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Apr 16

Divisions at Home, Divisions Abroad? How Domestic Political Conditions Shape Foreign Perceptions of U.S. Nuclear Credibility

Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days

5:30pm - 7:00pm

Location

Building 45 (MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing)

Apr 28

Truth in Crisis: Navigating the Intersections of Scientific Discourse and Misinformation

Dollar Dominance, Deterrence, and Denial

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Location

Building E40

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Working Groups

CIS provides working group grants for advancing interdisciplinary collaborations in the field of international studies. These small grants are provided as "seed" funds for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows seeking to address scholarly problems.

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Global Seed Funds

The MIT Global Seed Funds grant program provides opportunities for MIT faculty to collaborate with pioneering researchers from around the world.

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Yasheng Huang

Faculty Director, MIT-China Program

Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management Professor, Global Economics and Management

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Jim Walsh

Senior Research Associate, Security Studies Program

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Scott Swift

Research Associate

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Naomi Tilles

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Benjamin Norwood Harris

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Paulo Lozano

Faculty Director, MIT-Mexico Program

Miguel Alemán Velasco Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Director, Space Propulsion Lab

Student Spotlights

CIS makes it possible for MIT students to experience the world while advancing knowledge, tackling tough challenges, and preparing for lives of impact, service, and leadership in an interconnected global society.

Jocelyn's story

Management '25

Jocelyn Zhu's first in-person industry internship at Native Design Ltd in London, UK made her feel more capable of living abroad. It also helped her consider a career in a tech or developer role instead of a role in management.

Erin's story

Grad student in Mechanical Engineering

A summer at Trondheim, Norway, Erin Menezes worked with the Aquaculture Robotics group with SINTEF and it solidified her decision in which field she wanted to pursue.

150th anniversary of Japan grad from MIT

Eichiro Honma graduated from MIT in 1874

From samurai to engineers: Eiichiro Honma was born the son of Genzui Honma, a samurai of the Fukuoka domain, and went to MIT for civil engineering research by order of the domain.

Donny's story

Mathematics '25

Donny Stralkus '25 collaborated with a professor on deep learning research at UTEC in Lima, Peru.

Jackson's story

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science '26

Jackson Biley worked at the National University of Singapore as a software engineer intern that supported his academic and career goals in several ways.

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Educating global leaders and generating research and insights for a safer, more prosperous world

Featured News

Universities must become active launchpads for innovation

Supersize me

Professor Ben Ross Schneider discusses cuts to the Department of Education and USAID

U.S.-China arms control: 5 ideas in nuclear and emerging technologies

C. Cem Tasan to lead the Materials Research Laboratory

Competing visions of international order

MIT Maritime Consortium sets sail

Are the United States and Europe still allies? The European public doesn’t think so

Entrepreneurship and innovation strategy books from MIT

From show trials to war: A brief history of Ukrainian scientists in portraits

Events

Divisions at Home, Divisions Abroad? How Domestic Political Conditions Shape Foreign Perceptions of U.S. Nuclear Credibility

Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days

Truth in Crisis: Navigating the Intersections of Scientific Discourse and Misinformation

Dollar Dominance, Deterrence, and Denial

Opportunities

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Yasheng Huang

Jim Walsh

Scott Swift

Naomi Tilles

Benjamin Norwood Harris

Paulo Lozano

Student Spotlights

Jocelyn's story

Erin's story

150th anniversary of Japan grad from MIT

Donny's story

Jackson's story