Spring on Campus, 2024 – the Thinker

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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
Climate & Sustainable Development

"For the moment, the U.A.E.’s exit changes little. Over time, a weaker OPEC may mean not lower prices but greater volatility — more violent swings that households and businesses will struggle to absorb," says Jason Bordoff, founding director of Columbia's Center on Global Energy Policy.

May 06 2026
The New York Times
In the Media
Geopolitical Stability

"Every American administration pledges to learn from the past when devising a strategy for contending with nuclear North Korea. And yet, few portfolios are so paralyzed by path dependency and resistance to learning. But now, confronted with the inescapable prospect that the legacy approach is actually creating risk rather than reducing it, the time has come to learn and pivot," writes SIPA lecturer Jonathan Corrado.

May 06 2026
War on the Rocks
In the Media
Technology & Innovation

Four teams were selected from among 48 applicants at Columbia Entrepreneurship’s annual campus-wide awards ceremony.

May 05 2026
Student Spotlight
Application Advice

It's never too early to start thinking about your future! Diana highlights her tips on how to search for a job through leveraging SIPA resources.

May 05 2026
Admissions Blog
Climate & Sustainable Development

"Demand for critical minerals is rising, but investment is still not scaling where risks, timelines and revenues remain hard to underwrite. Building a more resilient and diversified supply will require targeted de-risking tools that can crowd in private capital where it is most needed," writes CGEP research scholar Tom Moerenhout.

May 05 2026
World Economic Forum
In the Media