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Faculty, alumni and students of the School of International and Public Affairs are frequently called upon by the news media to provide analysis and commentary on current events. Listed below are a few recent examples of our contributions to reporting on critical public policy issues. If the articles are available to the general public, we have provided a direct link. If not, the link will lead to the publication's home page.
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Lucius Riccio runs the numbers on New York City’s “snowmageddon”
NY Daily News, December 29, 2011
Robert Mundell on Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi and ECB loans
Bloomberg, December 27, 2011 
Journal of International Affairs: The impact of civil society in Russia
TIME, December 26, 2011
Stephen Sestanovich: What's Next for Russia's Political Leadership?
PBS, December 27, 2011
Richard K. Betts places the Iraq war in context
WNYC, December 23, 2011 
Gerald Curtis on the fate of Japanese citizens abducted to North Korea
Reuters, December 21, 2011
Gernot Wagner: EU Carbon Tax on Flights: “A Small Step In The Right Direction” Says Economist
The Daily Ticker on Yahoo, December 21, 2011
Gary Sick on unity in the Persian Gulf
Lebanon Daily Star, December 19, 2011
Richard Clarida on the financial crisis: causes and cures
Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2011
Charles Armstrong: What’s next for North Korea and the region?
WNYC, December 19, 2011
Stuart Gottlieb: Wishful thinking about a nuclear-armed Iran
Washington Post, December 12, 2011
Jean-Marie Guehenno on political disengagement in Congo
New York Times, December 15, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs: “Money has driven American politics to the right”
The Guardian, December 12, 2011
Geoffrey Heal says sustainable Masdar City is “hardly a model for others”
Bloomberg, December 8, 2011
Claudia Dreifus: A Conversation With George Dyson: Looking Backward to Put New Technologies in Focus
New York Times, December 6, 2011
Douglas Almond: America's Male Only Child Policy?
Forbes, December 5, 2011
Scott Barrett: A Conversation on Climate Change and International Cooperation
The Atlantic, December 5, 2011
Helios Herrera says German Chancellor Angela Merkel should offer bailout measures for Europe
Il Sole (Italian), December 3, 2011
Mahmood Mamdani on oil, corruption, and the popularity of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni
New York Times, November 26, 2011
Wojciech Kopczuk says women are still making strides into the top echelons of income earners
Christian Science Monitor, November 26, 2011
Scott Barrett on climate talks and U.S. leadership
NPR, November 28, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs: “Labor Market Failure” in training
Bloomberg, November 23, 2011
Abraham Wagner has been named to Newt Gingrich’s foreign policy team
Washington Post, November 22, 2011
Steven Cohen: Sustainability Management: Lessons From and for New York City, America, and the Planet
New York Times, November 20, 2011
Arvind Panagariya: “Only in India does redistribution… pass for inclusive growth,”
Hindustan Times, November 18, 2011
Rodolfo de la Garza says Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has no chance of winning the Mexican presidential election
Reuters, November 17, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs: The New Progressive Movement
New York Times, November 13, 2011
Wojciech Kopczuk says economic mobility is a “fuzzy concept”
Wall Street Journal, November 11, 2011
Joseph Stiglitz says local governments have been exploited by big banks
Bloomberg, November 14, 2011
José Antonio Ocampo says governments should be free to use “capital account regulations”
Financial Times, November 13, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs: A review of his new book The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity
The Economist, November 12, 2011
Arvind Panagariya: India’s economic growth must help the common man … become less dependent on government handouts
Washington Post, November 8, 2011
Irene Finel-Honigman talks about Europe's sovereign debt crisis and its implications for the U.S. Treasuries
Bloomberg, November 9, 2011
David Dinkins calls for President Obama to commute the sentence of convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard
Jerusalem Post, November 7, 2011
Andrew Stark reviews Beyond the Finite
Wall Street Journal, November 3, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs and Niall Ferguson debate OWS and the 1%
CNN, October 31, 2011
Maria Victoria Murillo on the the "cult of personality" surrounding late Argentine president Nestor Kirchner
New York Times, October 27, 2011
Dorian Warren: What NBA stars and Occupy Wall Street protestors have in common
Washington Post, October 24, 2011
José Antonio Ocampo: Capital controls should be standard tool, not last resort
Bloomberg BusinessWeek, October 25, 2011
Joseph Stiglitz says the European Union's framework Is flawed
Bloomberg, October 26, 2011
Dorian Warren on income inequality in the U.S.
MSNBC, October 26, 2011
Alexander Cooley on the Unites States’s status as a defender of human rights
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, October 25, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs on Timor-Leste’s plan for oil fund investments
The Guardian, October 24, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs addresses the challenges of the growing global population
CNN, October 22, 2011
Stuart Gottlieb writes “Risky retreat from Iraq”
NY Post, October 21, 2011
Lincoln Mitchell says “Occupy” looks forward, “Tea Party” backward
U.S. News, October 19, 2011
Stuart Gottlieb says shrinking America’s role in the world is the true Obama doctrine
Fox News, October 19, 2011
Thomas Trebat says alarm bells are going off on Brazilian fiscal policy
Bloomberg News, October 19, 2011
Irene Finel-Honigman says G20 bank recapitalization is more crucial than restructuring Greek debt
Bloomberg Radio, October 18, 2011
Arvind Panagariya says the lack of progress in India is astonishing
Washington Post, October 15, 2011
Dorian Warren on Occupy Wall Street: Is the message getting lost in the movement?
MSNBC, October 17, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs talks about his new book The Price of Civilization and Occupy Wall Street
NY1, October 17, 2011
Jean-Marie
Guéhenno signed an open letter to the euro zone leaders
Financial Times, October 12, 2011
Gary Sick: “I find this alleged Iranian plot very hard to believe”
CNN, October 12, 2011
José Antonio Ocampo on Latin America’s increased independence
Bloomberg News, October 10, 2011
Steven Cohen: Sustainability Lessons for the Big Apple
Forbes, October 10, 2011
Dorian Warren on Occupy Wall Street and the One-Percent
MSNBC, October 9, 2011
Mahmood Mamdani on the film “Prosecutor,” which follows the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
PBS Newshour, October 6, 2011
John H. Coatsworth on Columbia’s pursuit of a high-tech campus
Crain’s, October 6, 2011
Dorian Warren is continuing to offer analysis for global media on the Occupy Wall Street movement in lower Manhattan.
ABC News, October 2 - 7, 2011
NBC News
BBC
NPR
Joseph Stiglitz on “The 99% Solution”, shortly after speaking to Occupy Wall Street participants
MSNBC, October 3, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs says a Greek default could rip the euro zone apart
CNBC, October 4, 2011
Gordon Bajnai discusses the euro zone crisis
CNBC, September 30, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs breaks down income inequality
MSNBC, October 4, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs on his book The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity
Wall Street Journal, October 1, 2011
Charlie Rose
Ester Fuchs says the system of primaries works against candidates like Chris Christie
New York Times, October 6, 2011
Dorian Warren on Herman Cain and "brainwashed" African-Americans
MSNBC, September 29, 2011
Jagdish Bhagwati talks about the trade and economic relationship between emerging markets and the U.S.
Bloomberg, September 28, 2011
Steven Cohen discusses public/private funding of infrastructure
The Capitol, September 26, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs says Congressman Paul Ryan’s proposal would “kill our government”
CNN, September 26, 2011
Rafael Correa, president of Ecuador, took on the media in a lecture co-sponsored by SIPA
Reuters, September 24, 2011
Stuart Gottlieb on the need for “green” jobs vs. the need for “more” jobs.
