With oil tankers sitting idle in Chinese ports, oil and gas prices could skyrocket, says Richard Nephew.

Ali Feldhausen MIA '19 writes about Vision Zero's failings in the massive rule-breaking of trucks.

Soldier-Scholar Jordan Becker MIA '11 is appointed as U.S. Liaison officer to the French Joint Staff. Jordan holds a Ph.D on War Studies from Kings College and a dual master's degree on Transatlantic Security Policy from Sciences Po and SIPA.

President Trump is expected to keep a key part of the Iran nuclear deal in place for at least 90 days. If hawks in the administration see that as a loss, says Richard Nephew, “it is a bit of an admission that they would like a good crisis."

When it comes to talk about climate change, “we should have a term that emphasizes the incredible cost and dangers,” says Jeffrey Sachs. “We do not need to be shy about this.”

Empathy is the number one skill needed to be a successful social entrepreneur, says SIPA's Sarah Holloway. And knowing how to market and tell great stories around some of the best ideas is a smart way to get them funded.

The climate is, indeed, changing. But the term is far too mild to describe the existential threat to the planet that these changes pose.

Why is the Trump administration dispensing with expert advisory panels? One CIA panel of historians, says Robert Jervis, was suspended after tensions arose over a new policy that appeared to reduce the amount of material being declassified.