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CommentaryPapa on the 2025 BRICS Summit Mihaela Papa, director of research and principal research scientist at CIS, offers expert analysis on the 17th BRICS summit in a series of interviews across multiple media outlets. July 09, 2025
NewsExploring data and its influence on political behavior F. Daniel Hidalgo, associate professor of political science and associated faculty of the MIT-Brazil Program, explores the intersection of data and politics in course 17.831 (Data and Politics). July 07, 2025
NewsPapa delivers thematic address at Jameel Index for Food Trade and Vulnerability launch Mihaela Papa, director of research and principal research scientist at CIS, delivered the thematic address at the launch of the Jameel Index for Food Trade and Vulnerability, highlighting how the index can be used to analyze food trade dynamics through the lens of the BRICS+ group. July 01, 2025
CommentaryRussia is unwilling to aid Iran after the US strike Carol Saivetz, senior fellow at the Security Studies Program (SSP), analyzes Russia's lack of support for Iran following the US strikes, revealing Moscow’s weakened position. June 28, 2025
NewsSummer 2025 reading from MIT Books written by CIS-affiliated faculty, including Phil Budden, Fiona Murray, Volha Charnysh, and Kathleen Thelen, were featured in MIT News’s summer reading list. June 26, 2025
