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UPCOMING LIVESTREAM EVENT
The Future of US Global Leadership in an Uncertain World
Columbia SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics invites you to join us on February 18 for a fireside chat between IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow and CNN’s Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour, IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow and Former Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer, and Columbia SIPA Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo. Together, they will explore the evolving role of the United States on the world stage, the multitude of challenges facing the international order, and the role of an independent press reporting the facts without fear or favor.
Speakers:
Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s Chief International Anchor and IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow
Jon Finer, Former Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor, and IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow
Keren Yarhi-Milo, Dean, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs; Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Relations; IGP Faculty Advisory Board Member (moderator)
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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 today’s most pressing challenges. Explore a summary of our inaugural year and stay tuned for much more to come!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Discover our work
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.
