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Analyzing Trump's language amid a fragile Iran ceasefire

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On the radar: The Iran War and ASEAN

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What the Trump-Takaichi summit revealed about the US-Japan alliance

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Southeast Asia shifts favour to China over US by narrow margin: ISEAS poll

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PhD student Daniel Cebul receives World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship

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More ASEAN states could negotiate with Iran on letting their ships cross Strait of Hormuz, but at what cost?

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Seminar XXI's Kelly Greenhill awarded Derek Brewer Visiting Fellowship

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MIT Global Seed Funds

Each year, approximately $2 million is awarded to over 100 proposals. Since its inception in 2008, GSF has awarded more than $30 million to enable some 1,300 faculty research collaborations.

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Starr Forum: New World Disorder: What’s the Humanitarian Perspective?

David Miliband, President, International Rescue Committee

Former Foreign Secretary, United Kingdom

John Deutch, Emeritus Institute Professor, MIT

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Tracing Innovation in Brazil: A Book Launch and Breakfast Conversation

9:00am - 11:00am

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3:00pm - 5:00pm

Building E40 - 496

Leading the Free World: Freedom and Democracy in US National Security Strategy

Daniel Twining, President, International Republican Institute

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Postdoctoral Associate Program

The Call for Applications for the 2026–27 Postdoctoral Associate Program at CIS is currently open. The Center is dedicated to advancing innovative, policy-relevant scholarship that addresses critical global challenges, and seek to appoint two postdoctoral associates during the next academic year.

Wargaming Working Group

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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