"Missteps by China or resistance from other countries could well thwart Xi’s designs," writes Senior Research Scholar Julian Gewirtz. "For the United States, such setbacks can buy time—until different leadership in Washington once again has a vision of the future built around more than looking out for itself."

According to SIPA lecturer, Laura Scherling, one of the most unsettling data breaches this year was the Tea Dating Advice data breach, underscoring the dwindling amount of safe spaces online.

Professor Jeffry Frieden joins EconoFact Chats to discuss the forces driving a splintering in globalization, and the present and past linkages between domestic politics and international economics.

Liberation reviewed Misery Beneath the Miracle in East Asia by professors Arvid Lukauskas and Yumiko Shimabukuro: "a bracing, data-rich intervention that punctures the triumphalist narratives still clinging to the region’s growth story."

"Richard Nixon understood as a lawyer — a good lawyer, actually — that he had to at least make justice look blind when he schemed against his enemies," said Timothy Naftali, a Columbia University historian and former director of Nixon's presidential library.

Jonas Piduhn MIA '24 and Jenik Radon write: "The necessary shift in perspective regarding large oceanic states will be a useful guide for addressing the challenges facing humanity."

Jenik Radon, Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, joined the e-Governance Academy’s (eGA) Supervisory Board in July 2025.

Maxim highlights the piece of advice he found the most valuable when working on his graduate school applications. 

SIPA pays tribute to the passing of Professor Takatoshi “Taka” Ito, a renowned economist, devoted teacher, and generous mentor to generations of Columbia students.