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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
CommentaryWalsh on the Israel-Iran crisis Jim Walsh, senior research associate at the Security Studies Program (SSP), offers expert analysis on the Israel-Iran crisis in a series of interviews across multiple media outlets. June 25, 2025
CommentaryBRICS’ new map Is taking shape Mihaela Papa, director of research and principal research scientist at CIS, recently launched an interactive BRICS map and analyzes how it reflects a global alignment driven by a shared pursuit of new partnerships in trade and development. June 25, 2025
NewsFrom MIT, an instruction manual for turning research into startups Fiona Murray, faculty director of the MIT-United Kingdom Program, also serves as the faculty director of MIT Proto Ventures, which recently published a playbook to help research institutions establish their own in-house venture studios. June 24, 2025
CommentaryHow to survive the new nuclear age Center for Nuclear Security Policy Director Vipin Narang and Senior Nuclear Fellow Pranay Vaddi examine the multiplying threats and emerging challenges in today’s evolving nuclear order. June 24, 2025
