According to Jason Bordoff, founding director of Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy, energy has been used throughout history "as a coercive tool and a source of military and economic strength."

Edward Fishman, a senior research scholar at Columbia University, argues that sanctions are more powerful than tariffs because the dollar is used for about 90 percent of global foreign exchange transactions.

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Anya Schiffrin and Natali Helberger, co-chairs of the Steering Committee, highlighted that “the current concentration of economic, technological and political power in the hands of a few Big Tech platforms that control large parts of the digital information infrastructure is a threat to democracy”.

The sixth edition of the seminar will take place in person on the Columbia University campus from June 1–5, 2026.

Jason Bordoff, Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy and Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, writes: "With more countries threatening to make coercive use of more different kinds of energy flows, the world could be at the dawn of a new age of energy weaponization."

“Democracy is fragile, and we must hold the line,” says Maria Ressa, who wrote the book How to Stand Up to a Dictator.

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security hosted the annual Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards to recognize Nobel Peace Laureate and co-founder of Rappler Maria Ressa.

"The withdrawal of Israeli troops and the establishment of an international stabilisation force are key in securing long-term peace, but the plan is dangerously vague on these issues," writes Adjunct Senior Research Scholar Rajan Menon.

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