Following the reported killing of a major cartel leader, renewed violence across Mexico has reignited fears of cyclical retaliation, prompting calls for stronger state capacity, civilian protection, and coordinated cross-border policy to break a pattern that has shaped a generation’s lived experience.

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, this reflection examines growing distrust in democratic institutions at home and abroad.

The removal of thousands of federal datasets has sparked concern among researchers and policy experts, who warn that weakening the independence and accessibility of national statistics could undermine evidence-based policymaking and democratic accountability.

As artificial intelligence commands political attention, cybersecurity experts warn that quantum computing poses a quieter but potentially devastating threat.

Even when the future feels increasingly unpredictable, SIPA students are choosing engagement and public service. Read how one student brings in learnings from a childhood memory to her outlook on the future.

Episodes of extreme winter weather have fueled skepticism about climate change, but scientists emphasize that short-term cold snaps do not contradict long-term global warming trends driven by rising average temperatures and Arctic amplification.

An infant’s post-surgical death in Ningbo led to an official investigation, but the case has since raised broader concerns about transparency and accountability.

Declining trust in institutions is shaping how governments make policy. How can local governments adapt to a world increasingly defined by doubt?

Stephen Chmelewski calls on professors, not students, to restore “the sanctity of the classroom” by banning laptops, with clear exceptions for accessibility.

As New York celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic mayoral win, one SIPA student sees something deeper: a call back to purpose.

Steven Hankins calls on the mayor-elect to curb police overreach on campus, block ICE expansion, and stand firmly for academic freedom.

As President Trump’s second term nears its end, Columbia University finds itself at the center of a national reckoning over academic freedom.

With 25% of global jobs exposed to generative AI and most developing economies lacking the infrastructure to adapt, the challenge ahead lies not just in innovation, but in inclusion.

Tracing how neoclassical design shapes what, and whose, knowledge we venerate, Sathuluri argues that true decolonization demands “landscape literacy,” a conscious rewriting of the spaces that define how we learn.

From crowded lectures to spontaneous friendships and brushes with world leaders during UNGA, first-years reflect on their whirlwind first month at SIPA.

From missing chairs to waitlisted classes and crowded hallways, SIPA’s record-high enrollment has stretched resources thin. This article examines how overenrollment is reshaping student life.