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FACULTY
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Guéhenno Discusses Challenges of
Syria Crisis
Jean-Marie Guéhenno knew he faced a challenge when Kofi Annan asked him to be the deputy joint special envoy of the UN and the Arab League for Syria. “But you don’t pick and choose,” said the director of the Center for International Conflict Resolution, who is also the Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of Professional Practice at SIPA. “Even if you know the odds are very low, you have got to try.”
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Cohen Will Again Serve on
NASPAA Executive Council
Steven Cohen, professor in the practice of public affairs at SIPA and executive director of the Earth Institute, was elected to a three-year term on the executive council of NASPAA at its recent annual conference in Austin, Texas.
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Czech Foundation Recognizes Svejnar
For Lifelong Achievement
Economist Jan Svejnar has been honored for his long record of distinguished work with a 2012 Neuron Prize from the Prague-based Nadační Fond Karla Janečka (NFKJ), or Karel Janeček Endowment for Research and Science. Svejnar is the James T. Shotwell Professor of Global Political Economy and director of SIPA's Center on Global Economic Governance (CGEG).
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IEA’s Maria van der Hoeven
Discusses
World Energy Outlook 2012
Speaking as part of SIPA’s Leaders in Global Energy lecture series, the executive director of the International Energy Agency said climate change should be the defining issue of our time.
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Second Annual BRICLab Conference
Examines Challenges of Global Growth
Brazil, Russia, India, and China are trying to attract foreign investment and spur their economies while considering the needs of their constituents and the long-term health of the environment. Marcos Troyjo, left, co-chairs BRICLab with Christian Deseglise.
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PROGRAMS
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MPA-DP Program Links Executive Training and Institutional Innovation in Jordan
Thanks to a partnership between Columbia and the nation of Jordan, executive education programs under the direction of Professor André Corrêa d’Almeida have trained more than 370 government and nonprofit officials in sustainable development.
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Brokaw Speaks to Executive Education Class
As part of a customized educational program designed by SIPA’s Picker Center for Executive Education, the television journalist Tom Brokaw recently addressed a class of overseas officials, discussing trends in American politics since the 1950s and offering insights on the November election and U.S. foreign policy.
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MULTIMEDIA
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Trends in China's Foreign Policy
Andrew Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, spoke recently with Columbia News.
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IN THE NEWS
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Analysis and Commentary from
Faculty, Students, Alumni
Professor Glenn Denning’s (left) road to Bali: State of the Planet blog »
Alejandro Roche MIA ’12 co-authors a piece on the meaning of the Catalan election: Huffington Post »
A book review by Gary Sick discusses the "original sins" of United States-Iran relations: Inter Press Service »
African diplomacy is leading the way to economic independence, says Bettina Strickler MIA ’13: Morningside Post »
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