In a piece co-authored by the founding director of Columbia's Center on Global Energy Policy, Jason Bordoff, and Meghan L. O’Sullivan, the authors argue that the energy crisis caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran highlights a broader pattern: as the cooperative global order frays, energy insecurity rises. They point to the 1973 oil embargo as evidence that oil geopolitics has long shaped global stability—and continues to do so today.

Energy has reemerged as a central force shaping our world in 2026—both a geopolitical weapon and an economic fault line, according to Jason Bordoff, founding director of Columbia's Center on Global Energy Policy.

Approximately 270 alumni returned to SIPA for expert-guided conversations on today’s foremost policy challenges and to reconnect with classmates.

"Children deserve to be protected as robustly as possible—and that requires tools we can actually understand," writes Camille François, Assistant Professor of Practice at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

"Unlike the United States, which feels it must be able to project power worldwide, all Europeans need to do is protect their continent—a far more feasible task," writes senior research scholar Rajan Menon. 

There's nothing better than when we have a celebrity sub-in for a blog post! Welcome, Jason Healey! One of SIPA's extraordinary faculty members who is an expert on cyber risk and conflict. Professor Healey shares his perspective on how to prepare to study cyber at SIPA.

Democrats have “not offered a positive program in response to Trump's efforts," according to professor of political science Robert Y. Shapiro, adding that they "are basing their efforts on the administration's perceived deficient performance.”

What began as a late-night idea among SIPA classmates has grown into a global storytelling phenomenon. Mijael Garrido Lecca MPA ’23 helped launch The Navidad Sur Project, with support from Aranzazú Jorquiera Johnson MPA-DP ’23. The project reimagines the origin story of Santa Claus through the lens of the Southern Hemisphere.

Weather forecasts in low-income countries are about 20 years behind those in high-income countries, worsening economic losses and increasing vulnerability to climate-related risks, says associate professor Jeffrey Shrader.

Stephen Biddle, professor of international and public affairs, discusses his Foreign Affairs article, “The Price of Strategic Incoherence in Iran,” unpacking the strategic and moral danger of having a commander-in-chief running an ill-considered war of choice.