Creating a dedicated U.S. Cyber Force as a new branch of the armed services could transform America’s ability to defend against growing cyber threats. In this new FDD Monograph, Erica Lonergan and Mark Montgomery outline the current gaps, what a U.S. Cyber Force would look like, how it could strengthen U.S. national security. 

“I find that there’s been confusion between urgency and haste,” Ben Orlove, a professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University, told Gizmodo. “Though we recognize the urgency of action, that should never serve as an excuse for incompletely reviewed proposals moving forward.”

President Donald Trump signed an executive order rebranding the Pentagon as the “Department of War." Tim Naftali discusses why the department was renamed and reacts to Trump and Hegseth's reasoning for the change.

Tanya Domi, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs from Columbia University, joined to discuss the situation in Serbia. 

The SIPA Cyber Regulations Watch newsletter sat down with Colin Ahern to discuss how New York approaches cybersecurity regulation.

SIPA’s Master of Public Administration in Development Practice (MPA-DP) and Institute of Global Politics (IGP) Among Key Programs Contributing Expertise

Jen Weedon, a lecturer of Columbia University’s school of International and Public Affairs, who researches best practices in red teaming AI systems, pointed out that where a red team sits in the organizational chart shapes its incentives.

The WTO core still holds, but members must use this crisis to push reform, writes Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow.

Asialink and the Asia Institute present the 2025 Southeast Asia Oration, with Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa.

Maria Ressa, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and CEO of Rappler, Addresses the National Press Club of Australia.