The president of the American Federation of Teachers said that strengthening public education and the labor movement is essential for empowering citizens, fostering economic mobility, and preventing democratic backsliding.

Columbia IGP hosted experts to discuss the recent Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreement and its impact on the wider region.

IGP’s working roundtable on Nov. 19 explored Americans’ perceptions of global issues, the country’s role on the world stage, and President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda.

SIPA and the state of New York brought together experts, senior practitioners, and lawmakers for a two-day conference on the future of cyber regulation and harmonization featuring two IGP-sponsored panels.

Ambassador Wendy Sherman, a veteran diplomat who previously served as the 21st Deputy Secretary of State, discussed the alliance of autocracies, or “axis of chaos,” during an Institute of Global Politics roundtable on national security challenges facing the next US president.

Ambassador Wendy Sherman convened a roundtable with SIPA students to discuss how US policymakers should confront global adversaries.

A conference at SIPA showcases industrial policy successes in vaccine development, manufacturing, and trade, both during the last administration and in past decades.

Yasmine Ergas, the director of the Gender and Public Policy specialization at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, shares a feminist analysis of how the reinforcement of patriarchal ideals shaped America’s electoral landscape.

Amos Hochstein, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Energy and Investment, visited Columbia SIPA in September to discuss the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment and negotiations in Lebanon with students and faculty.

On November 14, Columbia University brought together top journalists and academics for a panel discussion, The Campaigns and the Coverage, to analyze the media’s role in the recent presidential election.