Cheers to a great discussion at our Starr Forum: Housing the World: Inequality, Informality, and the Future of Cities. For those who are interested, here is a recording of the event: youtu.be/EGeTTsSLvCg MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences MIT SSP (Security Studies Program) MIT Political Science #housing #starrforum @StudiesMit4226 @MIT_SHASS @MITPoliSci

Join us next Monday for our Focus on Eurasia event, Innovation on Steroids: What are we Learning from the Ukraine War? Erik Lin-Greenberg's research examines how emerging military technology affects conflict dynamics and the regulation and use of force. His book, The Remote Revolution: Drones and Modern Statecraft (Cornell University Press), explores how remote warfighting technologies are reshaping international politics. In other ongoing projects, he explores how technology and public opinion influence international politics and decisions on the use of force. 🗓️ October 26, 2026  |  4:30 – 6:00 pm ET 📍 Building 3, 270 🌐 RSVP to attend in-person or online at bit.ly/InnovationOnSteroids

Thank you to those who could attend our special 75th Anniversary Starr Forum. In case you missed it or would like to rewatch the discussion, please find the recording of the discussion below: Starr Forum: What Would the US Do in a Middle Power Order? youtu.be/WF-ykYKpopA @StudiesMit4226 @MIT_SHASS @MITPoliSci #globalpower #politics #us #starrforum

Join us this week for Reporting from Contemporary Italy: Q&A with Jason Horowitz, New York Times Europe Correspondent. As Rome Bureau Chief for the New York Times for the last eight years, Jason Horowitz reported from the front lines of Italy and the Mediterranean region. In his new book The Italian Job: A Memoir of an American Reporter in Rome, he shares an insider’s view of politics and culture in Italy today, including the rise of Giorgia Meloni and the election of the first North American Pope. 🗓️ October 14, 2026 | 5:00 – 7:00 pm ET 📍 Building 2-105 🌐 Learn more at bit.ly/ReportingfromContempo… @StudiesMit4226 @MIT_SHASS @MITPoliSci @GlobalMIT

The Center is honored to announce our most distinguished fellows: global economic leader @MarcosTroyjo and veteran diplomat Richard M Mills Jr. As Robert E Wilhelm Fellows, they will produce research and engage with @MIT faculty and students on the complex economic, diplomatic and geopolitical challenges shaping the international order. Read more here: cis.mit.edu/news/global-econ… @evlieb @MIT_SHASS @GlobalMIT @MIT_SSP @MITPoliSci

Duane Boning, MIT’s vice provost for international activities, discusses the Institute’s approach to global engagement. Read more here: cis.mit.edu/news/3-questions… @MIT_SSP @MIT_SHASS @MITPoliSci @GlobalMIT

Evan Lieberman, CIS director, provides commentary on a recent World Bank study that concludes that in a slow growth world more governments are considering a return to more deliberate policy to spur particular economic activities. Read more here: cis.mit.edu/news/envisioning… #development #africa @evlieb @StudiesMit4226 @MIT_SHASS @MITPoliSci

Join us on September 28 for the first Starr Forum of the academic year, Housing the World: Inequality, Informality, and the Future of Cities, with Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). 🗓️Monday, September 28, 2026, 5 - 6:30pm ET 📍45 - 230 🌐Learn more and RSVP at bit.ly/HousingtheWorld #housing #inequality #starrforum #events @StudiesMit4226 @MIT_SHASS @MITPoliSci @mitsap @AnacludiaRossb1 @UNHABITAT

Ahead of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, Mihaela Papa, director of the Center's BRICS Lab, spoke with the Financial Times about the grouping’s growing global influence and the US response to its rise. She noted that explicit US threats directed at BRICS countries signal that the grouping is increasingly being perceived in Washington as a geopolitical challenge. cis.mit.edu/news/brics-rise @StudiesMit4226 @MIT_SHASS @MITPoliSci #brics

The Center welcomes Marcos Troyjo, one of our new Robert E Wilhelm Fellows, as the speaker for the first seminar of the fall semester on, The Rise of ESG 2.0: Economy-Security-Geopolitics. The talk is a part of the Center’s Global Research & Policy Seminar series. 🗓️ September 14, 2026, 12-1PM ET 📍E40-496 🌐 Learn more and RSVP at cis.mit.edu/events-seminars/… #CIS #ESG2 #GlobalResearch #PolicySeminar #EconomySecurity #Geopolitics #FallSeminar #MarcosTroyjo @StudiesMit4226 @MIT_SHASS @MITPoliSci

On the anniversary of September 11, we pause to honor the victims, survivors, and heroes whose lives were forever changed by the attacks. Through events and discussions exploring the attacks from historical, political, social, and cultural perspectives, CIS and other global experts have contributed to the ongoing effort to understand the history and lasting impact of September 11. View the CIS playlist featuring our events related to 9/11. youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… #September11 #911Anniversary #NeverForget #CIS #September11 #CIS @StudiesMit4226 @MIT_SHASS @MITPoliSci

Congratulations to the fourth cohort of Pathways@GDL students on completing their summer internship! Pathways@GDL is funded by @MITPoliSci and @mit_cis. Read more about this summer's cohort here: polisci.mit.edu/news/2026/pa… @MIT_SHASS

Kathleen Thelen (@MITPoliSci, @MISTIatMIT) received the 2026 Gladys M Kammerer Award from @APSAtweets for “Attention, Shoppers! American Retail Capitalism and the Origins of the Amazon Economy." Read here: politicalsciencenow.com/kath… @MIT_SHASS

Erik Lin-Greenberg (@eriklg), co-director of @MIT_SSP's Wargaming Lab, argues that ambiguity in US messaging and shifting policy have done more harm than good in the war with Iran, and that the Trump administration must clearly define its goals to help reach a truce. Read here: foreignaffairs.com/united-st… @MIT_SHASS @MITPoliSci

Evan Lieberman (@evlieb), director of CIS and Total Professor of @MITPoliSci and Contemporary Africa, discusses the history of rooibos tea in South Africa and argues that peaceful trade can strengthen political relationships. Read here: globalcommons.substack.com/p… @MIT_SHASS