Politico, September 21, 2011
Gary Sick says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comes to NYC in the weakest position ever
Wall Street Journal, September 22, 2011
Rashid Khalidi: Palestinians need an honest broker
USA Today, September 22, 2011
Graciana del Castillo, former S&P analyst, on the importance of conversations in ratings
Bloomberg, September 22, 2011
Gary Sick says Ahmadinejad hoped to use Sarah Shourd’s release for good will
CNN, September 21, 2011
Rashid Khalidi says Obama’s actions on Israel reflects political reality
Washington Post, Septmber 21, 2011
John Mutter: Should scientists be held accountable for earthquakes?
PRI’s The World, September 20, 2011
Rashid Khalidi: Time for U.S. to adapt to a new Middle East
NPR, September 19, 2011
Joseph Stiglitz: “Buffett Rule” is not class warfare
ABC News, September 19, 2011
Michael Doyle: Israeli-Palestinian conflict “a wound that keeps getting ripped open”
Washington Post, September 17, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs on dueling job plans in Washington: Neither side has it right
CNN, September 16, 2011
Joseph Stiglitz says Fed chairman lacks tools to prevent double dip
Bloomberg, September 16, 2011
Sylvia Hewlett: Generation X Stymied by Boomers
Bloomberg, September 15, 2011
Stephen Sestanovich says the Jackson-Vanik amendment is focused on Congress/White House relations
Voice of Russia, September 15, 2011
Irene Finel-Honigman: How a Greek default would affect the Greeks
Bloomberg, September 12, 2011
Robert Jervis says NYC mayor balanced response and public freedom
Boston Globe, September 10, 2011
Joel Moser says U.S. infrastructure spending is an urgent matter
Bloomberg, September 9, 2011
Michelle Moghtader (MIA ’12): Sex Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran
CNN, September 8, 2011
Richard Betts and Michael Doyle: A 9/11 book review
Roll Call, September 7, 2011
Gernot Wagner: Going Green but Getting Nowhere
New York Times, September 7, 2011
Jack Snyder says rushing to the polls in Libya could reignite civil war
CNN, September 2, 2011
Ralph da Costa Nuñez says the measurement of poverty goes beyond the appliances in the household
Philadelphia Inquirer, September 4, 2011
Jagdish Bhagwati: President Obama needs to “step up” on world trade
Reuters, September 2, 2011
Arvind Panagariya says India could do more to promote domestic growth
Business Standard (India), September 2, 2011
Alexander Cooley and Lincoln Mitchell on elections in
Abkhazia: "A Counterproductive Disdain"
New York Times, August 31, 2011
Mahmood Mamdani: What does Gaddafi's fall mean for Africa?
Al Jazeera, August 30, 2011
William Eimicke says the FDNY should look like the city it serves
New York Times, August 28, 2011
Kenneth Prewitt on funding for social science research
Science, August 2011
Joseph Stiglitz says the probability of a U.S. recession is “very high”
Bloomberg, August 25, 2011
Alexander Cooley says the East Turkestan Islamic Movement is not likely a priority for Pakistan
Voice of America, August 24, 2011
Joseph Stiglitz says German focus on austerity is “wrong thing”
Washington Post, August 24, 2011
Ousmane Kane on Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s accuser and her Fulani-speaking community
Wall Street Journal, August 23, 2011
Wolfram Schlenker’s research featured in “A Hotter Planet Doesn’t Have to Be Hungrier”
Bloomberg, August 22, 2011
Bricklin Dwyer (PEPM ’10) on the chances of another recession
Nightly Business Report, August 19, 2010
Dorian Warren: Meet the “recession generation”
MSNBC, August 18, 2011
Stuart Gottlieb on the evolution of the Bush doctrine
Globo (Brazil), August 18, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs: “Tripped up on globalization”
Financial Times, August 18, 2011
Ralph da Costa Nunez says millions of children have been “notched down into deep poverty” during the past decade
New York Times, August 17, 2011
Ralph da Costa Nunez says homeless people in a rural community is a growing problem
Kokomo Tribune, August 17, 2011
Richard Clarida withdraws as candidate for Federal Reserve governor
Wall Street Journal , August 16, 2011
Joseph Stiglitz talks about Washington’s role in boosting job growth
NPR, August 14, 2011
John Hirsch: "The Black Hawk Down Effect:" What went right during the last Somalian crisis
Foreign Policy, August 8, 2011
William Eimicke and his student’s research on diversity in the FDNY
New York Times, August 10, 2011
Joseph Stiglitz: “How the make the most of the long malaise”
Financial Times, August 20, 2011
Sharyn O’Halloran says President Obama’s next steps must include the private sector
NY1, August 9, 2011
Richard Robb: “S&P Has No Special Magic for Judging U.S. Creditworthiness”
American Banker, August 9, 2011
Joseph Stiglitz says the U.S. is facing a Japan-style malaise
New York Times, August 7, 2011
Claudia Dreifus coauthored “The Self-Exam That Higher Education Would Rather Not Conduct”
Chronicle of Higher Education, August 7, 2011
Robert Lieberman’s economic predictions revisited
MarketWatch, August 8, 2011
“The U.S. economy appears to be coming apart at the seams.” – Foreign Affairs, January/February 2011
Steven Cohen says a U.S. bill against modern-day slavery faces an uphill climb
Christian Science Monitor, August 5, 2011
Sharyn O’Halloran says the U.S. still has the Apples and the Googles
Reuters, August 3, 2011
Joseph Stiglitz on “land-value taxation. A radical idea?
New York Times, July 31, 2011
Arvind Panagariya: India grew at 13 percent in last eight years
NDTV, July 28, 2011
Arvind Panagariya on the fallacies of growth and redistribution in poverty alleviation in India
The Economic Times, July 27, 2011
Sheridan Prasso on why Chinese telecom Huawei is so scary in the U.S.
Fortune, July 28, 2011
David Stark: West must support democracy in Arab world as it did in Central Europe
Christian Science Monitor, July 27, 2011
Professor Stark examines the similarities – and differences – between Central Europe in 1989 and North Africa in 2011, and the actions of western leaders then and now.
Jagdish Bhagwati: “The Wrong Way to Free Trade”
New York Times, July 25, 2011
Ester Fuchs recalls the dust bowls and crime rate during the 1975 New York fiscal crisis, Financial Times, July 24, 2011
Manning Marable’s book Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention is renewing calls for an investigation, New York Times, July 23, 2011
Jeffrey Sachs says violence in Malawi puts the country at risk
New York Times, July 23, 2011
Joseph Stiglitz: “Europe’s Travails and Our Collective Fate”
International Herald Tribune, July 19, 2011
Arvind Panagariya says reforms in labour, land, and higher education are crucial for India, Times of India, July 16, 2011
Albert Fishlow on the value of the Brazilian real
Bloomberg News, July 15, 2011
Albert Fishlow, Professor Emeritus, says the 55 percent gain in commodity prices in the past two years and the Brazil’s projected oil production increases are supporting the real. “Everybody says that the real is overvalued. It may not be so overvalued. There is the question of whether that exchange rate is going to change that much.”
Seth Pinsky on Columbia’s new campus and Harlem development
Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2011
Adjunct professor and NYC Economic Development Corporation president Seth Pinsky said “When cities across the country are struggling to attract new development, to have not one, but two developments announced on the same day for main street Harlem speaks to the revitalization of the community.”
