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Rapid Response
Through online events and faculty interviews, IGP releases "Rapid Response" analysis, in real time, as events unfolded throughout the world, ranging from the war in Israel and Gaza to the landmark elections in Argentina.
On Thursday, March 6, the Institute of Global Politics held a Rapid Response webinar titled “What’s Next for Ukraine.” The discussion moderated by Columbia SIPA Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo featured Hillary Rodham Clinton, Columbia SIPA Professor of International and Public Affairs, 67th Secretary of State and former Senator from New York, and IGP Faculty Advisory Board Chair; Stephen Biddle, Columbia SIPA Professor of International and Public Affairs, member of the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, and IGP Affiliated Faculty member; Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media President and Founder, and Columbia SIPA Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs; Timothy Frye, Columbia University Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Foreign Policy; and Victoria Nuland, Columbia SIPA Professor of International Diplomacy, Director of the International Fellows Program, and IGP Affiliated Faculty member.
On Friday, January 24, the Institute of Global Politics held a Rapid Response webinar titled “Explaining the Gaza Ceasefire and Hostage Deal.” The discussion moderated by Columbia SIPA Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo featured Ghaith al-Omari, Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Senior Fellow in The Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Irwin Levy Family Program on the US-Israel Strategic Relationship; Nadav Eyal, IGP Senior Research Scholar; Author of Revolt, the Worldwide Uprising Against Globalization; senior columnist for Yediot Ahronot Daily, Israel's most circulated newspaper; and Jacob Lew, IGP Affiliated Faculty Member, Columbia SIPA Professor of International and Public Affairs, Former US Ambassador to Israel, Former US Secretary of the Treasury.
On Wednesday, December 11, the Institute of Global Politics held a Rapid Response webinar on the fall of Assad in Syria. Columbia SIPA Dean Emerita Lisa Anderson moderated the discussion featuring Jon B. Alterman, Senior Vice President, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and Director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, former Policy Planning Staff member at the US State Department, and former Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs; Jerome Drevon, Senior Analyst in Jihad and Modern Conflict at the International Crisis Group; and Kim Ghattas, inaugural IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow; author of Black Wave and contributing writer for The Atlantic.
On Tuesday, December 3, the Institute of Global Politics held a Rapid Response webinar on the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire. Columbia SIPA Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo moderated the discussion featuring Nadav Eyal, IGP senior research scholar, author of Revolt, the Worldwide Uprising Against Globalization, and senior columnist for Yediot Ahronot Daily, Israel's most circulated newspaper; Kim Ghattas, inaugural IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow; author of Black Wave and contributing writer for The Atlantic; and Ambassador Victoria Nuland, professor of International Diplomacy, director of the International Fellows Program, and IGP Affiliated Faculty member.
On Friday, July 26, the Institute of Global Politics held a Rapid Response State of the Race webinar, moderated by Columbia SIPA Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo, and featuring analysis from Columbia SIPA IGP Faculty Scholar and CNN Presidential Historian Tim Naftali, CNN Anchor Abby Phillip, and Columbia professors Christina Greer, Elizabeth Saunders, and Robert Shapiro.
On January 13, 2024, Taiwan elected the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) candidate, Lai Ching-te, as president. Columbia professors and East Asia experts Thomas J. Christensen and Andrew Nathan discuss the impact of the election outcome on the region and on the broader geopolitical landscape.
On October 10, SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics convened an expert panel to consider the recent Hamas attack on Israel, Israel’s response, and the wider geopolitical ramifications. Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo of SIPA, who is also the Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Relations, served as moderator.
On October 19, SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics convened an expert panel to consider the unfolding humanitarian situation in Gaza, the reaction and role of Israel’s Arab neighbors, and the ability of diplomacy to avert a humanitarian disaster and deter a wider war.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit in San Francisco is taking place this week. A long-awaited agenda item happened on Wednesday: the first face-to-face meeting in a year between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The past year has seen rising tensions between the two countries, making this a pivotal meeting and Summit.
Argentina elected right-wing libertarian Javier Milei as its new president on Sunday following a polarized campaign in which he promised a dramatic shake-up to the country. Our two panelists discuss the outcome of the election and its implications at a local level as well as regionally and globally.