the Amazon rainforest.
Learn more here: calendar.mit.edu/event/amazon...
#EarthDay #AmazonRainforest
Learn more here: calendar.mit.edu/event/amazon...
#EarthDay #AmazonRainforest
April 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
#EVENTALERT: Join us on Monday, May 5th at 10:30 AM in MIT Building 6-104 for a compelling discussion on policy insights for sustainable solutions for the Amazon rainforest.
Learn more here: calendar.mit.edu/event/amazon...
#EarthDay #AmazonRainforest
Learn more here: calendar.mit.edu/event/amazon...
#EarthDay #AmazonRainforest
#EVENTALERT: Wednesday, April 16th | 5:30 PM | MIT Building 45-230
Have you registered for our Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days with @juliettekayyem.bsky.social, @kschake.bsky.social, and @evlieb.bsky.social?
Learn more and register here: bit.ly/StarrForumTrump
Have you registered for our Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days with @juliettekayyem.bsky.social, @kschake.bsky.social, and @evlieb.bsky.social?
Learn more and register here: bit.ly/StarrForumTrump
April 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#EVENTALERT: Wednesday, April 16th | 5:30 PM | MIT Building 45-230
Have you registered for our Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days with @juliettekayyem.bsky.social, @kschake.bsky.social, and @evlieb.bsky.social?
Learn more and register here: bit.ly/StarrForumTrump
Have you registered for our Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days with @juliettekayyem.bsky.social, @kschake.bsky.social, and @evlieb.bsky.social?
Learn more and register here: bit.ly/StarrForumTrump
#EVENTALERT: Join us on April 8 at 5 PM in MIT Building E25-111 for a conversation with
@dmytrokuleba.bsky.social, former foreign minister of Ukraine.
Carol Saivetz (@ssp-mit.bsky.social) and Elizabeth Wood (MIT History, MIT-Ukraine) will moderate. Learn more here: calendar.mit.edu/event/whats-...
@dmytrokuleba.bsky.social, former foreign minister of Ukraine.
Carol Saivetz (@ssp-mit.bsky.social) and Elizabeth Wood (MIT History, MIT-Ukraine) will moderate. Learn more here: calendar.mit.edu/event/whats-...
April 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
#EVENTALERT: Join us on April 8 at 5 PM in MIT Building E25-111 for a conversation with
@dmytrokuleba.bsky.social, former foreign minister of Ukraine.
Carol Saivetz (@ssp-mit.bsky.social) and Elizabeth Wood (MIT History, MIT-Ukraine) will moderate. Learn more here: calendar.mit.edu/event/whats-...
@dmytrokuleba.bsky.social, former foreign minister of Ukraine.
Carol Saivetz (@ssp-mit.bsky.social) and Elizabeth Wood (MIT History, MIT-Ukraine) will moderate. Learn more here: calendar.mit.edu/event/whats-...
#EVENTALERT: Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days, April 16, 5:30 PM, MIT 45-230
Experts Juliette Kayyem & Kori Schake will analyze Trump’s first 100 days. Evan Lieberman, director of CIS, will moderate.
Learn more: bit.ly/StarrForumTrump
Experts Juliette Kayyem & Kori Schake will analyze Trump’s first 100 days. Evan Lieberman, director of CIS, will moderate.
Learn more: bit.ly/StarrForumTrump
April 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
#EVENTALERT: Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days, April 16, 5:30 PM, MIT 45-230
Experts Juliette Kayyem & Kori Schake will analyze Trump’s first 100 days. Evan Lieberman, director of CIS, will moderate.
Learn more: bit.ly/StarrForumTrump
Experts Juliette Kayyem & Kori Schake will analyze Trump’s first 100 days. Evan Lieberman, director of CIS, will moderate.
Learn more: bit.ly/StarrForumTrump
#EVENTALERT: Join us on Monday, April 7th in MIT Building 32-141 at 4:30 PM for Starr Forum: Sudan Under Fire with Cameron Hudson (@csis.org), Kholood Khair (Confluence Advisory), Ahmed Kodouda, and Mai Hassan (@mitpolisci.bsky.social) Learn more and RSVP here: bit.ly/SudanUnderFire
March 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
#EVENTALERT: Join us on Monday, April 7th in MIT Building 32-141 at 4:30 PM for Starr Forum: Sudan Under Fire with Cameron Hudson (@csis.org), Kholood Khair (Confluence Advisory), Ahmed Kodouda, and Mai Hassan (@mitpolisci.bsky.social) Learn more and RSVP here: bit.ly/SudanUnderFire
CIS is honored to announce Dr. Dafna H. Rand and Ambassador Harsh V. Shringla as the 2025-2026 Robert E. Wilhelm Fellows. Dr. Rand held senior roles in the US State Department and Ambassador Shringla is the former foreign secretary of India. Learn more: cis.mit.edu/news-media/n...
March 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
CIS is honored to announce Dr. Dafna H. Rand and Ambassador Harsh V. Shringla as the 2025-2026 Robert E. Wilhelm Fellows. Dr. Rand held senior roles in the US State Department and Ambassador Shringla is the former foreign secretary of India. Learn more: cis.mit.edu/news-media/n...
Join us for a conversation with Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, former CEO of Ukrenergo, for Vulnerabilities & Resilience of Electrical Grids in Wartime: Lessons from Ukraine. 3/11 at 5pm ET, registration: ssp.news/LessonsInUkr...
Sponsored by @mitenergy.bsky.social, @ssp-mit.bsky.social, and MIT Ukraine.
Sponsored by @mitenergy.bsky.social, @ssp-mit.bsky.social, and MIT Ukraine.
February 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Join us for a conversation with Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, former CEO of Ukrenergo, for Vulnerabilities & Resilience of Electrical Grids in Wartime: Lessons from Ukraine. 3/11 at 5pm ET, registration: ssp.news/LessonsInUkr...
Sponsored by @mitenergy.bsky.social, @ssp-mit.bsky.social, and MIT Ukraine.
Sponsored by @mitenergy.bsky.social, @ssp-mit.bsky.social, and MIT Ukraine.
What do President Donald Trump and Paul Kruger have in common? Evan Lieberman, director of CIS, argues that their shared leadership style offers lessons the U.S needs to learn. Read: tinyurl.com/3kmzz5ef @evlieb.bsky.social @mitpolisci.bsky.social @dailymaverick.co.za
February 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
What do President Donald Trump and Paul Kruger have in common? Evan Lieberman, director of CIS, argues that their shared leadership style offers lessons the U.S needs to learn. Read: tinyurl.com/3kmzz5ef @evlieb.bsky.social @mitpolisci.bsky.social @dailymaverick.co.za