The prestigious program, now in its third decade, places graduate students directly in the offices of current and former women heads of state.

“In a lot of these elections, you don’t need big numbers — you need targeting and that’s what the Russians do,” says Anne Nelson, a research fellow at the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University.

"In the immediate, the [price] impact is not enormous. The longer term is the question: is OPEC still able to function in further years to restrain production and add spare capacity when needed?" comments Jason Bordoff, founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy.

Moustapha Diallo MIA '27 is studying international security and diplomacy within the MIA program. Nonya talks with Moustapha about his goals about working as a US diplomat and how SIPA supports his future.

"As the U.S. Navy prepares to field a new generation of untested technologies — like autonomous drone wingmen and AI-powered target recognition systems — against a peer competitor in the Western Pacific, The Battle of Savo Island is a reminder that acquiring a capability and being able to employ it are not the same thing," says professor of international and public affairs Stephen Biddle.

"The United States should pursue more modest arrangements, like one that continues the current cease-fire agreement while opening the Strait of Hormuz and maintaining intense pressure on the Iranian system," says senior research scholar Richard Nephew.

Diana highlights resources at Columbia that made her experience more memorable. Be sure to bookmark this post when you join us for your upcoming term!

Tim Naftali noted that gathering the president, vice president, and speaker in the same space when the United States is at war with Iran—a country previously linked to plots against Trump and other U.S. officials—was ill-advised. “This is not the right time to have all hands on deck,” he said.

After a shocking shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, presidential historian Timothy Naftali discusses what this suggests about American politics and society.

On the Trump administration's assertion that preserving presidential records is unconstitutional, senior research scholar Tim Naftali remarked, "This is about whether we can hold our most powerful leader accountable. And I don't know how you hold them accountable if they can destroy the record of their actions in government."