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Are the United States and Europe still allies? The European public doesn’t think so

March 26, 2025

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From show trials to war: A brief history of Ukrainian scientists in portraits

March 24, 2025

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Entrepreneurship and innovation strategy books from MIT

March 24, 2025

Analysis & Commentary

Strategic empathy & the roots of the Ukraine War

March 18, 2025

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US policy on BRICS: A temporary fix or a strategic reset?

March 14, 2025

Dr. Rand and Ambassador Shringla join MIT as distinguished fellows at the Center for International Studies

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Dr. Rand and Ambassador Shringla to join MIT as distinguished fellows at the Center for International Studies

March 13, 2025

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Houck and Ansari, PhD students, further their dissertation research abroad

March 04, 2025

Our programs across Europe

Through dynamic collaborations with partners across Europe, MIT researchers are advancing critical knowledge and innovation in many industries, including aerospace, renewable energy, biotechnology, and information technology.

CIS faculty apply their expertise in history, international relations, foreign policy, political economy, globalization, security, and ethnic conflict to research and partnerships addressing critical challenges impacting both Europe and the world.

Our Experts

Staff

Myriam Zuber

Program Manager, MIT-France Program, MIT-Belgium Program

Faculty and Researchers

Cathy Culot

Faculty Co-Director, MIT-Belgium Program

Lecturer in French

Faculty and Researchers

Patrick Jaillet

Faculty Director, MIT-France Program

Dugald C.Jackson Professor in Electrical Engineering

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Co-Director of Operations Research Center

Staff

Ekaterina Zabrovski

Lead, Europe

Managing Director, MIT-Eurasia Program

Faculty and Researchers

Areg Danagoulian

Faculty Co-Director, MIT-Eurasia Program

Associate Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering

Faculty and Researchers

Gediminas Urbonas

Faculty Co-Director, MIT-Eurasia Program

Associate Professor

Staff

Justin Leahey

Assistant Director, Global Seed Funds

Managing Director, MIT-Germany Program, MIT-Switzerland Program

Staff

Madeline Smith

Managing Director, MIT-Scandinavia Program

Faculty and Researchers

Kathleen Thelen

Faculty Director, MIT-Scandinavia Program, MIT-Germany Program, MIT-Switzerland Program

Ford International Professor of Political Science

Staff

Serenella Sferza

Co-Director, MIT-Italy Program

Faculty and Researchers

Carlo Ratti

Faculty Director, MIT-Italy Program

Professor of Practice of Urban Technologies and Planning

Staff

Stephen Barnes

Managing Director, MIT-UK Program, MIT-Netherlands Program

Faculty and Researchers

C. Cem Tasan

Faculty Director, MIT-Netherlands Program

Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty and Researchers

Phil Budden

Faculty Director, MIT-UK Program

Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management

Faculty and Researchers

Fiona Murray

Faculty Director, MIT-UK Program

William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship and Associate Dean for Innovation and Inclusion

Staff

Alicia Goldstein Raun

Associate Director, MISTI

Managing Director, MIT-Spain Program, MIT-Portugal Program

Faculty and Researchers

Mercedes Balcells-Camps

Faculty Director, MIT-Spain Program

Principal Research Scientist, Institute of Medical Engineering & Science

Faculty and Researchers

R. John Hansman

Faculty Co-Director, MIT-Portugal Program

T. Wilson (1953) Professor in Aeronautics Director, International Center for Air Transportation

Faculty and Researchers

Doug Hart

Faculty Co-Director, MIT-Portugal Program

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Staff

Svitlana Krasynska

Program Manager, MIT-Ukraine Program

Faculty and Researchers

Elizabeth Wood

Faculty Co-Director, MIT-Eurasia Program

MIT-Ukraine Program

Ford International Professor of History

Staff

Abigail MacKenzie

Program Coordinator, MIT-UK, MIT-Netherlands, MIT-Germany, MIT-Switzerland Program

Staff

Gabriela Diaz Quinones

Program Assistant, MIT-Mexico, MIT-Colombia, MIT-Spain, MIT-Portugal Program

Fellows

Polina Beliakova

Russian Foreign & National Security Policy Fellow

Paul (1969) and Melonie Brophy Fellow

Affiliates and Visitors

Nataliia Fihurka

Research Affiliate

Uppsala University, Department of Material Science and Engineering,Division of Nanotechnology and Functional Materials

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Apr 16

Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days

5:30pm - 7:00pm

Location

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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.