John Coatsworth says Cuba has never been more interesting
Times Higher Education, July 14, 2011
“Most (Cuban) students, whatever they think of (Cuban leader) Fidel Castro or his brother Raoul, and as much as they are proud of their country, are impatient for long-overdue changes. It's an exciting process that our students can witness first-hand.”
Sharyn O’Halloran on Greece's debt crisis: "The Deal"
Greece's Wonder Woman?, July 12, 2011
Will Greece Slay the Euro?, July 14, 2011
Christine Lagarde has "yet to prove herself as a coalition builder ... and that's what her role is going to be -- to structure a resolution that includes all of the major players, all of the major debtholders in a way that they can see repayment taking place.”
Sheridan Prasso: Burmese defection gives U.S. “powerful talking point”
The World, July 8, 2011
“To have a senior level diplomat defecting to the U.S. and supporting the main U.S. foreign policy positions towards Burma, which include a push for more democracy, an urge for more openness and political freedom-and religious freedom, and also a much broader improvement of human rights conditions, is in fact, essentially a propaganda coup for the United States.”
Robert Jervis on decisions and challenges
China Daily, July 2, 2011
The author of “The Uncertainties of Cyberspace” quotes Professor Jervis’ book Perception and Misperception in International Politics: “…decision-makers tend to learn from the experience of dealing with challenges not encountered before.”
Jeffrey Sachs on the Greek debt crisis, global food supply, and U.S. labor competitiveness
Bloomberg TV, July 5, 2011
Professor Sachs says Greece is on the border between solvency crisis and liquidity crisis.
Sharyn O'Halloran on the problems in Greece
Voice of Russia, June 30, 2011
"They had fiscal policy that was for most part unsustainable. If we go 1.5 - 2 years back, we would find that many of their accounts that they were submitting into the EU as to being a balanced budget were actually not correct."
Jeffrey Sachs: How to save Greece
Financial Times, June 30, 2011
“Either Greece with its eurozone partners will agree on a long-term solution, or the rioters in the streets of Athens will prevail the next time that the Greek political system is pushed to the financial brink.”
Thanassis Cambanis: “Paranoia and Rage Surface in Cairo Riots”
The Atlantic, June 30, 2011
"The city is combustible. On Tuesday night, seemingly out of nowhere, fighting engulfed Cairo at a pitch not seen since the Days of Rage in January and February that forced President Hosni Mubarak to resign."
Irene Finel-Honigman on Christine Lagarde and the IMF
UN Radio, June 28, 2011
“Christine Lagarde brings an enormous amount of experience; she brings an enormous amount of diplomatic skills. But what is more important is that she is able to step into this position at a time of basic emergency.”
Mahmood Mamdani on a “bitter rivalry” in Uganda
New York Times, June 26, 2011
“The government seems clueless as to how to respond to an unarmed movement, fierce but clumsy. The irony is that the government is succeeding in uniting not only the opposition, but more and more people around the opposition.”
Ester Fuchs on labor deals in New York and New Jersey
WNYC/Brian Lehrer Show, June 23, 201
Labor deals in New York and New Jersey and what they mean for taxpayers. “There’s no question that this is a national reckoning.”
Hassan Abbas on the arrest of a Pakistani officer Ali Khan
CNN, June 22, 2011
Professor Abbas suspects there’s more to the case than alleged contacts with Hizb ul-Tahrir. “Association with such a group would not be enough to hold him for six weeks,” especially as Khan was weeks away from retirement.
Mahmood Mamdani: "This is Sudan’s Kashnir"
Financial Times, June 16, 2011
“The [Nuba] population doesn’t want the SPLA to leave. They feel betrayed, but the SPLA has to leave. The south asked for a border – that’s the consequence. This is Sudan’s Kashmir.”
Michael Doyle on the roles of Brazil and India in a Syria resolution
Christian Science Monitor, June 14, 2011
“What’s new is the strikingly more independent and self-assertive roles some of the new emerging world powers are playing.”
Neil Quartaro on the Deep Water Horizon and maritime law
WNYC/The Takeaway, June 9, 2011
“By its nature, going out into the ocean is a dangerous business, and even today we often forget an ocean-going commercial vessel is generally lost at sea every three days.”
Hassan Abbas writes “The Future of al-Qaeda”
Foreign Policy, June 6, 2011
“The bottom line is that until the battle is over and won, the counterterrorism coalition should remain united, improve local capacity, and fully concentrate on beating the terrorist threat, for good.”
Steven Cohen on Anthony Weiner, politicians, and social media
Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2011
“In this particular case, I think it's unlikely it has much of a long-term impact unless someone can demonstrate that he actually sent it.”
Hassan Abbas on the death of a Pakistani journalist
Charlie Rose, June 1, 2011
“I would say Syed Saleem Shahzad was a really brave journalist …who had the courage to be honest and say what he believed.”
John Coatsworth on educational opportunities in Cuba
Chronicle of Higher Education, May 31, 2011
"Cuba in effect is becoming a laboratory. Students and scholars will find it fascinating for years to come.”
Class of 2011: Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary-General
NBC Nightly News, May 31, 2011
“Do not let the many challenges of the world discourage you.”
Jeffrey Sachs writes about Nigeria’s historic opportunity
International Herald-Tribune, May 31, 2011
“In practical terms, Nigeria would like to make the BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — the BRINCS by the end of the decade.”
Joseph Stiglitz writes “West must help Tunisia nurture democracy”
Financial Times, May 26, 2011
Just back from Tunisia, Professor Stiglitz writes that Egypt and Tunisia “…need the west badly. It is time for the US to match action to words and provide the economic assistance they need.”
William Eimicke says high property taxes hurt New York’s economy
Marketplace, May 26, 2011
“We're losing jobs, we have an out-migration of graduates of all our universities, because it's expensive to buy a house.”
Irene Finel-Honigman says Christine Lagarde has the skills to lead the IMF
Bloomberg, May 25, 2011
“She’s superbly qualified. She’s been an outstanding finance minister for France.”
Alfred Stepan on his hopes for Tunisia
CNN, May 23, 2011
Professor Stepan met with al-Nahda leader Rachid Ghannouchi on the existing family code: “He told me, ‘Maybe I wouldn't have written it, but I'm not going to change it,’ Stephan said. “So I think they’re going to engage in the political system, and they know there are costs if you break your word and don't engage in democratic procedures.”
Stephen Sestanovich on Russian politics and the New Jersey Nets
NY Daily News, May 22, 2011
“No one ever asked why George Steinbrenner didn't run for President. But (NJ Nets owner Mikhail) Prokhorov has more going for him as a potential political figure, so the Kremlin will watch him carefully.”
Jeffrey Sachs wrote “Can Social Networking Cure Social Ills?”
New York Times, May 22, 2011
“Our market relations are dominated by the quest for profit and consumer satisfaction; our political relations are dominated by the competition for power; and our peer relations are dominated by the search for status, identity and acceptance by others. Rosenberg argues that the third kind of relationship, the search for status and peer approval, is the most powerful motivator of our personal behavior and that it can be employed to remedy social ills.”
Arvind Panagariya: “Are we living in a Gilded Age?”
Economic Times of India, May 19, 2011
Recently, some commentators have contended that present-day India resembles American Gilded Age. Are they right? Four factors suggest that the parallel is at best superficial.
Pablo Piccato is skeptical of Rudolph Giuliani's effort to translate NYC's crime-fighting experience to Peru
New York Times, May 18, 2011
“Translating the experience of New York City during years of prosperity to Latin American countries today, without considering institutional and social differences, is a delusion.”
