On June 6, 2026, Yu Tiejun, President of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University (PKU) and Professor at the School of International Studies (SIS), PKU, attended the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Security Studies Program (SSP) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) upon invitation.

The anniversary celebration featured a number of panel discussions on the program's development history and future plans, as well as on core geopolitical challenges of our time, covering nuclear proliferation, regional stability, and the impact of emerging technologies on the global security landscape. Over the past five decades, MIT SSP has produced more than 120 PhD graduates and hosted nearly 1,000 visiting scholars, building a global network of experts spanning academia, government and business.

Editor: Li Fangqi