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Transforming ideas into global policy action

We drive real-world impact by convening leading scholars and practitioners, developing policy solutions, and training the next generation of leaders.

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SIPA scholar David Shimer and IGP Associate Director of Policy Samantha Sutton spoke at a recent roundtable about careers in foreign policy.

May 1, 2025

IGP hosted a Rapid Response webinar to unpack the geopolitical effects of the latest round of tariffs on an increasingly fragmented global economy.

April 30, 2025

Through a series of major events and convenings—including those organized by the Institute of Global Politics (IGP), the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP), and the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS)—SIPA tackled some of the most important domestic and foreign policy issues of the new administration’s first 100 days.

April 30, 2025
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Many of the Inaugural Carnegie Distinguished Fellows were present for the IGP Summit, joining Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo, and Dame Louise Richardson of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. [photo: Shahar Azran]
October 2023 - May 2024

IGP’s Inaugural Year In Review

The Institute of Global Politics (IGP) launched in October 2023, bringing people together across geographic and political divides, creating a space for open dialogue despite ideological differences, inspiring new ideas, and working to advance necessary conversations and build the foundation for policy impact work addressing some of todays most pressing challenges. Explore a summary of our inaugural year and stay tuned for much more to come!

IGP 2024-25 Carnegie Fellows headshot collage

Bridging academia and practitioners

This year's cohort of Carnegie Distinguished Fellows includes a diverse mix of high-profile practitioners from across the globe representing a range of sectors: former high-ranking policy officials, diplomats, a world-renowned journalist, a ground-breaking activist, industry-defining entrepreneurs and experts, and more.

Across the Aisle Hostage Diplomacy

Advancing open dialogue

IGP provides a forum for the open exchange of ideas and respectful discourse through its signature speaker programs. From Spotlight Interviews to the Across the Aisle series, IGP brings leaders from the public and private sectors into dialogue to share lessons learned, discuss global challenges, and find commonalities across partisan and ideological divides.

Panelists present the final report of the États Généraux de l’Information

Research for impact

Based at the world’s top school for global public policy, the nonpartisan Institute of Global Politics harnesses the deep expertise and experience of leading scholars and practitioners to develop and advance evidence-based solutions to today's pressing global challenges.

Wendy Sherman roundtable with students

Training the next generation of leaders

The IGP Student Scholars Program helps prepare Columbia students to understand and find solutions to today's global challenges. Students selected for the program benefit from the mentorship of leading practitioners and scholars, gain hands-on experience in policymaking, and engage in dialogue on the world’s toughest problems.

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IGP’s signature speaker series offer a vital platform to exchange ideas, find common ground, and model civil discourse for the next generation of policy leaders.

To train the next generation of leaders, IGP will host small, closed-door Policy Roundtables and Skills Workshops for Columbia students with the Carnegie Distinguished Fellows and other leading practitioners.

Our publications provide non-ideological, evidence-based research and recommendations to help leaders around the world navigate current policy challenges.

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