Hassan Abbas: "Don't Give Up On Pakistan"
CNN, May 17, 2011
"While Pakistan has a reputation as a source of instability in South Asia, it also holds the key to peace in the future. Declaring Pakistan a failed or failing state resolves little. By helping Pakistan remedy its dysfunctions, its friends and allies can help ensure better prospects for all of us."
Irene Finel Honigman on the “initial panic” after the arrest of the IMF’s Dominique Strauss-Kahn
WNYC, May 16, 2011 (icon)
"All of this, of course, may be premature, but right now there's a sort of sense of initial panic. The last thing anyone needed was fragility and volatility at a major institution."
Joseph Stigltiz says austerity measures don’t work
Bloomberg, May 13, 2010
“Austerity is an experiment that has been tried before with the same results.” He said cutting budgets in low-growth cycles leads to higher unemployment and hampers recovery.
Crisis Mapping Team: Mobile technology helps disaster victims worldwide
PBS, May 13, 2011
The crisis mapping team from SIPA’s New Media Task Force was featured in this segment on using technology to help disaster victims.
David Dinkins on the “bright future” of Harlem’s political scene
NY Daily News, May 11, 2011
“I'm not going to suggest that we were superior to the fellows coming along today. It was a different time.”
Austin Long: What next after bin Laden?
BBC, May 11, 2011, Text | Audio
Professor Long says U.S. security aid has built up Pakistani capabilities. “It has helped them with their security efforts - the case of Osama Bin Laden being a notable exception. Some of it has done some good, particularly in frontier regions, but it is tough to know where a lot of it goes.”
Steven Cohen talks about a sustainability component in business and public-policy degrees
WAMC, May 10, 2011
“It is time to start teaching students at business and public-policy schools to deal with resource use and environmental impacts. Most of these schools focus on economics, finance, and management but they ignore science, engineering and architecture… Environmental sustainability is critical in today's world, and it is critical for future leaders.
Thomas Banker on funding a new parking deck in Jersey City, NJ
Jersey City Independent, May 10, 2011
Adjunct professor Thomas Banker responds to a claim that a municipal garage can be a long-term revenue sources: “To the best of my knowledge, no municipal parking deck pays its own way. Every other structured parking facility that is government built has some form of public subsidy.”
Claudia Dreifus interviews Stephen Hawking
New York Times, May 9, 2011
Science writer Claudia Dreifus discussed extraterrestrials, the Large Hadron Collider, ALS, and universal health care with the renowned British physicist. “My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit, as well as physically.”
Arvind Panagariya: “The Art of Graft”
The Times of India, May 9, 2011
“Economists distinguish between two types of bribes: Type 1 given to (often low-level) bureaucrats to do what they are supposed to do and Type 2 given to (usually high-level) public officials and politicians to do what they are not supposed to do.”
Ester Fuchs discusses NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s use of poll data
New York Times, May 8, 2011
“The real truth is that he’s not making any policy decision based on poll numbers. He’s willing to sacrifice short-term standing in the polls for what he believes to be in the best interest of the city.”
Wolfram Schlenker’s research examines climate change and the food supply
New York Times, May 5, 2011
Washington Post
Reuters
The Guardian
The Economist
NPR, May 6, 2011 
Professor Schlenker’s is co-author of a study published in Science, which examines climate trends and global crop production since 1980.
Kenneth Prewitt says the census shows where the country is headed
CNN, May 5, 2011
Professor Prewitt, former Census Burea director, says the decennial census results bring together those small pieces of the puzzle to create a picture of what the country looks like as a whole and where it's headed.
Joseph Stiglitz says Osama bin Laden cost the U.S. taxpayers
Financial Times, May 4, 2011
Professor Stiglitz estimated the Iraq war to have inflicted at last $3 trillion worth of damage on the U.S. economy, and spending for the war diverted from productive domestic areas like research and development, and that it “crowded out” private investment.
Maha Aziz (MIA ’05): “Tackling Ethnic Inequality in Sri Lanka
BusinessWeek, May 3, 2011
“Today's leaders need to consider if economic inequality—real or perceived—still exists among the Tamil minority, which could obstruct the country's path to sustainable growth.”
Hassan Abbas discusses the death of Osama bin Laden and Pakistan’s position
Boston Globe, May 2, 2011
WABC-TV
Al Jazeera, May 4, 2011
MSNBC, May 6, 2011
WNYC
New York Times
“What was Pakistani intelligence doing all along, if he was so close to them, if they couldn’t track him or his associates?”
Richard Betts addresses civil-military relations in the new CIA and Defense appointments
New York Times, May 2, 2011
“It would be a mistake to read anything surprising about civil-military relations into the Petraeus appointment. More notable is that with Leon Panetta replacing Robert Gates at the Pentagon, two secretaries of defense in a row will have been civilian intelligence officials.”
Manning Marable: “Rescuing Malcolm X From His Calculated Myths”
Chronicle of Higher Education, May 1, 2011
The late Manning Marable “achieves the rare feat of rescuing a man from his own mythology with deep archival research and brilliant insight. Marable’s untimely death adds a layer of poignancy to a biography that will stand as the most authoritative account of Malcolm’s life that will be written for a long time.”
Joseph Stiglitz: The Fed needs to show it is open and transparent
PBS Newshour, April 27, 2011
Following the Fed chairman’s first ever news conference, Professor Stiglitz remarked “This is a little bit of a superficial approach. Press conferences are nice, but what is really important is freedom of information. The right of people to find out what the Fed is doing.”
Stuart Gottlieb responds to an editorial on the detainees at Guantánamo
New York Times, April 26, 2011
“But the fact that President Obama, despite all of his promises to the contrary, has maintained nearly all of the Bush administration’s detainee policies shows the perilous complexity of these issues — nearly 10 years later.”
Jean-Pierre Filiu: Moment of truth for Syria?
New York Times, April 25, 2011
“This is the moment of truth for Bashar al-Assad. He has potentially the ability to impose reforms on his own Baath Party, but has he the will to do so?”
John Coatsworth addressed fundraising for SIPA’s Manhattanville home
Columbia Spectator, April 25, 2011
Dean Coatsworth says the school’s strategy begins with a stronger donor base and fundraising infrastructure. “Other schools moving to Manhattanville may be benefiting from greater depth on these two fronts. As always, we are optimistic about the future here at SIPA, but we also are mindful that it is premature to be talking about a move which, while eagerly anticipated by every school involved, will be years in the future for any of us.”
Jeffrey Sachs and Joseph Stiglitz: What’s Left of the Left
New York, April 24, 2011
Professors Sachs and Stiglitz were featured discussing their viewpoints with President Obama, in an article focusing on economist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman.
Gary Sick says get used to new leaders and new policies
TIME, April 22, 2011
“Many of the countries that now have new leaders are going to reset their foreign affairs. And the United States is going to have to get used to that.”
Jean-Marie Guéhenno writes “The Arab Spring is 2011, Not 1989”
New York Times, April 22, 2011
“The Arab revolutions are beginning to destroy the cliché of an Arab world incapable of democratic transformation.”
Kenneth Prewitt: What does it mean to “go global?”
Columbia Spectator, April 21, 2011
Professor Prewitt, Columbia’s Vice-President for Global Centers, took part in a panel discussion on the definition of “going global.”
Joseph Stiglitz was named to the 2011 TIME 100
TIME, April 21, 2011
The return to political economy is under way — even if the journey is through the rather messy area of behavioral economics — after the revelations of the deficiencies of a purely market-based approach. Joe's Nobel Prize–winning work on information asymmetries is a crucial part of this journey.
