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Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) · 1 month ago

Intern - Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program (Spring 2026)

Washington, DC

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

$18/hr - $20/hr

Start in 2026 Winter

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a non-profit organization focused on providing strategic insights on global security. The research internship will involve assisting with a project on Russia's defense firms and related factors, requiring strong research and language skills.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Provide relevant research, writing, and editing support to multiple staff members within the highlighted research project

Discover, clean, organize, and analyze various Russian-language data sources

Monitor relevant Russian-language paper and press releases

Perform ad hoc requests and other duties as necessary in support of staff members within the highlighted research project

Qualification

Russian language proficiencyResearch experienceData scraping toolsEditing skillsInterest in Russian policiesWriting skillsCommunication skillsTime management skills

Required

Currently enrolled in a thematically relevant master's or bachelor's program (in the case of undergrads, 3rd or 4th year students are preferred)

Interest or experience in Russian domestic and foreign policies; Russian defense industry; and/or Russian economy

Advanced knowledge of Russian language is required

Excellent record in an academic and research environment

Strong writing, editing, communication, and time management skills

Preferred

Knowledge of different data scraping and processing tools (R Studio, Python, etc.)

Company

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

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Established in Washington, D.C., over 60 years ago, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to providing strategic insights and policy solutions to help decisionmakers chart a course toward a better world.

Founded in 1962

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

201-500 employees

https://www.csis.org

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