IGP Affiliated Faculty Member Robert Y. Shapiro told Newsweek: “[Trump] should say that while inflation today showed the lowest increase in a while, it will take a bit more time, and now the Federal Reserve should have grounds for cutting interest rates further, which can improve other aspects of the economy further. He needs to do it in a more subdued way than his bullying style.”

The next East Asian miracle may not dazzle, but by reframing the narrative from trade-offs to synergies between welfare and growth and addressing the growing social vulnerabilities quietly undermining the region’s economic potential, it can endure as a source of inspiration and resilience, write Arvid Lukauskas and IGP Affiliated Faculty Member Yumiko Shimabukuro.

The systematic Russification of schools in occupied territories aims to wipe out the Ukrainian national identity, writes IGP Affiliated Faculty Member Irwin Redlener.

"If they are going to have a 'fake news wing,' it would be awfully hard for nonpartisan library professionals at the National Archives to swallow," said IGP Faculty Advisory Board Member Timothy Naftali.

Controlled studies capture only a fraction of the effects of artificial intelligence. Economists should work with social scientists to find innovative ways to fully grasp this fast-moving field, writes IGP Affiliated Faculty Member Daniel Björkegren.

Stephen Miran, member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers addressed the implications for inflation, interest rates, and monetary policy following the Federal Reserve’s final policy meeting of the year.

“There was a large bout of inflation that resulted in an increase in prices after the pandemic,” Miran said during an IGP event. “While American families are still rightly distraught with that experience and unhappy with affordability, prices are now once again stable, albeit at higher levels. Policy should reflect that.”

For Journalism 2050’s inaugural live event, Emily Bell and Heather Chaplin are joined by Azmat Khan, the director of Columbia’s Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism, and IGP Affiliated Faculty Member Anya Schiffrin, to discuss the consequences of the war on Gaza on journalism and what history can teach us about the role of the press in times of crisis.

Camille François, Professor of Practice at Columbia SIPA, and Mark Surman, president of Mozilla Foundation, examine generative AI’s potential to foster or stifle diverse artistic expression

Trump’s approval rating has reached the lowest point of his second term, according to a series of national polls. IGP Affiliated Faculty Member Robert Y. Shapiro comments that "the economy, the Epstein scandal, the disruption ICE has caused, and the defeats that his party has had in the off-year elections do not bode well for Republicans."