Jeffrey Sachs on fighting in Libya after the deaths of two journalists
MSNBC, April 21, 2011
“We’re in this stalemate… We’re in a disastrous situation in Afghanistan also. It’s going nowhere except for deaths and money we can’t afford. The public knows this, but Washington as usual is just stuck.”
Manning Marable and the “Making and Re-making Malcolm X”
The New Yorker, April 25, 2011
David Remnick profiles Malcolm X and Professor Manning Marable’s final book in “This American Life.”
Hassan Abbas assessed progress in the Middle East
C-Span, April 19, 2011
Professor Abbas joined other foreign policy experts to assess the durability of the progress achieved in the Middle East and how the U.S. can successfully transition responsibility to regional leaders.
Hassan Abbas on racial and religious profiling
New York Times Upfront, April 18, 2011
“Despite the threats of crime and terrorism, we must not compromise on what we cherish and celebrate—the rule of law. Under American law, every person is innocent until proven guilty. When officials use profiling, they are indirectly blaming entire communities because a few among them have committed horrible crimes. Not only is that wrong, but it's also a waste of law-enforcement resources.”
Haiti: One Year On: The UN Studies Program Working Group
UN Radio, April 15, 2011
“There is a security problem but the main problem is a problem of recurrent under-development, which then creates security problems.” -- Patrick Hein, Political Affairs Officer at the Haiti Desk, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
William Eimicke: “Eds and meds” are the new economic engine
Syracuse Post-Standard, April 14, 2011
"Higher education institutions and hospital and health care institutions remain catalysts for growth, providing jobs, developing partnerships with business and industry and attracting research opportunities, all while fulfilling their mission of teaching and patient care. In Syracuse, eds and meds have helped overcome dire economic news."
Richard Clarida offers his view on the U.S. budget and the debt ceiling
Bloomberg, April 12, 2011
“The President’s budget, rolled out February, was a placeholder, which is why the White House is now taking a second shot.”
Kirsten Gillibrand discusses the budget crisis with SIPA students
Columbia Spectator, April 12, 2011
Addressing students at the David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum, Senator Gillibrand said “Budgets are moral documents, they’re about choices that we make, what are our core values, what should we care about.”
Former NY Governor David Paterson: “We’re going the wrong way”
WNYC, April 12, 2011
Speaking at the Dinkins Forum, Paterson said “We have a revenue crisis. The road out of this is revenue generation.”
Joseph Stiglitz on the best alternative to a new global currency
Financial Times, March 31, 2011
Bloomberg News, April 10, 2011
“The international monetary system needs fundamental reform. It is not the cause of the recent imbalances and current instability in the global economy, but it certainly has been ineffective in addressing them.”
Jagdish Bhagwati on a global trade deal
NPR, April 11, 2011
“There are so many issues at stake — intellectual property protection, anti-dumping rules, concessions on tariffs, concessions on nontariff barriers — that to say, ‘We are doing things and they don't balance what you are doing,’ that's becoming rather stupid in my opinion. Those issues can't be quantified.”
Joseph Stiglitz on the revolving door at OMB
Politico, April 11, 2011
Commenting on Peter Orszag’s decision to join Citigroup after serving as director of the Office of Management and Budget: Professor Stiglitz said that while serving in the Clinton administration in the 1990s, he tried to introduce “regulation to stop the revolving door, and it’s very, very difficult.” Former administration officials are drawn by the paychecks they’ll get in Wall Street jobs, he said, even if they say they’re not swayed by the money and ultimately want to learn about how the big banks work, “the appearance is troublesome.”
Sharyn O’Halloran talks about the impact of a federal shutdown
NY1, April 6, 2011
“On average you’re not going to see a lot of disruption in your daily life… One of the issues we have is getting loans to small businesses getting loans to homeowners," says O'Halloran. "So if we make that more difficult, one can anticipate that home sales will decline, that hiring at small businesses will decline.”
Remembering Manning Marable: 1950 - 2011
Historian, civil rights scholar, and SIPA Professor Manning Marable died on April 1, three days before his book Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention was published.
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Helios Herrera on President Obama’s reelection chances
Rede TV, April 4, 2011 (Portuguese)
“Two main things can hurt Obama's chances for reelection: the economy and the security of US citizens at home and abroad.”
Jean-Pierre Filiu says the military is key to regime change
NPR, April 1, 2011
“When it's successful, as in Tunisia and Egypt, militaries are at the center, not because they're at the center of the revolution but because they see themselves as a separate institution upholding the national interest. As long as the ruler is identified by the military as the best embodiment of the national interest, he is fine. If not, they will topple him.”
Mahmood Mamdani writes “Libya: Politics of Humanitarian Intervention”
AlJazeera, March 31, 2011
“Iraq and Afghanistan teach us that humanitarian intervention does not end with the removal of the danger it purports to target. It only begins with it.”
Hassan Abbas on “Cricket Diplomacy”
CBC Radio, March 31, 2011
Professor Abbas discusses the diplomatic implications of the Cricket World Cup semi-finals, where Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Gilani sat side-by-side.
Jagdish Bhagwati on manufacturing vs. services
The Economist, March 31, 2011
Professor Bhagwati says those who argue in favor of boosting rich-world manufacturing suffer from a “manufacturing fetish;” that one reason for the fascination with manufacturing is the mistaken belief that it is more technologically dynamic than service industries.
Rashid Khalidi on reforms in Syria
Charlie Rose, March 30, 2011
I think anybody who attached hopes to this man (Bashar al-Assad) is making some serious misjudgements. He’s very clearly closer to the security people around him, than many people are willing to admit.”
Samantha Power defends Obama administration’s action in Libya
New York Times, March 30, 2011
“Our best judgment,” she said, defending the decision to establish a no-fly zone to prevent atrocities, was that failure to do so would have been “extremely chilling, deadly and indeed a stain on our collective conscience.”
Dorian Warren says Wal-Mart suit to affect work-bias laws
Bloomberg, March 29, 2011
“The question is not about the merits of the case… but rather ‘do 1.5 million women constitute a class … that can sue Wal-Mart together?’”
Antoine Halff on what happens when the oil stops flowing
Financial Times, March 29, 2011
Adjunct professor Antoine Halff says the history of oil production disruption is not encouraging: countries struggle to return to their pre-crisis output levels. “It happened in Iran after 1979, Iraq after the invasion of Iraq in 1990, in Venezuela after the oil strike of 2002-03.”
Ester Fuchs says political parties are part of the problem in New York
NY1, March 28, 2011
“We have strong party politics in the state, and that kind of party politics has been a boys club. And it’s been harder for women to break through.”
Dorian Warren on Wal-Mart’s path into New York
New York Times, March 26, 2011
“They’re trying to influence public opinion and create a political environment that’s supportive. Their ground campaign is going into neighborhoods and trying to basically win endorsements of noted leaders.”
Jeffrey Sachs writes “The Arab World’s Agents of Change”
International Herald-Tribune, March 28, 2011
“There can be no doubt about the core of the revolutions sweeping North Africa and the Middle East. As John F. Kennedy said in another context 50 years ago, the torch is being passed to a new generation.”
Ester Fuchs remembers Geraldine Ferraro
CBS News, March 26, 2011
“Gerri Ferraro said the only way a Democrat was going to beat Ronald Reagan was if they had God on the ticket – and she was busy.”
Jeffrey Sachs’ outlook on global food prospects
The Globe and Mail, March 25, 2011
“Something very dramatic is happening. We’ve entered a new global scenario with respect to food, hunger and conflict … an era where things are likely to get tougher, not easier, in terms of production. We’re hitting boundaries that are very important to understand and very important to counteract.”
