In the News | 2025

	In the News March 4, 2025 Houck and Ansari, PhD students, further their dissertation research abroad Danna LorchCenter for International Studies Olivia Wynne Houck and Natasha Ansari are the recipients of the Jeanne Guillemin Prize awarded by the MIT Center for International Studies. The Guillemin Prize provides critical funding for female-identifying PhD students pursuing research in international affairs. The annual prize was endowed by its namesake, Jeanne Guillemin, shortly before her passing in 2019. A longtime CIS associate and former Boston College professor, Guillemin dedicated her career as a science and national security sociologist to the interdisciplinary pursuits of peace and security. She was a leading expert in biological warfare, writing prolifically on the subject and advising the US Government.
	In the News February 27, 2025 “Urban Futures of the Amazon” debates urbanization issues in the biome and the region Ricardo GandourCenter for International Studies The meeting brought together researchers from the MIT Media Lab, UFPA's Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, the Emílio Goeldi Museum of Pará and the City Lab. Rosabelli Coelho, managing director of MIT-Brazil and Amazonia, was one of the organizers of the event.
	In the News February 19, 2025 MIT Human Insight Collaborative launches SHASS Faculty Fellows program MIT News Volha Charnysh, Ford Career Development Associate Professor of Political Science and member of the Center's Global Diversity Lab, and Richard Nielsen, associate professor of political science and faculty director of the Center's MIT-Arab World program, are among the six faculty members selected as the inaugural SHASS Faculty Fellows. The fellowship will allow selected faculty to focus on their research, build community, and pursue mentorship opportunities.
	In the News February 12, 2025 Cultivators of research MIT News Kenneth Oye, professor of political science and data systems and society as well as the director of the Center's Program on Emerging Technologies (PoET), was one of the two professors honored as “Committed to Caring” for their mentorship of graduate students.
	In the News February 4, 2025 Aligning AI with human values MIT News Audrey Lorvo, a computer science, economics, and data science major, is researching AI safety, which seeks to ensure increasingly intelligent AI models are reliable and can benefit humanity. Lorvo participated in MISTI internships in Chile and France.
	In the News January 31, 2025 BRICS in focus: A conversation with Dr. Mihaela Papa Center for Strategic and International Studies Mihaela Papa, director of research and principal research scientist at CIS, discusses the significance of BRICS and its evolving role in reshaping global governance in an episode of the ChinaPower podcast, hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
	In the News January 29, 2025 'Shock and awe': Trump moves faster than last time to impose agenda CBC News Barry Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science and a member of the Center’s Security Studies Program, discusses President Donald Trump's possible strategies regarding Canada and Greenland.
	In the News January 21, 2025 Posen feautured on "The Dialogue Project: America and the World" 92NY Barry Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science and a member of the Center’s Security Studies Program, appeared on The Dialogue Project: America and the World, where he discussed the balance between global ambitions and domestic priorities.
	In the News January 17, 2025 The BRICS bloc is growing — and Trump’s tariff threat isn’t expected to put off aspiring members CNBC The Center's director of research and principal research scientist Mihaela Papa is quoted: “A key policy shift with the incoming Trump administration is its explicit treatment of BRICS as an entity."
	In the News January 16, 2025 Realistic recommendations for Trump II Defense Priorities Security Studies Program alums Benjamin Friedman, Kelly Grieco, Joshua Shifrinson, and Ford International Professor of Political Science Barry Posen offer policy recommendations for the upcoming Trump administration aimed at advancing US national interests.
	In the News January 6, 2025 Europe needs shared defense capabilities Lars Frølund and Fiona MurrayProject Syndicate The European Union and the United Kingdom must build shared defense capabilities to help the region meet the security challenges ahead, argues Fiona Murray, faculty director of the Center's MIT-UK program and the William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan.
	In the News January 2, 2025 Dual-use is a strategy, not a category (nor a trap) Gene Keselman and Fiona MurrayWar on the Rocks Fiona Murray, faculty director of the Center's MIT-UK program and the William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan, argues that dual-use must be understood as a strategy with clear language and strategic framework.