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News and Event Highlights

News and Event Highlights

Geopolitical Stability

Former General Assembly presidents Vuk Jeremić and Annalena Baerbock discussed the politics of choosing the next UN secretary-general and the organization's struggle to adapt to a changing global order.

Oct 02 2026
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IGP Technology & Democracy Initiative

Ahead of the US midterm elections, IGP hosted a group of experts to discuss how AI-generated content is polluting the online information ecosystem and flooding voters’ feeds, and what can be done to slow it down.

Sep 25 2026
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IGP Technology & Democracy Initiative

Taiwan's first Digital Minister and IGP Fellow Audrey Tang discusses AI governance, trust and safety issues, and democratic oversight with Columbia students.

Sep 14 2026
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Democratic Resilience

The Institute of Global Politics’ American Democracy Initiative and the Urban and Social Policy Concentration at Columbia SIPA hosted a discussion with American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten about her book Why Fascists Fear Teachers.

Apr 20 2026
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IGP Ann F. Kaplan Women's Initiative

The Institute of Global Politics Women’s Initiative and the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute convened a public discussion on the future of human rights in US foreign policy.

Mar 12 2026
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Roundtable

In a wide-ranging conversation hosted by Columbia SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics, Salam Fayyad discussed questions of state-building, institutional development, and reform under constraint.

Mar 10 2026
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IGP Ann F. Kaplan Women's Initiative

In a wide-ranging conversation hosted by Columbia SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics, Mona Lena Krook discussed her new book, Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics, which examines how to achieve greater gender parity in politics.

Feb 26 2026
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IGP Ann F. Kaplan Women's Initiative

IGP’s Women’s Initiative hosted the Gambian human rights activist Jaha Dukureh to discuss child marriage and the future of women’s rights, drawing on her experience as a survivor of child marriage.

Feb 19 2026
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IGP Ann F. Kaplan Women's Initiative

A January 29 roundtable at SIPA explored how human rights law strengthens enforcement and protection for survivors in the United States.

Jan 29 2026
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IGP Ann F. Kaplan Women's Initiative

In this second installation of the conflict-related sexual violence virtual roundtable series, a panel of global experts discussed legal representation, reparations, recognition for children born of wartime rape, and community rebuilding as essential pathways to justice for survivors

Nov 17 2025
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