Upcoming Sessions Session Overview
The MIT XXI program consists of a series of 8 sessions over 9 months; 5 evening sessions held in Washington D.C. and three weekend sessions held in Warrenton, Virginia. Sessions are not open to the public. The introductory session is open to Fellows and Alumni. Sessions after the introductory session are open to current Fellows only.
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| Session Date | Title | Participating Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2025 | Realism, Liberalism and Implications for US-China Relations RSVP | John Mearsheimer, Andrew Moravcsik |
| December 1, 2025 | US Alliances and Partnerships in a Time of Transition | Liana Fix, Richard Samuels, Clint Work |
| January 5, 2026 | Emerging Technologies | Kevin M. Esvelt, Erik Lin-Greenberg, Kenneth Oye |
| January 30, 2026 | National Economies in a Globalized World | Rawi Abdelal, Sarah Chayes, Alexander de Waal, Daniel Drezner, Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Kenneth Oye, Adam Segal, Luis Videgaray, Edward You |
| March 2, 2026 | Border Security and Non-Military Challenges: Illicit Flows, Migration, and US-Latin American Relations | Kelly M. Greenhill, Chappell Lawson, Andrew Selee |
| March 30, 2026 | Israel, Iran and Shifting Dynamics in the Middle East | Suzanne Maloney, Natan Sachs |
| May 1, 2026 | US National Security Policy | Daniel Byman, Fiona Cunningham, Keir Lieber, Vipin Narang, Abraham Newman, Daryl Press, Brian Taylor |
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