Applications are closing this Friday! If you are a recent college graduate interested in nuclear security, then consider applying for the Nuclear Security Junior Fellowship in our new Center for Nuclear Security Policy (CNSP) @MIT. The junior fellows will serve as research assistants for faculty, researchers, and fellows on topics related to nuclear security. Fellows will report to the director of the CNSP.

Nuclear Threats

Spend your lunchtime with us! Join us tomorrow, Feb. 12, for the latest Wednesday Seminar, as Professor Lisa Koch, Claremont McKenna College, discusses how US decision-makers perceive and respond to 21st-century nuclear threats. Livestreaming at noon ET: In person for MIT folks📍E40-496. @LL_Koch

This is a 1-yr program with the possibility of a 2nd-year renewal and includes MIT benefits. The deadline to apply is Feb. 15. Full job description and application:

This new research article by SSP Senior Fellow Charles Glaser explores the implications of emerging technology for the competition between nuclear retaliatory forces and damage-limitation forces. Read the full @jststs article:

Livestreaming at noon ET:

Thank you Michele Griffin for your insightful discussion at this week’s Wednesday Seminar. As the @UN Summit of the Future Director, Griffin conceived and led the effort to negotiate the historic Pact for the Future - the most comprehensive global agreement in decades, encompassing new issues such as governing Artificial Intelligence, managing the risks and opportunities of new technologies, digital cooperation, international financial architecture reform, and acting for future generations. The Pact is also the first agreement in decades on nuclear disarmament, outer space governance, and Security Council reform. In case you missed it, view Griffin’s discussion of her milestone work:

In our upcoming Wednesday Seminar Professor Lisa Koch, Claremont McKenna College, discusses how US decision-makers perceive and respond to 21st-century nuclear threats. 2/12/25 | 12pm ET Bookmark the livestream: MIT community members are welcomed to join us in person in E40-496. @LL_Koch

Are America’s NATO allies taking advantage of the United States—and is it time to rethink our entire role on the world stage? SSP’s Barry Posen and political commentator @kristineberz present two divergent perspectives for The Dialogue Project: America and the World, moderated by @NewsHour's @nickschifrin. Watch the full debate from @92ndStreetY:

The UN Summit of the Future: Reinvigorating Multilateralism

Join us today at noon for the return of the Wednesday Seminars. Today’s speaker, Michèle Griffin, will draw on her experience from a career at the United Nations to discuss the recent @UN Summit of the Future and what the negotiations tell us about the future of multilateralism at a time of increased risk, volatility, and interdependence. Join the livestream at noon ET: MIT community members are welcomed to join us in person in E40-496.

Each academic year SSP welcomes one serving member of the United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, and two serving members of the Army to participate in classes, and offer their unique expertise to our students. Learn more about this year’s Military Fellows:

Applications are still open for Nuclear Security Junior Fellows in our new Center for Nuclear Security Policy (CNSP) at MIT. The junior fellows will serve as research assistants for faculty, researchers, and fellows on topics related to nuclear security. Fellows will report to the director of the CNSP. Recent college graduates who are interested in nuclear security are encouraged to apply to this 1-yr program, with the possibility of a 2nd-year renewal. This fellowship includes MIT benefits. Deadline to apply is February 15. Full job description and application: @MIT

We’re excited to announce the return of our Wednesday Seminars, kicking off on Feb. 5 with Michèle Griffin. Drawing on her experience from a career at the United Nations, Griffin will discuss the recent UN Summit of the Future and what the negotiations tell us about the future of multilateralism at a time of increased risk, volatility, and interdependence. MIT community members are welcomed to join us in person at noon in E40-496. Check out this semester’s Wednesday Seminar lineup:

SSP’s Barry Posen on Trump’s foreign policy tactics, “He likes to start the negotiation with a very strong hand. So if you want NATO to increase defense spending by three per cent, ask for five. If you want privileged access to Greenland, ask to own it,” Posen said. Read the full @CBC article ‘Shock and awe’: Trump moves faster than last time to impose agenda.

We are excited to announce that Elena Capuzzo has been promoted to Program Coordinator for the SSP Wargaming Lab! “Since joining the team last summer, Elena has been instrumental to the Lab's growth. She's played a critical role in planning wargames, coordinating multiple institutes and conferences, and facilitating engagements with senior government officials. None of the Lab's programming would be possible without her professionalism and exceptional program management skills.” -Eric Heginbotham & Erik Lin-Greenberg, Co-directors Wargaming Lab This promotion recognizes Elena's dedication, increased responsibilities, and commitment to SSP and the Wargaming Lab. Congratulations Elena! @eriklg