The Institute of Global Politics (IGP) Technology & Democracy Initiative and the Columbia Journalism School convened a public discussion on the collapse of the information environment and the frameworks needed to restore transparency and trust online.

Researcher Jen Weedon of IGP’s Tech and Democracy Initiative spoke on how families can navigate children’s online and offline safety challenges during a Rowan Center panel.

IGP and the Hewlett Foundation recently convened the Slop Salon, bringing together an interdisciplinary group of researchers, investigative journalists, technologists, and platform representatives to explore the boundaries and implications of AI slop.

IGP and the Urban and Social Policy Concentration at Columbia SIPA hosted Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter for a discussion on the future of US cities.

Scholars and practitioners gathered at Columbia SIPA to debate liberalism and the future of the international order as well as pay homage to Professor Jack Snyder.

The Women’s Initiative at Columbia SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics will be named the Ann F. Kaplan Women’s Initiative in honor of the alumna, Columbia Trustee, and founding donor.

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.

The PEIF conference brought together policymakers to hear political science and economic scholars present summaries of their ongoing research projects.

To commemorate International Women’s Day, the Institute of Global Politics (IGP)’s Women’s Initiative  convened leading policymakers and advocates from around the world to release a new report, Accelerating Efforts to End Child Marriage

Efforts to keep girls in school and other actions to reduce child marriage are being disrupted by economic shocks, cutbacks in global humanitarian assistance, retrenchment in women’s rights and the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to researchers and experts in international development.