"We need to learn from the emergencies we are confronting because they are coming back, and each time they do, they will retain their capacity for surprise," Steven Cohen writes. 

A breakthrough on Northern Ireland, says João Vale de Almeida, opened a path to greater cooperation not only between Brussels and London, but also between Europe and the United States.

Anya Schiffrin suggests "there is likely never going to be one big global regulator or common regulatory scheme that will save democracies from the negative effects of social media."  

At SIPA’s most recent Washington, D.C., career conference, Anne Neuberger MIA ’05 reflected on a career in public service protecting the United States from cyber threats.

Séverine Autesserre's most recent book, The Frontlines of Peace, has been updated and newly translated into French. Le Monde Diplomatique has the first French-language review.

"The world is not a big democracy. The key is to find some shared common ground,” says Professor Jean-Marie Guéhenno of SIPA. 

Joanne Bauer comments on how the field is changing and how her course at SIPA has evolved to reflect that change.

SIPA economist Arvind Panagariya points to the government’s work providing toilets, bank accounts and water connections.

Kenneth Prewitt and multiple coauthors reviewed growing concerns about survey research data, and now offer 12 recommendations to improve polls and public survey accuracy and trustworthiness.