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Geopolitical Stability

Jeffrey Sachs weighs in on what it will take to bring an end to the recent escalation in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Nov 06 2023
Jurist
In the Media
Democratic Resilience

Suresh Naidu discusses a new working paper that examines the impact of changing Democratic policies.

Nov 06 2023
New York Times
In the Media
Inclusive Prosperity

Joseph Stiglitz (with Lori Wallach) examines how legacy Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) agreements are hampering President Biden’s efforts to strengthen ties with the United States' neighbors in the Americas.

Nov 06 2023
The Hill
In the Media
Democratic Resilience

In a lengthy conversation, Anne Nelson discusses the significance of the Mike Johnson's election as speaker of the House of Representatives and more.

Nov 06 2023
WBUR On Point
In the Media

Governments are asking whether Google and Facebook are paying their fair share to news publishers for the news disseminated on their platforms. A new study coauthored by Columbia SIPA Professor Anya Schiffrin finds that Google and Meta may owe news organizations $11-14 billion.

Nov 06 2023
Daily Maverick
In the Media
Climate & Sustainable Development

University Professor and Nobel Laureate gives keynote at New York Fed-Columbia SIPA conference.

Nov 03 2023
Event Highlight
Technology & Innovation

Daniel Björkegren spoke with BBC Newsday about the possible benefits of AI for the developing world. (Audio begins at 48:15.)

Nov 03 2023
BBC
In the Media
Climate & Sustainable Development

Professor Jeffrey Sachs said “the fact that 1.5 degrees Celsius is going to be exceeded must be interpreted properly to mean the emergency is much greater than these politicians either know or pretend,"

Nov 03 2023
The Messenger Tech
In the Media
Geopolitical Stability

Professor Jason Bordoff said there is “a recognition among most of the parties, the U.S., Europe, Iran, and other gulf countries, that it’s in no one’s interest for this conflict to significantly expand beyond Israel and Gaza.”

Nov 02 2023
New York Times
In the Media
Geopolitical Stability

Nathaniel Parish Flannery MIA ’13 argues that the government response to the recent hurricane masks a deeper and longstanding problem of weak state capacity and weak institutions.

Nov 02 2023
Forbes
In the Media