IGP’s working roundtable on Nov. 19 explored Americans’ perceptions of global issues, the country’s role on the world stage, and President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda.

Ambassador Wendy Sherman, a veteran diplomat who previously served as the 21st Deputy Secretary of State, discussed the alliance of autocracies, or “axis of chaos,” during an Institute of Global Politics roundtable on national security challenges facing the next US president.

Ambassador Wendy Sherman convened a roundtable with SIPA students to discuss how US policymakers should confront global adversaries.

An IGP roundtable discusses the power of ideas and passionate volunteers to build community ties during challenging times.

On October 21, Jason Bordoff sat down with Adam Tooze to discuss the global energy transition underway and how it will reshape geopolitics, fielding questions from some 20 SIPA students about changing policy approaches to energy and geopolitics.

On October 1, Chad Sweet, former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff and CEO of the Chertoff Group, a security risk management and growth advisory firm, discussed the ongoing threat of foreign influence campaigns during a student roundtable.

“We always say knowledge is power, but in dealing with the climate, knowledge is powerlessness because we are overwhelmed by facts," shared Luisa Neubauer, the lead organizer of the Fridays For the Future climate movement in Germany.

The Honorable Jane Harman, a nine-term congresswoman and Institute for Global Politics Carnegie Distinguished Fellow, recently joined students at events including a roundtable cohosted by IGP and the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies.

Columbia SIPA and the Institute of Global Politics convened leading experts and UN practitioners to discuss the "Pact for the Future" recently adopted by the UN General Assembly.

Luisa Neubauer, Ed Miliband, and Adam Tooze recently sat down for a roundtable discussion on the future of climate change and democracy.