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Séverine Autesserre Interviewed for Global Policy Forum

Séverine Autesserre, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Barnard College and a Member of the Saltzman Institute, was interviewed for the United Nations watchdog Global Policy Forum. The interview focuses on Dr. Autesserre’s extensive research on the peacebuilding efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and on the book which came out of it, […]

Stuart Gottlieb Publishes Op-Ed in Roll Call

Stuart Gottlieb, a Member of the Saltzman Institute and an Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs at SIPA, published an article in Roll Call on the threat of the People’s Republic of China exerting undue influence on newspapers in Taiwan. According to the Taipei Times, the PRC has been “ramping up its media manipulation” in […]

New Working Paper from Austin Long

The latest Saltzman Institute Working Paper, by Member of the Institute and SIPA Assistant Professor Austin Long, is now available. The paper, “Stall Speed: Assessing Delay of the Iranian Nuclear Program via Israeli Military Strike,” is the eighteenth in our series of Working Paper Series. In it, Dr. Long discusses the outcome of Israel following […]

An Invitation to Join the International Security Studies Forum

Robert Jervis, Saltzman Member and Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, would like to extend an invitation to join the International Security Studies Forum, a website and online discussion board for students, scholars, and anyone who is interested in the subject to share ideas: As the Founding Editor, I would like to call your […]

Johannes Urpelainen in Ideas for India

Johannes Urpelainen, Saltzman Institute Member and Assistant Professor in Columbia’s Department of Political Science, has published an article for the online policy forum Ideas for India. The article analyzes India’s use of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a part of the Kyoto Protocol which encourages industrialized countries to invest in emissions reduction projects in developing […]

Pablo Pinto Publishes New Book

Associate Professor in Columbia’s Department of Political Science and Member of the Saltzman Institute Pablo Pinto’s latest book, Politics and Foreign Direct Investment, has been published by the University of Michigan Press. The book, co-authored by Dr. Pinto and a range of experts in international political economy–Nathan Jensen, Glen Biglaeser, Quan Li, Edmund Malesky, Santiago […]

Alexander Cooley Interviewed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Alexander Cooley, Chair of Barnard College’s Political Science Department and a Member of the Saltzman Institute, has been interviewed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty about his latest book, Great Games, Local Rules (Oxford University Press, 2012). In the interview, Dr. Cooley explains that, though the U.S., China, and Russia are all competing for influence in Central […]

Stuart Gottlieb for CNN Opinion

Writing for CNN Opinion, Dr. Stuart Gottlieb, Member SIWPS and Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs at SIPA, explored the implications and risks of a reduction of American global posture.  Dr. Gottlieb writes that historically, global challengers have taken advantage of US military drawbacks, and that the US should maintain its role as a […]

Austin Long Interviewed for News.Az

Austin Long, Member of the Saltzman Institute and Assistant Professor at SIPA, has been interview by the Azerbaijani news site News.Az. In the interview, Dr. Long discusses the American “War on Terror,” its causes, and its consequences. The interview is available at News.Az.

Aldo Civico Urges Stronger Peace Effort in Colombia

Aldo Civico, Director of the International Institute for Peace at Rutgers University and an Affiliate of the Saltzman Institute, has released a statement calling for a negotiated solution to the decades-long conflict between the Colombian government and the rebel group FARC. “The moment is ripe” for a peaceful end to the conflict, says Dr. Civico, […]

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