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Climate & Sustainable Development

Global energy expert Jason Bordoff discusses the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and whether Iran and other Gulf nations can find an energy export workaround.

Apr 16 2026
NPR
In the Media
Technology & Innovation

On April 14, Saltzman Institute member Erica Lonergan provided expert testimony to the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine's study of the Organizational Models for the Cyber Forces of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Apr 16 2026
The National Academies
In the Media
Meet the SIPA Community

Maxim releases his "unhinged" advice to new SIPA students -- from student organizations to the fridges in IAB, he shares some parting words before his graduation next month!

Apr 16 2026
Admissions Blog
Meet the SIPA Community

After studying in six countries during his undergraduate years, Jiayuan Tian MPA ’27 cofounded an international education social enterprise and enrolled at SIPA to explore how urban and social policy shape youth educational opportunities.

Apr 16 2026
Student Spotlight
Climate & Sustainable Development

Jonas Piduhn MIA ’24 and Professor Jenik Radon make the case that exclusive economic zones — not landmass — determine the true scale and sovereignty of ocean nations

Apr 15 2026
Faculty Spotlight
Democratic Resilience

Trump at times has seemed "mesmerised" by Mamdani, said Lincoln Mitchell, with Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. "What he's managed to do is thread the needle of not getting Trump's direct ire, and at the same time, not giving in to him."

Apr 15 2026
BBC
In the Media
Meet the SIPA Community

Diana speaks with Kiran Kaur '26 during her last semester at SIPA about what success looks like for her. Kiran shares her advice for incoming SIPA students.

Apr 15 2026
Admissions Blog
Geopolitical Stability

Scholars and practitioners gathered at Columbia SIPA to debate liberalism and the future of the international order as well as pay homage to Professor Jack Snyder.

Apr 14 2026
Event Highlight
Inclusive Prosperity

Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton on accelerating efforts to end child marriage: “This is an issue that really goes to the heart of how women and girls are treated around the world. This is an economic problem for communities, nations and the world because when these young women are married so early, their education stops."

Apr 13 2026
Forbes
In the Media
Inclusive Prosperity

India's economic growth journey is a huge opportunity for its international partners, the country's envoy in Washington Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra said at the at the Columbia Indian Economy Summit 2026: The Quest for a Developed India hosted at SIPA.

Apr 12 2026
The Economic Times
In the Media