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Geopolitical Stability

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.

May 15 2026
Wall Street Journal
In the Media
Application Advice

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!!

May 13 2026
Admissions Blog
Geopolitical Stability

"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.

May 13 2026
The New York Times
In the Media
Geopolitical Stability

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.

May 13 2026
Institute of Global Politics
News & Stories
Geopolitical Stability

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

May 12 2026
ChinaTalk
In the Media
Technology & Innovation

The SIPA adjunct professor Daniel Dobrygowski discusses his new book, Technology Governance, and how Silicon Valley is disrupting governance of countries and companies.

May 11 2026
Faculty Spotlight
Climate & Sustainable Development

A conversation about the future of global energy supply and demand with Jason Bordoff.

May 07 2026
The Edgy Optimist
In the Media
Geopolitical Stability

Former US Ambassador to Israel under President Joe Biden, Jack Lew, says pushing Iran to "zero enrichment" would be a step beyond the 2015 nuclear deal, while emphasizing the need for strict monitoring and removal of enriched uranium.

May 07 2026
Bloomberg
In the Media
Geopolitical Stability

“For decades we thought of Chinese foreign policy as mainly seeking stability to facilitate economic development, but Xi is projecting confidence in the face of the more volatile, violent world of the second Trump term,” Julian Gewirtz, a senior researcher on China at Columbia University and a former official in the Biden Administration, told The New Yorker.

May 06 2026
The New Yorker
In the Media
Climate & Sustainable Development

Through Agent C Wildlife Initiative, Hongxiang Huang MPA-DP ’13 is risking it all for the world’s most trafficked mammal: the pangolin.

May 06 2026
Columbia Magazine
Alumni News