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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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Fellows

Robert Art

Senior Fellow

Professor Emeritus, Brandeis University

Faculty and Researchers

David Andrew Singer

Department Head, Political Science

Raphael Dorman-Helen Starbuck Professor of Political Science

Students

Daniel Cebul

PhD Student

Fellows

John Githongo

Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow

Faculty and Researchers

Kenneth Oye

Director, Program on Emerging Technologies (PoET) Interim Director, Seminar XXI

Professor, Political Science

Staff

Eduardo Rivera

Assistant Director, Data Systems

Managing Director, MIT-Chile Program, MIT-Peru Program

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.

Andrew Motz's story

Mechanical Engineering

Andrew Motz, an MEng graduate student, worked in the Great Barrier Reef with the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) to focus on reef monitoring and restoration.

Ava's internship turned full time job

Mechanical Engineering '22

Ava ended up extending her internship into Spring 2023, and has in July 2023, accepted a chance to stay on at Novo Nordisk as a full-time engineer.

Josiah's story

Mechanical Engineering '26

Josiah Shimadle shared that being in a new place was the most stimulating way to learn. He worked on a drone intended to deliver medical supplies to remote hospitals in rural Nepal.

Yijun's story

Chemical Engineering '24

Yijun Yang spent her summer with TotalEnergies; loves learning about other languages, and being in an international lab has impacted her to apply for workplaces with an opportunity to travel or be in an international team.

Michael's story

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science '23

Michael interned with ULVAC, a global supplier of vacuum pumps and components, production systems and instrumentation that are used in semiconductors and flat panel displays. Michael was also able to practice Judo near his workplace at an Olympic medalist’s dojo (training hall).

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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

Our community

Robert Art

David Andrew Singer

Daniel Cebul

John Githongo

Kenneth Oye

Eduardo Rivera

Student Spotlights

Andrew Motz's story

Ava's internship turned full time job

Josiah's story

Yijun's story

Michael's story