Rashid Khalidi talks about what to expect from Egyptian elections
WNYC, March 23, 2011
“There is still enormous exhilaration by people all over the country. People are talking about politics; people are talking about the constitution, people are talking about each other in ways I’ve never seen in Egypt.”
Arvind Panagariya writes “Does India compare poorly with China on people's well being?”
Economic Times of India, March 23, 2011
Professor Panagariya rebuts Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s views on growth and the comparison of the well-being of people and public vs. private healthcare.
John Mutter addresses the ripple effects of earthquakes
Mother Jones, March 2011
“So, unhappily, we know that Port-au-Prince is at even greater risk than it was before the quake last year. And the recent earthquake in Christchurch was probably 'triggered' by the one that occurred in September the year before.”
Michael Doyle: The Folly of Protection
Foreign Affairs, March 20, 2011
“By invoking RtoP (Responsibility to Protect) for the intervention in Libya, the Security Council narrowed the divide between legitimacy and legality. Yet the ethical and legal justifications for both elements remain murky. Most significantly, a legitimate and lawful outcome to the operation is far from assured.”
Jeffrey Sachs debates nuclear power in the shadow of the Japan disaster
MSNBC, March 16, 2011
“Without being callous and without diminishing the reality of this moment … one can’t go all the other way, and have the idea that this is the end of Japan and of the world, and the end of nuclear power.”
Sharyn O’Halloran addresses the impact of the Japanese earthquake
Reuters, March 14, 2011
"The question is: does this finally push them out of the deflationary spiral and allow them to get their economy back on track, or does it push them deeper down?"
Jeffrey Sachs says nuclear energy is generally safe
MSNBC, March 14, 2011 
“It is a safe industry, on the whole. We have gone 30 years without a serious disaster. We had one close disaster. I think what is misunderstood is that 20 percent of our electricity is nuclear.”
Steven Cohen says the Japanese were already prepared for an earthquake
NY1, March 14, 2011
"Most of the buildings in Tokyo are earthquake-resistant… And you've seen the amount of infrastructure damage compared to the level of impact has been amazingly light. The Japanese infrastructure is very resilient and their emergency response procedures and capabilities are extraordinary. In many respects, the Japanese have been waiting for this for a long time. It's a society that knows they're in an area where they know they're going to have a lot of earthquakes and tsunamis."
Ralph da Costa Nunez responds to plans to shutter NYC’s Advantage plan for homeless families
NY Daily News, March 13, 2011
“Slamming the door on the Advantage program (‘Families in Mayor Bloomberg's Advantage apartment plan often end up back in shelters,’ March 7) does not help taxpayers or homeless families. The city should turn Advantage into a source for education and employment skills. Only then will homeless parents be able to sustain permanent housing.”
Douglas Almond talks about pregnancy and radiation exposure in Japan
New York Times, March 13, 2011
"The fetus may be particularly sensitive to low doses of ionizing radiation, a susceptibility that current public health responses in Japan seem to have overlooked."
Alicia Ogawa says more public spending hurts demand for Japanese government bonds
Bloomberg News, March 13, 2011
“A supplementary budget is like the last thing that people watching the JGB market want to hear.” … The prospect of rebuilding “signals another leg down in Japan’s fiscal health. So I’m concerned that in the short to medium run, there’s going to have to be more borrowing.”
Joseph Stiglitz says Europe may face same lost years as Japan
BusinessWeek, March 8, 2011
“In Japan -- where they tried to balance the budget too early -- in 1997 and 1998, Japan went in for another lost half- decade. Europe is really facing exactly the same kind of risk.”
Joseph Stiglitz writes “The Mauritius miracle, or how to make a big success of a small economy”
The Guardian, March 7, 2011
“Suppose someone were to describe a small country that provided free education through university for all of its citizens, transport for school children and free healthcare – including heart surgery – for all. You might suspect that such a country is either phenomenally rich or on the fast track to fiscal crisis… But Mauritius, a small island nation off the east coast of Africa, is neither particularly rich nor on its way to budgetary ruin.”
Joseph Stiglitz and Anya Schiffrin on a “more blissful union”
New York, March 4, 2011
Joseph Stiglitz: “For instance, one of the principles they use is cost-benefit analysis, and there was an incident in which a woman agreed to make love with her husband and she calculated it was going to take nine minutes.”
Anya Schiffrin: “So she would lose nine minutes of sleep.”
Jean-Pierre Filiu on the ongoing drama in Libya
United Nations Radio, March 4, 2011
Publico, March 6, 2011 (Portuguese)
Gary Sick talks about cyber-warfare and Iran’s nuclear program
Vanity Fair, April 2011
Professor Sick says a New York Times story on the Stuxnet worm “takes the pressure off the U.S., takes some of the pressure off Israel, gives Meir Dagan a chance to pat himself on the back, makes the Israelis feel more confident of their connection with the U.S., and it gives the Americans more maneuvering room in the negotiations.”
Jean-Pierre Filiu discusses Tunisia, the Arab uprisings, and Al Qaeda
NPR, March 3, 2011
El Pais, March 3, 2011 (French)
La Voz De Galicia, March 3, 2011 (Spanish)
Marianne, February 25, 2011 (French)
Professor Filiu told NPR that Tunisia may be the perfect laboratory for an experiment in democratic transition, but it has no recipe for how to get there.
Gary Sick on the Libyan uprising and the flow of oil
CNBC, February 28, 2011
“We’re seeing at the pump right now. The price of gasoline is going up, and apparently it’s going to keep going up.”
Gary Sick comments on the CIA’s World News Connection
Wall Street Journal, February 28, 2011
“They say what they think… They give it to everybody in the government. Why not give it to us taxpayers?”
Arvind Panagariya on the Indian budget
CNBC India, February 26, 2011
“I think there is no question that we need to rein in, expenditures of the government, but in so far as inflation is concerned, at least in my thinking, it has a lot more to do with monitory policy.”
Jean-Pierre Filiu addresses potential destinations for Gadhafi
WWOR-TV, February 25, 2011
"If he wants to flee, he can go in many places in the African continent. He has a lot of money, he has been paying a lot of leaders..."
Scott Barrett on the possibility of “geoengineering”
USA Today, February 25, 2011
"We're moving into a different kind of world. Better we turn to asking if 'geoengineering' could work, than waiting until it becomes a necessity."
TARP’s David Miller tells SIPA audience that investments face market risk
Bloomberg News, February 25, 2011
“While much work remains, and there is considerable market risk to these investments, we anticipate the cost of this program will be negligible and merely a fraction of what was initially estimated.”
Jean-Pierre Filiu on the Arab uprisings and Al Qaeda
Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2011
“It's not just a defeat. It's a catastrophe, the worst thing that has happened since al Qaeda was created.”
Joseph Stiglitz says “U.S. austerity is really foolish”
International Business Times, February 23, 2011
“What matters is debt relative to GDP.If we spend on investment, the economy goes up, tax revenues go up, and everything is better.”
William Eimick argues cutting health care creates more pain than gain
Syracuse Post-Standard, February 20, 2011
Schenectady Daily-Gazette
“…as generally happens whenever politicians face otherwise difficult choices, those looking to make cuts are overinflating the potential impact of cutting waste, fraud and abuse. At the same time, putting funding for health care education and research on the block will worsen our national employment outlook, not improve it.”
