After studying in six countries during his undergraduate years, Jiayuan Tian MPA ’27 cofounded an international education social enterprise and enrolled at SIPA to explore how urban and social policy shape youth educational opportunities.

Jonas Piduhn MIA ’24 and Professor Jenik Radon make the case that exclusive economic zones — not landmass — determine the true scale and sovereignty of ocean nations

Trump at times has seemed "mesmerised" by Mamdani, said Lincoln Mitchell, with Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. "What he's managed to do is thread the needle of not getting Trump's direct ire, and at the same time, not giving in to him."

Diana speaks with Kiran Kaur '26 during her last semester at SIPA about what success looks like for her. Kiran shares her advice for incoming SIPA students.

Scholars and practitioners gathered at Columbia SIPA to debate liberalism and the future of the international order as well as pay homage to Professor Jack Snyder.

Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton on accelerating efforts to end child marriage: “This is an issue that really goes to the heart of how women and girls are treated around the world. This is an economic problem for communities, nations and the world because when these young women are married so early, their education stops."

India's economic growth journey is a huge opportunity for its international partners, the country's envoy in Washington Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra said at the at the Columbia Indian Economy Summit 2026: The Quest for a Developed India hosted at SIPA.

Adjunct Senior Research Scholar Rajan Menon on the U.S.-Israel war with Iran: "The chasm between the two sides remains vast. Absent compromises and adept diplomacy, the conflict will almost certainly reignite."

"I do not see Iowa going blue in 2028. Its transformation into what has been a solidly Republican state has been striking over past years," says Columbia University professor Robert Y. Shapiro.

As part of the 2025–26 Capstone workshops in sustainable development practice, a team of graduate students from Columbia SIPA has been working with Kumulus Water, a French-Tunisian startup developing atmospheric water generation technology, on a project focused on supply chain optimization.