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The paradox of wartime commerce

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What does the US want out of its negotiations with Iran?

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Not just oil, the Venezuela invasion is about preserving the petrodollar

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MIT Human Insight Collaborative announces funding awards for 25 projects

MIT Human Insight Collaborative announces funding awards for 25 projects

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The paradox of wartime commerce

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How generative AI can help scientists synthesize complex materials

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Inside NATO’s effort to adapt to a new industrial era

January 30, 2026

Penumaka and Lodoen, 2025 Guillemin Prize winners, conduct dissertation research abroad

Penumaka and Lodoen, 2025 Guillemin Prize winners, conduct dissertation research abroad

January 29, 2026

Russian journalist joins CIS as the 2026 Neuffer fellow

Russian journalist joins CIS

January 16, 2026

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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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Sanction Spillover and Trade Diversification

Christina L. Davis, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government at Harvard University

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Age of Deception: Cybersecurity as Secret Statecraft

Jon R. Lindsay, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Digital Nomads and the Politics of Remote Work in Mexico and Puerto Rico

Héctor Beltrán, Class of 1957 Career Development Associate Professor, MIT Department of Anthropology

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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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