On New York City's mayoral debate, IGP Affiliated Faculty Member Robert Y. Shapiro: “If Mamdani wins, the Republicans and Trump will try to use Mamdani’s victory to try to demonize the Democrats further in the run-up to the 2026 midterm election.”

"Milei has always been very loyal to Trump," IGP Faculty Advisory Board Member Victoria Murillo, professor of political science and director of the Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University, tells BBC Mundo. "There doesn't seem to be any explanation beyond geopolitics and the connection between the two."

IGP Affiliated Faculty member Page Fortna writes: "a lot of hard work remains before this ceasefire is strong and durable, let alone everlasting."

IGP Faculty Advisory Board member and presidential historian Tim Naftali analyzes the impact of domestic and international tensions on the American election race: "America has experienced authoritarian regimes before. But not a man like this in the White House since Andrew Jackson." And on the Middle East: "Trump has merit, but the political dividends will go to the Democrats."

IGP Affiliated Faculty Member Robert Y. Shapiro, on Zohran Mamdani's statement about the Israeli hostage releases: "My reaction is that he thought he needed to say something, knowing that it would be interpreted in different ways by his supporters versus opponents."

What needs to happen next for Gaza to start rebuilding after the war? NPR's Michel Martin asks IGP Faculty Policy Director Jacob J. Lew, the former US ambassador to Israel under President Biden.

IGP Faculty Policy Director Jacob J. Lew, the US ambassador to Israel under President Biden, weighs in on President Trump's ceasefire in Gaza and what major questions still remain.

IGP Faculty Policy Director Jacob J. Lew, former US Ambassador to Israel, discusses the joys of Israeli hostages returning home and what it will take to reconstruct Gaza and its leadership.

IGP Affiliated Faculty Member Robert Y. Shapiro: "The New Jersey race has tightened and reflects the difficulties the Democrats have had holding on to their supporters."

A panel of experts examined the pathway toward peace in Gaza and President Trump's role in the process.