Gary Sick on U.S. Diplomacy in Iran
Professor Sick addresses U.S. diplomat Dennis Ross’s dialogue with Iran. "He favors a pro forma attempt at negotiations with Iran, followed by far more severe sanctions or even military action if and...
View ArticleElection Day in Iran
SIPA Professor and Iran expert Gary Sick is blogging about the Iranian elections and the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Professor Sick writes: "The fraudulent election defeat of (Mir...
View ArticleJoseph Stiglitz on Wall Street and New Graduates
Professor Stiglitz said Wall Street has become a big casino with an enormous amount of excess risk. “We've allowed these [financial] institutions to get so big that they're too big not only to fail,...
View ArticleJeffrey Sachs on a New Generation of Problem Solvers
Professor Sachs writes, with co-author John W. McArthur, “...at a time when so many of the world's most-challenging issues require solutions drawing from across academic and professional disciplines,...
View ArticleGary Sick on the Iranian Election
Professor Gary Sick, National Security Council expert on Iran in the Ford, Carter and Reagan administrations, commented on the disputed re-election of Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, “The Obama...
View Article2009 Distinguished Teaching Awards
Andrea Bubula and Geoffrey Jehle each received SIPA's Distinguished Teaching Award for 2009. The awards are offered in two categories – Professor Bubula won for courses with enrollment of 45 students...
View ArticleJoseph Stiglitz on “American-style Capitalism”
Professor Stiglitz writes, “While there may be no winners in the current economic crisis, there are losers, and among the big losers is support for American-style capitalism. This has consequences...
View ArticleJoseph Stiglitz on Inflation-Targeting as a Response to the Economic Crisis
On a visit to South Africa, Professor Stiglitz said "I'm very strongly opposed to rigid inflation targeting. The financial crisis is in part as a result of central banks focusing on inflation. You have...
View ArticleRobert Jervis on President Obama and Iran
Professor Jervis said, “Our friends in the region are certainly torn. They don't like Ahmadinejad, they want to see Iran's wings clipped ... but on the other hand they don't want to see precedents of...
View ArticleSteven Cohen on S.C. Governor Mark Sanford’s “Love Factor”
Steven Cohen said, "He was hardly Client 9. But it's credibility more than anything else. The issue is whether a public official levels with his constituents. And disappearing for nearly a week is not...
View ArticleJoseph Stiglitz on the U.S. Pullout from Iraqi Cities
Professor Stiglitz, with co-author Linda J. Bilmes writes, “The conflict that began in 2003 is far from over for us, and the next chapter–confronting a Taliban that reasserted itself in Afghanistan...
View ArticleGuillermo Calvo on the Economy and Emerging Markets
In an interview, Professor Calvo says, “Emerging markets can do much to protect themselves. India has decided to control capital movement, which is not the only thing to do. You can protect yourself...
View ArticleGuillermo Calvo on the U.S. and Indian Economies
In an interview Professor Calvo says, “If you talk about the U.S. economy for another 10 years, it would be quite flat, and it might drag the global economy. For India, too, it will be difficult to get...
View ArticleStuart Gottlieb on the Perils of Post-9/11 Probes
Professor Gottlieb writes, “In the wake of a nuclear terrorist attack, is it plausible to assume that providing captured suspects with Geneva Convention protections would be a top priority of federal...
View ArticleCapstone Workshop Develops “Property Saved Indicator” for FDNY
SIPA’s Capstone Workshops allow students to apply practical skills and analytical knowledge to a real-world issue. In a workshop conducted for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), the student team...
View ArticleLincoln Mitchell on “Georgia’s Counterweight to Power”
Professor Mitchell says, "One could argue that (Georgia ombudsman Sozar Subari) is more dangerous to the Georgian government on the outside than he is on the inside. They see the value of having some...
View ArticleRudolfo de la Garza on Mexican Immigration to the U.S.
Professor de la Garza, comments on a Pew Hispanic Center study showing Mexican immigration to the United States has dropped sharply since 2005, but the flow of migrants returning to Mexico remains...
View Article“Lessons from Systemic Financial Crises”
Professor Guillermo Calvo, director of SIPA's Program in Economic Policy Management, delivered the keynote address at the Sixth Annual India Policy Forum, organized by the National Council of Applied...
View ArticleTraining a Competitive Urban Workforce
SIPA’s Urban Policy concentration participated in the NYC Global Partners summit, “Job Creation and Workforce Development,” held at Columbia University. Presentations focused on successful policies and...
View ArticleJoseph Stiglitz: “The Most Misunderstood Man in America”
In a profile of Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Newsweek says he “predicted the global financial meltdown. So why can't he get any respect here at home? While he may be a Nobel laureate, in Washington he's...
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