MIT Center for International Studies

Join us tomorrow at 3:00 PM for our final outdoor screening of FIFA World Cup - Semifinal: France vs Spain in the Kendall/MIT Open Space, organized by MIT Open Space Programming with community collaborators including @kendallnow, @MIT_CIS, and @MISTIatMIT. Registration is recommended. Learn more here: bit.ly/SoccerScreenin… @MIT_SHASS

Evan Lieberman (@evlieb), director of CIS and Total Professor of @MITPoliSci and Contemporary Africa, reflects on more than a year since the closure of USAID and Americans' indifference toward foreign development assistance. Read here: globalcommons.substack.com/p/do-americans… @MIT_SHASS

The pursuit of ideas that seemed impossible, until they weren't. That's #CuriosityOnAMission. In case you missed it, check out this great video and explore the stories behind it: curiositymission.org

NOTE: The screening of FIFA World Cup - Argentina vs Egypt has been canceled due to weather. Please join us on Tuesday, July 14 at 3:00 PM for the final outdoor screening of FIFA World Cup - Semifinal in the Kendall/MIT Open Space. Registration is recommended: Learn more here: openspace.mit.edu/calendar/socce…

Join us tomorrow at 12:00 PM for an outdoor screening of FIFA World Cup - Argentina vs Egypt at the Kendall/MIT Open Space, organized by MIT Open Space Programming with community collaborators including @kendallnow, @MIT_CIS, and @MISTIatMIT. Registration is recommended. Learn more here: bit.ly/SoccerScreenin… @MIT_SHASS

Carlo Ratti, faculty director of the MIT-Italy Program, explores Ferrari’s first electric vehicle and the backlash against it, arguing that the car represents Ferrari’s effort to use human innovation to rethink the future of electric vehicles. Read here: nytimes.com/2026/06/27/opi… @MIT_SHASS

Fiona Murray, faculty director of the MIT-United Kingdom Program, discusses how US universities cultivate innovation ecosystems and the importance of strengthening connections between universities, labs, and the economy to sustain innovation in a turbulent geopolitical era. Read here: mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-…. @MIT_SHASS @MITSloan

Noah Nathan, associate professor of @MITPoliSci and associated faculty of the MIT-Africa Program and @lab_diversity , co-authored a newly published paper examining how semi-communal “compound houses” in Accra, Ghana affect how much people vote and participate in political activity. Learn more about the study here: news.mit.edu/2026/how-archi… @MIT_SHASS

Jim Walsh (@DrJimWalshMIT), senior research associate at @MIT_SSP, discusses the significance of renewed US-Iran strikes following ceasefire violations, describing them as low-level exchanges. Watch here: foxnews.com/video/63996457… @MIT_SHASS

Join us tomorrow at 1:00 PM for an outdoor screening of FIFA World Cup - Côte d’Ivoire v. Norway at the Kendall/MIT Open Space, organized by MIT Open Space Programming with community collaborators including @kendallnow, @MIT_CIS, and @MISTIatMIT. Registration is recommended. Learn more here: bit.ly/SoccerScreenin… @MIT_SHASS

Sojun Park, a postdoctoral associate at CIS, argues in @east_asia_forum that the US must acknowledge and offset the uneven economic costs its AI export controls impose on allied economies to sustain an effective allied export control regime. Read his insights here: eastasiaforum.org/2026/06/26/was… @MIT_SHASS

On Tuesday, June 23, we brought the Ghana vs. England game to the Kendall/MIT Open Space in partnership with @kendallnow, @CambMA, and @MISTIatMIT! Attendees enjoyed merchandise giveaways, face painting, and CIS hacky sacks while cheering on the match. Learn more about upcoming FIFA World Cup screenings here: cis.mit.edu/events-seminar…

Since last summer, several CIS faculty and research affiliates have published new books exploring topics in international security, statecraft, and global affairs. Explore more publications from CIS faculty and affiliates here: cis.mit.edu/publications-r… @MIT_SSP @MITPoliSci @MIT_SHASS

Join us tomorrow at 3:30 PM for an outdoor screening of FIFA World Cup - Ghana vs England at the Kendall/MIT Open Space, organized by MIT Open Space Programming with community collaborators including @kendallnow, @CambMA, @MIT_CIS, and @MISTIatMIT. Free CIS hacky sacks are available in the MIT E40 cafe! Registration is recommended. Learn more here: bit.ly/SoccerScreenin… @MIT_SHASS

Shivshankar Menon (@ShivshankaMenon), our 2015 Robert E Wilhelm Fellow, was recently quoted in @nytimes: “It seems the president now only sees China as an economic competitor and is trying to come to a modus vivendi with China.... It doesn’t seem like this US administration is interested in the broader geostrategic issues in Asia.” nytimes.com/2026/06/09/us/… @MIT_SSP @MIT_SHASS

Join us on Tuesday, June 16 at 3:00 PM for an outdoor screening of FIFA World Cup - France vs Senegal at the Kendall/MIT Open Space, organized by MIT Open Space Programming with community collaborators including @kendallnow, @MIT_CIS, and @MISTIatMIT. Free CIS hacky sacks are available in the MIT E40 cafe! Registration is recommended. Learn more here: bit.ly/SoccerScreenin… @MIT_SHASS

Joanne Lin, Fulbright Fellow at CIS and senior fellow and coordinator of the ASEAN Studies Centre @ISEAS, discusses how Southeast Asia operates amid rivalry between China and the US in a new Dialogues at Fulcrum podcast episode. Listen here: fulcrum.sg/southeast-asia… @MIT_SHASS

🎥 Earlier this week SIPRI released a new Spotlight video featuring @mbudjeryn, Senior Researcher at the Center for Nuclear Security Policy, @MIT, reflecting on the legacy of the Chornobyl disaster and the nuclear security challenges facing the international community today. Watch it now ➡️ bit.ly/49xtj6M #Chornobyl #NuclearSecurity #Nuclear #Russia #Ukraine

“I believe that we're in a geopolitical moment that really calls on CIS and CIS strengths.” Dafna Rand (@dafnahrand), PhD, joined @MIT_CIS as its 2025–2026 Robert E Wilhelm Fellow, bringing decades of experience in foreign policy, government service, and think tanks. Learn more about her research during her fellowship here: youtu.be/fyjFohaqUn0?si… @MIT_SHASS

Join us tomorrow at 12:00 PM for Best Practices to Save Multilateralism. Mihaela Papa, director of research at CIS, will join a panel of experts discussing vulnerabilities in the current multilateral order and innovative approaches to restoring trust and strengthening global cooperation. A virtual attendance option is available. Learn more here: unu.edu/cpr/event/best… @MIT_SHASS