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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.
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.
In the wake of major federal funding cuts, Columbia University has announced 180 job losses, sending shockwaves through its academic and research communities. Faculty are urgently exploring ways to safeguard essential medical research—and one idea gaining traction is a temporary pay cut for high-earning staff. Could a short-term show of solidarity help preserve jobs and protect Columbia’s research legacy?
A totally biased review of Boat 3, the SIPA Follies 2025 show.
In recent years, the study of mis- and disinformation has again become polarized, as in the 1930s when the world was turning to fascism after emerging from World War I. Funding for mis- and disinformation research has been cut, jeopardizing research at major universities including Stanford and Harvard. With the re-election of Donald Trump as president, researchers are wondering what will come next.
Parking minimums require builders to add more parking than people want or need, driving up housing costs and worsening the environment. Lawmakers should ditch these wasteful rules
56 years to the day that Columbia called the NYPD on demonstrating students in an infamously brutal raid, protestors occupying Hamilton Hall were arrested and charged with criminal trespassing. So many decades after 1968, it’s not clear how much Columbia has really changed. Nor is it clear who the University stands behind.
Amidst Columbia University's harsh crackdown on student protesters, President Shafik's approval of police presence on campus and Dean Yarhi-Milo's silence speak volumes, amplifying the disillusionment and frustration among the student body.
This opinion was written by a protesting student while in the Columbia University Gaza Solidarity Encampment, expressing their views on the importance of standing in solidarity with Palestine as a Jewish student.
This article talks about Mexican elections with polls favoring Claudia Sheinbaum, the candidate of Morena, and the legacy of AMLO. Should Sheinbaum emerge victorious, there's scant assurance she won't uphold AMLO's policies. Conversely, if she faces defeat, the opposition's vision for the country remains unclear.
The War in Ukraine has served to strengthen the strategic partnership between Russia and China in the Arctic, raising concerns regarding the future of regional governance. A series of political and legal limitations will likely restrict both states from forming an exclusive partnership to develop the Northern Sea Route, suggesting that the potential threat posed by their relationship is likely less of a threat to Arctic stability than what one might otherwise assume.
Students at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) are concerned about the school’s prioritization of exams in mandatory courses, a focus they say could jeopardize their scholarships and future careers.
As South Korea's 2024 General Elections approach, the country is witnessing heightened political fragmentation, challenging President Yoon Suk Yeol's conservative administration amid internal dissent and changing public sentiment towards his leadership. The election's outcome will also reverberate internationally with implications for South Korea's foreign policy concerning North Korea, China and the United States.
Michelle Naeem (MPA ‘25) argues for a comprehensive approach to addressing climate change, emphasizing the need for significant reductions in carbon emissions by developed nations and long-term resilience measures for vulnerable countries like Pakistan.
Sara Tassadaq (MIA ‘25) pens down her viewpoint on Pakistan’s general elections 2024.
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.