Jeffrey Sachs talks about the impact of global growth on food inflation
Bloomberg TV, February 18, 2011
“We’ve been pushing up against limits for many years. Not only food, but oil and coal …”
Gary Sick discusses the violence in Bahrain
PBS Newshour, February 18, 2011
“I think the Saudis are really frightened that the kinship relationships between the Shia in Bahrain is going to spill over that causeway and affect the Shia in their country. I think they are offering Bahrain anything they need to put a stop to this.”
John Mutter: From Reeds to Roads: Bamboo Bikes in Ghana
PBS Newshour, February 18, 2011
“You can't go to any of the poorer countries in Africa and not be struck by how many people get around by walking or bicycling.”
Gary Sick discusses the Iranian clampdown on protests
WNYC, February 17, 2011
“The thing that is most unusual about the Iranian situation is its Islamic character. This is really the first full-fledged theocracy that the world has really known.”
Rashid Khalidi discusses Hosni Mubarak’s fall and U.S. policy
NPR, February 15, 2011
“People (in the Middle East) have feelings about American policies — they have very strong feelings. I think we should take those views seriously. It doesn't mean American policy is going to be determined by Middle Eastern public opinion, but in so far as countries in that region are able to develop credible democracies, the United States is going to have no alternative but to at least respect those opinions, even if it doesn't necessarily agree with them. And this is a new factor.”
William Eimicke addresses the pros and cons of public private partnerships
Liberali, February 14, 2011
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"Public private partnership doesn’t mean privatization... Public private partnerships... should be strictly regulated by the government."
Jeffrey Sachs criticizes President Obama’s budget proposal
Bloomberg TV, February 14, 2011
“This is absurd what we’re doing. …we’re turning around and we’re going to keep driving down the poorest of the poorest of the poor. And that’s where we are. This is a game that’s going to come to an end in a bad way.”
Stuart Gottlieb in a Letter to the Editor: “A Night of High Drama in Cairo”
New York Times, February 11, 2011
“Unless its credo changes, it will be difficult to reconcile the (Muslim Brotherhood’s) longstanding Islamist goals with its newfound call for “universal measures of freedom and justice.”
Rashid Khalidi on Hosni Mubarak’s initial announcement
WNYC, February 11, 2011
One day before Hosni Mubarak’s resignation, Professor Khalidi said, “Clearly this is a man who is cut off from reality; he is not feeling what we are seeing.”
Gary Sick on the conflict between Baha’i and the Islamic Republic of Iran
CNN, February 11, 2011
“The Baha’i s were Muslim. They created a new form of religion as Muslims. From an Islamic point of view they have renounced their faith. … It's an Islamic state. If you renounce your religion in the U.S., then that has nothing to with the government. If you have a state like Iran that is governed by clerics and a constitution that defines itself as an Islamic state, then it matters to the state.”
Dorian Warren says Wal-Mart's push into Chicago is "precedent-setting"
BBC, February 9, 2011
"It does open the gate and is precedent-setting. Now that they are in one city, other places will have a problem trying to turn them down."
Jeffrey Sachs is challenged on his energy views in an open letter
Wall Street Journal, February 7, 2011
“Your economic forecasts for 7% growth for the developing world also feel rosy. Hasn’t 2008’s economic turmoil shown us making how hazardous linear growth forecasts are? Even assuming such sustained growth is possible, it would require a lot of electricity to drive it: something unlikely using your mooted energy policy of shifting to solar, wind and nuclear.”
Anya Schiffrin’s observations on gender diversity at Davos
Financial Times, February 4, 2011
“The most revealing sign of our lowly status is that we are forced to wear the ultimate badge of shame – the [plain] white name tag,” she explained. The only position lower is that of a Davos mistress, she adds; they usually don’t get a badge at all.”
Stephen Sestanovich: Three changes in Obama’s approach to the Middle East
Foreign Policy, February 4, 2011
"These days, all opinions, commentaries, and bold assertions about American foreign policy should come with a disclaimer: "What I am about to say could look awfully foolish by tomorrow morning.”
Sharyn O’Halloran discusses consumer confidence in New York
Crain’s New York Business, February 4, 2011
“When you see that people at the higher end are going to be consuming at higher rates, that trickles down in New York,” she said. “Waiters, people who sell cars, people in the service industry who service that clientele feel more comfortable [about spending].”
Kenneth Prewitt says the Internet won’t solve the Census’ problems
CNN, February 4, 2011
“It's irrational to think the internet would somehow solve” all of the Census' cost problems, since people would still forget to respond, Professor Prewitt said.
Seth Pinsky and the evolution of New York City’s financial district
New York Times, February 4, 2011
Adjunct professor Seth Pinsky, president of the city’s Economic Development Corporation, says financial services must remain part of the economy, but added “We’re encouraged, though, by the complementary evolution that has been taking place in the area, evidenced by the explosive growth of its residential population and the arrival of new and growing industries.”
Gary Sick discusses U.S.-Egyptian military ties
NPR, February 3, 2011
“All the people picking up tear gas canisters that said Made in the USA. And the jets that fly overhead that buzz the crowds are American F-16s. “That sends a particular message on where the United States stands on this whole thing.”
Thanassis Cambanis puts Egypt in a historical context
NPR, February 2, 2011
Adjuct professor and former Middle East correspondent Thanassis Cambanis says “All of our assumptions about the Arab world have been turned on their heads in the past month. … What's been happening, first in Lebanon and then in Tunisia and now in Egypt and who knows further afield, suggests that new forces have been unleashed and we have no idea where they might lead and what new dynamics they might create.”
Patricia Mechael calls her relatives’ experience in Egypt “petrifying”
Washington Post, February 2, 2011
Adjuct professor Patricia Mechael says “One of my cousins' cars was lit on fire. My cousin is saying, ‘We haven't showered in days, we're glued to the TV, we're looking out the window to see what is happening.’”
Joseph Stiglitz addresses the global impact of the Egyptian protests
Bloomberg TV, February 2, 2011
“In terms of the global economic impact, it’s likely at least in the short run to mostly felt through oil.”
Manning Marable and the evolution of Harlem
BBC, February 1, 2011
“There will probably come a time by the mid-21st century when Harlem will cease to be majority black.”
Richard Clarida discusses loopholes in the U.S. corporate tax code
New York Times, February 1, 2011
“A dirty little secret is that the corporate income tax used to raise a fair amount of revenue.”
Jean-Pierre Filiu discussed the Egyptian uprising
For Your Ears Only (Armed Forces Radio Network), January 30, 2011
Gary Sick comments on Iran and the Egyptian protests
TIME, January 30, 2011
“Most Egyptians have never met a Shi'a or an Iranian and have no knowledge of or respect for either,”
William Eimick writes on consolidation in “Options for New York”
Albany Times-Union, January 30, 2011
“Consolidating local governments and providing services by contract can do more for less through economies of scale and joint purchasing of technology and equipment.”
Jeffrey Sachs and Joseph Stiglitz comment on “Wealth and (Un)Happiness”
New York Times, January 29, 2011
Professor Sachs said America’s economic system had corrupted the soul of the country by engineering excess: over-eating, excessive television-watching and material consumption now dominated the lives of millions of Americans. “We designed a kind of society that is designed for addiction,” he said.
Rashid Khalidi discusses the Egyptian protests
MSNBC, January 28, 2011
Professor Khalidi talks with Ed Schultz about the conditions that lead to the popular uprising in Egypt and what the protests are expected to yield.
Richard K. Betts discusses the role of the CIA in Egypt
Washington Post, January 28, 2011
“The priority is collection and analysis about what's going on. Our capacity to shape events by more active measures, such as covert action to support moderate elements of the opposition, is probably minimal, and more likely to backfire than to control events.”
