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News and Event Highlights

News and Event Highlights

Faculty Spotlight

Seven new projects will examine critical policy challenges ranging from household finance and democratic leadership to Arctic geopolitics, electricity grids, long-term care, workplace technology, and the politics of extraction in the Amazon.

Jul 28 2026
Announcement
IGP Ann F. Kaplan Women's Initiative

“To address the maternal health crisis in America, Washington must invest in a proactive agenda of healthcare access, affordability and equity,” writes IGP Ann F. Kaplan Women's Initiative Director Jennifer Klein.

Jul 13 2026
Ms. Magazine
IGP in the News
IGP Technology & Democracy Initiative

The Preliminary Report of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI, cowritten by IGP Faculty Advisory Board Member Maria Ressa, is a first-of-its-kind independent scientific assessment of the capabilities, emerging opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence. It’s central warning: current safeguards cannot keep pace with the growth of AI’s capabilities.

Jul 01 2026
United Nations
IGP in the News
Rapid Response

IGP hosted a Rapid Response webinar with a panel of experts discussing the recently announced agreement between the US and Iran to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and detail a framework for sanctions relief.

Jun 25 2026
Event Highlight
IGP American Democracy Initiative

IGP American Democracy Initiative Director Alex Hertel-Fernandez joined the Future Hindsight podcast to discuss the intersection of policymaking, economics, and democracy.

Jun 25 2026
Future Hindsight
IGP in the News
IGP Technology & Democracy Initiative

Read the new report from the IGP's Technology & Democracy Initiative, AI Slop and the Information Ecosystem, by Jen Weedon, Camille François, and Jeremie Ponak.

Jun 18 2026
IGP Publications
IGP in the News
IGP American Democracy Initiative

Scholars of American democracy and policy practitioners convened at Cornell University to discuss how to rebuild the federal government in the wake of the erosion of democratic norms and institutions.

Jun 09 2026
Event Highlight
Rapid Response

A panel of leading experts took stock of the summit and situated it within the broader currents shaping the US-China relationship.

May 18 2026
Event Highlight
Women's Health

High maternal mortality in the U.S. is preventable, according to advocates, physicians, policy leaders and executives, including IGP’s Ann F. Kaplan Women’s Initiative Director Jennifer Klein, at an Axios Future of Health event on May 13.

May 15 2026
Axios
IGP in the News
Geopolitical Stability

The Institute of Global Politics (IGP) at Columbia SIPA and the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University today announced a new task force focused on assessing the strategic rationale for US foreign assistance

May 12 2026
Announcement