Stephen Sestanovich comments on Putin's potential next moves in the war in Ukraine — "The problem with most of the escalatory options, up to and including nukes, is that they may simply unify Europe, cast Putin himself as a Hitlerian monster and accelerate Western weapons supplies to Ukraine." 

Jean-Marie Guehenno praises Turkey's proposals for reform for the group. 

The veteran diplomat will teach and deliver the annual George W. Ball Lecture in Spring 2023.

We salute graduates for their work in the United States and around the world.

Lincoln Mitchell writes about how Starr's role as independent counsel in the Clinton administration established a template for using investigations as a means to harass a presidential administration.

Julio Friedmann of the Center on Global Energy Policy writes how green hydrogen could be the dark-horse solution to fighting climate change. 

Jeffrey Sachs gives insight into the failures of the COVID-19 pandemic, "The staggering human toll of the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic is a profound tragedy and a massive societal failure at multiple levels.”

SIPA students Dov Scheindlin and Reed Kessler were highlighted alongside nine other students at Columbia. 

Ian Bremmer writes about Ukraine's latest successes in the war against Russia, and how despite these victories, the battlefield could become more dangerous. 

Congratulations to Jacob Lew, who will be honored by the National Academy of Social Insurance next month; he'll receive a 2022 Robert M. Ball Award in recognition of outstanding achievement.