Event Highlight
IGP Rapid Response Examines the Iranian Protests
Posted Jan 22 2026
On January 22, the Institute of Global Politics hosted a Rapid Response webinar titled “Iran — What’s Next?” The discussion featured Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Amos Hochstein, former White House Senior Advisor to President Biden, managing partner at TWG, and IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow; and Kian Tajbakhsh, Visiting Professor of International Relations at NYU and Fellow of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University. The conversation was moderated by Victoria Nuland, Shelby Cullom Davis Professor in the Practice of International Diplomacy, Director of the International Fellows Program, and IGP Faculty Advisory Board Member at Columbia SIPA.