Columbia Institute of Global Politics

10/16/2026

“Hope doesn’t come from thin air. Hope comes from action.” Maria Ressa on the importance of taking action to defend democracy in the age of AI.

Her new book, , outlines concrete actions we can take to hold the line and make sure AI doesn’t go unchecked.

10/16/2026

10/16/2026

AI is the accumulated intellectual property of all the humans who came before it. We should want to rein it in and use it to further that human ingenuity, creativity, and autonomy rather than degrade it. - Hillary Clinton

Maria Ressa’s new book, , gives concrete steps to rein in AI and hold the line on democracy before it’s too late.

10/14/2026

Join the Institute of Global Politics (IGP) for the launch of Nobel Peace Prize winner and SIPA Professor Maria Ressa’s new book, The Fight Back, a frontline guide to understanding, defending, and rebuilding democracy in the age of AI. Ressa outlines ten strategic goals broken down into 100 concrete actions citizens can take right now. In this opening event of her book tour, Ressa, who survived the dictator’s playbook firsthand, breaks down three convergent global crises around truth, order, and accountability, and offers concrete frameworks for how everyday citizens can hold the line in the age of AI.

Speakers:
Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th Secretary of State; Former Senator from New York; Professor of International and Public Affairs, IGP Cofounder and Faculty Advisory Board Chair, Columbia SIPA

Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Journalist; Professor of Professional Practice, IGP Faculty Advisory Board Member, IGP’s Technology & Democracy Initiative Codirector, and Inaugural IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow, Columbia SIPA

Raney Aronson-Rath, Executive Producer and Editor-in-Chief of FRONTLINE, PBS' flagship investigative journalism documentary series

Camille François (moderator), Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and IGP’s Technology & Democracy Initiative Codirector, Columbia SIPA

Introductory remarks by Keren Yarhi-Milo, Dean, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Relations; IGP Cofounder and Faculty Advisory Board Member

10/08/2026

Join the Institute of Global Politics for a C-Suite Conversation featuring James P. Gorman, Chairman of The Walt Disney Company and Chairman Emeritus of Morgan Stanley, Senior Advisor at General Atlantic, and Columbia University Trustee, in discussion with IGP Faculty Policy Director and former US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew.

Gorman will reflect on his path to the highest levels of global finance, sharing what it took to help steer Morgan Stanley through the 2008 financial crisis and the importance of strategy and culture. He and Secretary Lew will dive into the real work of executive leadership, including how to navigate succession and long-term continuity, how to balance profitability with public impact, and how to stay ahead of major disruptions like AI and shifting workplace dynamics.

Speakers:
James P. Gorman, Chairman, The Walt Disney Company; Chairman Emeritus, Morgan Stanley; Senior Advisor at General Atlantic; Columbia University Trustee

Secretary Jacob J. Lew (Moderator), 76th US Secretary of the Treasury; Professor of International and Public Affairs; IGP Faculty Policy Director

Introductory remarks by:
Keren Yarhi-Milo, Dean, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Relations; IGP Cofounder and Faculty Advisory Board Member

10/08/2026

Meet the 2026-27 Columbia Institute of Global Politics Student Scholars! They're actively preparing to understand and find solutions to today’s global challenges.

The scholars' first semester is already well underway, with events, short courses taught by IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellows, and opportunities to gain policy chops and leadership skills at every turn. Welcome to Columbia IGP!

Hillary Clinton Columbia | SIPA

10/08/2026

What’s really happening on the ground in America’s key battleground states, and what should we be looking for on November 3?

Join the Institute of Global Politics for a deep dive into the politics and current trends in key battleground states.

Speakers:
James Henson, Director, Texas Politics Project, University of Texas at Austin

Jeannette Lee, former Alaska Research Director, Sightline Institute

Robert Shapiro, Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government, Professor of International and Public Affairs; Vice Dean of SIPA; IGP Affiliated Faculty Member, Columbia SIPA

Timothy Naftali (moderator), Senior Research Scholar; IGP Faculty Advisory Board Member, Columbia SIPA; CNN contributor

10/06/2026

President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Washington, DC, to meet with President Trump marked the Chinese leader’s first state visit to Washington since 2015.

During a Columbia Institute of Global Politics Rapid Response webinar, Thomas J. Christensen, Erica Downs, Julian Gewirtz, Matt Turpin, Edward Wong, Zongyuan Zoe Liu discussed the visit within the context of other pressing global issues.