Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Relations between Washington and Kyiv have deteriorated at a perilous moment for Ukraine. Russian missile and drone attacks are targeting Ukraine’s energy and civilian infrastructure, and Kyiv needs more air defense missiles to counter these strikes. President Zelensky said a planned effort is underway to restrict Ukraine’s use of Starlink, while US officials have denied any such effort. The United States has also waived sanctions against Moscow’s energy sector and agreed to purchase Russian diesel fuel. Despite these headwinds, Ukraine continues to defend itself through cutting-edge drone and missile technologies.
Join Columbia SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics for a webinar featuring a panel of experts and practitioners to take stock of US-Ukraine relations, situate recent developments in the broader war, and discuss Ukrainian defense technology and what the US can learn from it.
Join the Institute of Global Politics (IGP) and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and human rights activist Nadia Murad for a discussion on her new book, I Choose My Beginning. Drawing on her experience as a survivor of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), Murad examines the path from survival to justice and the importance of accountability of perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict. The discussion will explore the role of international law and policy in advancing justice for survivors, as well as ways to ensure that the voices of those affected by CRSV are reflected in efforts to prevent future atrocities. At the event, the IGP Ann F. Kaplan Women’s Initiative will release a new policy blueprint outlining reforms to promote accountability for CRSV to further prevention, deterrence, and long-term peacebuilding.
Speakers will include Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Jennifer Klein, and Rachel Vogelstein.
What Does It Take to Lead a 21st-Century Democracy?
In a democracy, leaders and citizens are locked in a constant back-and-forth: each sometimes leads the other, and each sometimes follows. When should elected leaders push back against the public, and when should they give it what it wants? This tension is inherent in representative democracy, but it has only grown harder to navigate in an age of political polarization, distrust, and democratic erosion. This event brings together scholars and practitioners to ask what it takes to govern effectively in a democracy today and how universities can help educate the leaders of tomorrow.
Why has liberal democracy not lived up to its promises? Join Columbia SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics and the Center for Political Economy as economist and Nobel Laureate Daron Acemoglu delivers the Investcorp Lecture in International Finance and Business, discussing his new book, What Happened to Liberal Democracy? Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity. The conversation will explore how liberal democracy has failed to deliver shared prosperity, public goods and services, and a voice for the working class. Acemoglu argues that to reverse the backsliding of democracy, we need a new governing philosophy. He shares his ideas for working-class liberalism, an approach that prioritizes shared prosperity and issues that matter to everyone, not just a narrow elite.
This event will be introduced by Alan Taylor and moderated by Jeffry Frieden.
Israel’s October election could prove to be one of the most consequential in the country’s history, reshaping not only Israel’s domestic politics, but its relationship with the United States and its role in a rapidly changing Middle East.
Join Columbia University SIPA Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo, former US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides, and leading Israeli journalist and Senior Research Scholar at Columbia SIPA Nadav Eyal for a timely conversation examining the election results, potential avenues for the next coalition/government, and how these elections will shape Israel's policies going forward.
Bringing together perspectives from academia, diplomacy, and journalism, the discussion will look beyond the immediate headlines and political maneuvering to ask the larger questions: What direction have Israeli voters chosen? What could the election mean for Israel’s relationship with Washington and the US, the Palestinians, and its regional partners? And after years of war and political upheaval, where does Israel go from here?
SAVE THE DATE! The Best Kind of American
Book talk with Kim Ghattas, former IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow and Emmy Award-winning journalist, analyst, author of Black Wave, and contributing writer for The Atlantic.
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Recent Events
IGP and GWL Voices convened former government officials and youth leaders for a student-led workshop on the future of UN leadership.
IGP hosted a webinar with political analysts discussing the politics and current trends in key battleground states ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections.
IGP hosted a Rapid Response webinar with a panel of experts discussing President Xi’s meeting with President Trump in Washington during the UN General Assembly week and the future of US-China relations.