News & Stories

In an op-ed in Stat News, Mauricio Cárdenas argues that excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages benefit health and public budgets.

Professor Stephen Biddle comments on Ukraine's military power, "The Ukrainian army’s skills in combined arms maneuver are improving as they gain experience and as larger numbers of trained soldiers reach the front.”

Arvind Panagariya tackles whether growth leads to inclusion and hence a reduction in poverty. 

Anya Schiffrin, the lead author of a German Marshall Fund report about disinformation-defense start-ups, said future regulation of disinformation and other malicious content could lead to more jobs in the trust and safety space.

Stephen Sestanovich on Putin's claim that Russia’s survival is at stake: "One key to securing peace in Ukraine will be exposing the faulty argument for the war’s necessity." 

SIPA professor Stephen Biddle asks what the Ukraine war's conduct to date suggests for the future of warfare and considers the implications for U.S. defense policy.

Eric Verhoogen helps tell the story of how one small town in Pakistan called Sialkot came to produce 40% of soccer balls used worldwide.

Anne Nelson was recently featured on WNYC Studio's On the Media podcast. You can listen to the episode, titled "The Divided Dial: Episode 2 - From Pulpit to Politics."

Mauricio Cárdenas and Sebastian Orozco MPA '23 are the authors of a new report outlining market-based solutions that could help finance climate mitigation initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Takatoshi Ito warns that the Japanese government’s new stimulus package will increase the country’s debt, which already exceeds 250% of GDP, even further. The UK’s recent implosion should serve as a cautionary tale for Japanese policymakers.