If the U.S. joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership, writes Takatoshi Ito, it would enhance trade with important regional economies and bolster efforts to compete with China.

In recognition of Dr. Sachs’ contribution to sustainable development, Amrita University has constituted a fellowship in his name and the first one was awarded to Nitin Kumar, an associate with the university.

As Russia leader Vladimir Putin addresses challenges on multiple fronts, “the usual narratives that [he] has used to shore up his rule are just not working as well,” says Columbia professor Timothy Frye MIA '92.

"Surprise — both tactical and strategic — is threaded throughout every aspect of cyber conflict, even more so than for conflict in the air, on land, at sea, or in space," says Jason Healey.

"Forced to choose between the façade of nonpartisanship on one hand and professional integrity and sound public health guidance on the other, [Anthony] Fauci has clearly chosen the latter," says Lincoln Mitchell.

Joseph Stiglitz is cited among scholars who have recommended steps to address widening disparities.

Julio Friedmann of SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy comments.

"We’ll never agree with the Russian leader on principles, but we might be able to negotiate a better security structure for Europe," Rajan Menon of the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS) writes with Thomas Graham Jr.

Joseph Stiglitz calls for caution at the Fed, arguing that higher interest rates wouldn’t solve the supply snafus and global shortages that have helped push up inflation, while labor-force participation remains well short of what it could be.