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MIT and new manufacturing initiative

MIT announces the Initiative for New Manufacturing

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Global Seed Funds

CIS announces Global Seed Funds recipients

Dr Rand and Amb Shringla

Dr. Rand and Amb. Shringla join CIS as Wilhelm Fellows

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Russia is unwilling to aid Iran after the US strike

Russia is unwilling to aid Iran after the US strike

Hope in a minefield: How MIT students are helping Ukrainian farmers reclaim their land

Hope in a minefield: How MIT students are helping Ukrainian farmers reclaim their land

Summer 2025 reading from MIT

Summer 2025 reading from MIT

Walsh on the Israel-Iran crisis

Walsh on the Israel-Iran crisis

How to survive the new nuclear age

How to survive the new nuclear age

From MIT, an instruction manual for turning research into startups

From MIT, an instruction manual for turning research into startups

MIT-Africa launches new collaboration with Angola

MIT-Africa launches new collaboration with Angola

Israel targets Iran's nuclear sites in major attack

Israel targets Iran's nuclear sites in major attack

What Israel's escalation in Iran means for the region

What Israel's escalation in Iran means for the region

Ukraine’s smart munitions deliver a punch—and a warning about the future of warfare

Ukraine’s smart munitions deliver a punch—and a warning about the future of warfare

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We invite faculty, researchers, and students from MIT and beyond to learn more about CIS’s impact and work — from research funding to student internships — happening in regions and nations worldwide.

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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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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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Charles L Glaser

Charles L Glaser

Senior Fellow, SSP

Affiliates and Visitors

Liudmyla Huliaieva

Research Affiliate, MIT-Ukraine Program

April Julich Perez

April Julich Perez

Deputy Director, CIS

Executive Director, MISTI

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Arthur Petersen

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Benjamin Norwood Harris

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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.

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150th anniversary of Japan grad from MIT

150th anniversary of Japan grad from MIT

Eichiro Honma graduated from MIT in 1874

From samurai to engineers: Eiichiro Honma was born the son of Genzui Honma, a samurai of the Fukuoka domain, and went to MIT for civil engineering research by order of the domain.

Inna's story

Inna's story

Computer Science and Engineering '27

Inna Voloshchuk interned at Euromonitor International in Vilnius, Lithuania, through the MIT-Eurasia Program. She trained two models to predict product attributes and worked on data cleaning and analysis to understand the models' behavior.

Italy interns researching physics

Italy interns researching physics

Universita di Pisa

Learn about Lily's, Medha's and David's research on gravitational waves, stars and planets at the Universita' di Pisa in the summer of 2024!

Ana's story

Ana's story

Mechanical Engineering '27

Ana interned with UTEC Ventures in Peru in the summer of 2024. She facilitated the partnership between companies to create a new startup.

Trevor's story

Trevor's story

Master of Science in Urban Studies and Planning (SM)

Trevor Kodzis is considering a PhD program and this summer experience was an opportunity for him to gain fieldwork experience and build relationships in the international development and urban planning sector.

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