Steven Cohen writes “Can Obama Get His Sputnik Moment?”
CNN, January 26, 2011
“By recalling the challenge of Sputnik, the president is trying to summon America to a national effort to retool and revitalize our economy. America brings great resources and great difficulties to this newly competitive environment.”
Jeffrey Sachs gives State of the Union address a “thumbs down”
Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2011
Professor Sachs … says the numbers won’t add up. That’s because those three categories already take up a large chunk of the more than $600 billion of nondefense discretionary spending undertaken by the government.
Helios Herrera comments on State of the Union
Rede TV, January 26, 2011 (Portuguese)
"Obama's proposed budget cuts will not be enough to cut the whole budget deficit and the Republicans might repeal them for that reason. The climate of bipartisanship at the speech will not change overall the political game. The republicans will do what is possible to make sure Obama does not get reelected in 2012."
William Eimicke previews the State of the Union address
WNYC, January 25, 2011
Professor Eimicke said the president needs to get more specific. He’d especially like to hear more about the president's plans for improving the nation's infrastructure to help boost the economy and create jobs.
Anya Shiffrin examines Davos and the gender quota
The Guardian, January 25, 2011
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The air is thin in Davos, and every January it gets saturated with testosterone as economic and business leaders swoop in for the annual meeting, momentarily replacing the resort town's sea of ski parkas with a cloud of black suits. But we didn't know how bad things were until it was reported that sponsors of the meeting have been told to make sure they bring one woman for every four men in their delegation."
William Eimicke presented the Picker Center’s police consolidation report to the City of Schenectady, NY
Albany Times-Union, January 25, 2011
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“You're spending less on rent, you're spending less on technology, you're spending less on equipment.”
Joseph Stiglitz comments on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Washington Post, January 24, 2011
“If you work in emerging markets, you feel the energy. If you are in the U.S. or Europe, you see the numbers and it's hard not to feel depressed.”
David Dinkins discusses his legacy as the first black NYC mayor
NY1, January 24, 2011
“Sometimes you will feel criticism is inaccurate and unfair. And sometimes you might feel, you know, you've got a point.”
Patricia Gorman Clifford discusses “What Do Business Schools Want?”
Washington Post, January 24, 2011
“The fact you are realistically evaluating your current skill set is a great place to begin. Some prospective students are so focused on gaining admission that they don't think enough about managing the hard work and specific types of tasks that they'll be expected to complete as a student.”
Scott Barrett comments on Bill Gates’ donation to polio eradication
Associated Press, January 24, 2011
Professor said if the World’s Health Organizatin’s nex polio deadline is missed, it may be time to abandon the efforts “Eradication cannot continue indefinitely. The situation is very fragile and at some point the alternative needs to be examined more carefully.”
Lee C. Bollinger writes “The Global Threat to Press Freedom”
Foreign Policy, January 21, 2011
“It is understandable that those of us who have grown up with an unmatched level of freedom may believe that censorship in other countries is morally wrong, but does not directly affect us as citizens in a democracy. But the fact is that globalization and new technology -- two of the defining developments of this era -- have fundamentally blurred the distinction between us and the rest of the world when it comes to free speech and free press.”
Diane Vaughan comments discusses NASA and the Challenger disaster
Orlando Sentinel, January 23, 2011
Professor Vaughan, who researched NASA’s culture after Challenger and Columbia, says NASA has taken a different approach after Columbia: “Look at the recent attempts to launch Discovery and how long they've stood down for that. It doesn't mean they [NASA engineers] are doing poorly. It means they identified a flaw and are taking safety seriously.”
Gary Sick writes “While You Were Reading About Ukrainian Nurses…”
Foreign Policy, January 19, 2011
“Real news was buried in WikiLeaks -- like this revealing cable on Iran’s nuclear ambitions.”
Jeffrey Sachs discusses the outlook for the European debt crisis
Bloomberg TV, January 18, 2011
Professor Sachs talks about the outlook for the European debt crisis, the economic growth outlook for Africa, the impact of globalization on U.S. society, and climate change.
Dorian Warren on Wal-Mart and New York City
WNYC, January 18, 2011
“They waited until the political opportunity was much more advantageous for them in the sense of an economic recession. It’s muted some of the opponents' claims about how Wal-Mart will be bad for certain neighborhoods precisely because it’s hard to say we don’t want jobs Wal-Mart would create."
Joseph Stiglitz discusses “unsustainable imbalances” in emerging nations
El Mercurio de Valparaíso, January 16, 2011 (Spanish)
Professor Stiglitz visited Santiago, Chile to share his reflections on “unsustainable imbalances” in capital inflow with Columbia University graduates and former World Bank officials.
Arvind Panagaryia comments on Indian growth and poverty
Times of India, January 14, 2011
Professor Panagaryia delivered the Raj Krishna Memorial lecture at the Universityof Rajasthan. He said “India's economy is growing at over 12 percent in dollar terms. It's $1.3 trillion economy can the reach the size of China $ 6 trillion in 15 years if it continues to grow at the current pace.”
Sharyn O’Halloran comments on New York City’s snow preparations
New York Times, January 11, 2011
“People want to make sure the city has in place a system to deal with emergency situations. It’s the anticipation.”
Jagdish Bhagwati comments on the “currency wars”
Financial Times, January 9, 2011
“This is the legacy of a quasi-ideological position which wrongly equates free trade with liberalisation of the capital account.”
Scott Barrett comments on “thinking small”
Boston Globe, January 9, 2011
In an article written by SIPA adjunct professor Thanassis Cambanis, Professor Barrett says “We have to look at the world in a way that’s compatible with the truth. World government is not going to happen today. So we can address problems by making many smaller changes.”
Stephen Goldsmith: “Hands-On Job Has Deputy Mayor Taking His Lumps”
New York Times, January 7, 2011
Mr. Goldsmith, 64, occupies perhaps the most hands-on job at City Hall: deputy mayor for operations, with responsibility for police, fire, sanitation and nearly a dozen other agencies that provide the services most visible to ordinary New Yorkers. But he has often seemed quite distant.
Robert Lieberman writes “Why the Rich Are Getting Richer”
Foreign Affairs, January/February 2011
“In 2009, the average income of the top five percent of earners went up, while on average everyone else's income went down. This was not an anomaly but rather a continuation of a 40-year trend of ballooning incomes at the very top and stagnant incomes in the middle and at the bottom.”
Jeffrey Sachs on tax rates and the debt ceiling
MSNBC, January 4, 2011
“People don’t want these showdowns. People want a moderate approach and that’s actually a very broad center.”
Gary Sick on Iran’s invitation for ambassadors to tour nuclear sites
Reuters, January 3, 2011
“At a minimum, it sounds as if Iran is trying to put a positive face on the discussions,”
Dorian Warren discusses the “New GOP Scapegoat: Public Workers”
MSNBC, January 3, 2011
“I think as soon as you dehumanize people and you disassociate them from real, living beings, then, it makes it easy to create a villain to attack. And I think as we can see from both parties, this isn't just a Republican attack on public sector unions… I think this is a convenient attack instead of focusing on the real villains of our economic crises, of bankers, of Wall Street, of actual people that made decisions that put us where we are today.”
Rashid Khalidi on the Middle East and the stalemate in the peace process
Charlie Rose, January 3, 2011
“People are absolutely fed up with the fact that this process has actually taken things backward. There is less and less tolerance of Israel’s behavior.”
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