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Understanding the world, from the Cold War to the age of AI

Marcos Troyjo and Richard Mills Jr

Global economic leader Marcos Troyjo and veteran diplomat Richard M Mills Jr join CIS

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Balancing global uranium enrichment needs and proliferation risks: A framework

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Erik Lin-Greenberg receives 2026 Best Book Award

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From China shock to China choke

From China shock to China choke

September 22, 2026

Global economic leader Marcos Troyjo and veteran diplomat Richard M Mills Jr. join CIS as distinguished fellows

Global economic leader Marcos Troyjo and veteran diplomat Richard M Mills Jr. join CIS as distinguished fellows

September 21, 2026

Understanding the world, from the Cold War to the age of AI

Understanding the world, from the Cold War to the age of AI

September 17, 2026

BRICS on the rise

BRICS on the rise

September 11, 2026

Envisioning successful development in Africa

Envisioning successful development in Africa

September 03, 2026

3 Questions: The essential role of international engagement

3 Questions: The essential role of international engagement

September 03, 2026

New SHASS/MISTI Global Classroom awards

New SHASS/MISTI Global Classroom awards

August 26, 2026

Pathways to Political Science Summer Research Program hosts fourth cohort of interns

Pathways to Political Science Summer Research Program hosts fourth cohort of interns

August 12, 2026

Kathleen Thelen receives 2026 Gladys M Kammerer Award for “Attention, Shoppers! American Retail Capitalism and the Origins of the Amazon Economy”

Kathleen Thelen receives 2026 Gladys M Kammerer Award

August 06, 2026

The ambiguity spiral in Iran

The ambiguity spiral in Iran

The Next Quarter Century: What Kind of New World Order?

The Next Quarter Century: What Kind of New World Order?

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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.

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