Robert Y. Shapiro, professor at Columbia University, told Newsweek: "This is Mike Johnson continuing to do the president's bidding. What is unclear is whether he genuinely supports the president on everything under the sun, which includes where things are in the Iran war now, or whether he is fearful of Trump's wrath in maintaining his political stature."

Robert Y. Shapiro told Newsweek: "Primary wins reflect Trump's influence on and support from Trump's base, among whom his approval rating is very high and makes a difference. But his approval among the rest of the electorate is abysmal, and this can be fully decisive in the upcoming midterm elections.

Jack Lew, former U.S. Treasury secretary and former U.S. ambassador to Israel, joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss how the Iran war could play out, what a resolution to the conflict might look like, and more.

“The economic and social implications of AI will not be figured out solely by computer scientists in the labs,” writes Daniel Björkegren about his SIPA course Our AI Future. “They will be figured out across society, by the entrepreneurs and tinkerers who see a bit ahead.”

"A battered economy, huge numbers of casualties and very little territorial gain – it’s no wonder even stalwart Putin supporters are showing signs of disquiet," writes Rajan Menon, Adjunct Senior Research Scholar of International and Public Affairs.

Energy expert Jason Bordoff explains the uneven consequences of the war in Iran and the longer term outlook for nations from the U.S. to Russia.

A sad blog to post today :( - Maxim shares a message to future SIPA students highlighting how to make the most out of your two years here. We will miss you, Max!!

"Mr. Xi’s main goal in this new period of strategic stalemate is buying time to increase China’s strength relative to that of the United States, while seeking to extract concessions from Mr. Trump when he can, including limiting U.S. tariffs and export controls, and halting Washington’s arms sales to Taiwan," says senior research scholar Julian Gewirtz.

The Institute of Global Politics (IGP) at Columbia SIPA and the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University today announced a new task force focused on assessing the strategic rationale for US foreign assistance.

Julian Gewirtz, former Biden administration China official, now at Columbia, joins ChinaTalk to chat about the Xi-Trump visit and all things US-China.