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GWL Voices @gwlvoices.bsky.social · 2d

#HerTurn @UNGA80!
Through our #HerTurn initiative, GWL Voices engaged with students in two powerful conversations: At @columbiaigp.bsky.social & at @thenewschool.bsky.social

Thank you to all the students who joined us! Your energy, curiosity, and voices made these dialogues richer. 💜

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · 15d

LIVE 🔴 The @columbiauniversity.bsky.social World Leaders Forum with @noiweala.bsky.social, Director-General of the @wto.org and @columbiaigp.bsky.social Carnegie Distinguished Fellow

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World Leaders Forum: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 15d

When personal relationships between leaders become a substitute for a coherent strategy, international relations get more volatile.

There's a better way.

More from me and Keren Yarhi-Milo for the @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...

Opinion | The Perils of Getting Too Personal in Foreign Policy

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · 15d

“This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for women across the world.”

@hillaryclinton.bsky.social on the new @columbiaigp.bsky.social Women’s Initiative & @gwlvoices.bsky.social report, ‘Beijing+30: A Roadmap for Women’s Rights for the Next Thirty Years’
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Hillary Clinton Sees a Dangerous Moment for Women’s Rights, and Democracy

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · 16d

NEW report from the @columbiaigp.bsky.social Women’s Initiative, Secretary @hillaryclinton.bsky.social, & @gwlvoices.bsky.social

🌐 Beijing+30: A Roadmap for Women’s Rights for the Next Thirty Years

Access the report here: igp.sipa.columbia.edu/sites/igp/fi...

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 16d

We are in an all-hands-on-deck moment for women across the world.

I spoke to the @nytimes.com about the strong forces trying to turn the clocks back and how we can all fight for women's rights and futures.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...

Hillary Clinton Sees a Dangerous Moment for Women’s Rights, and Democracy

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · 16d

Yes, you can watch the full recording of this event here: youtube.com/live/wcOQuHW...

Inside the Situation Room: Book Talk on Crisis Decision-Making and Leadership

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · 19d

LIVE 🔴 @columbiaigp.bsky.social virtual roundtable on the future of the UN at a moment of mounting global strain.

With @kelleycurrie.bsky.social, Maggie Dougherty, @chrislu44.bsky.social, IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow @nmladenov.bsky.social & Jonathan Lincoln

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The UN at a Crossroads: US Engagement and the Future of Multilateralism

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · 20d

NEWS: The @columbiauniversity.bsky.social partnership with the Reynolds Foundation announced today will bolster @columbiaigp.bsky.social initiatives, including vital work under the new IGP American Democracy Initiative.

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Columbia University Announces Strategic Partnership with the Reynolds Foundation to Strengthen Democratic Resilience, Global Leadership, and Cross-Partisan Engagement

At SIPA, the Reynolds Foundation’s support will bolster initiatives in the Institute of Global Politics (IGP), including programming dedicated to democratic resilience and fostering dialogue across po...

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · 21d

LIVE 🔴 Join @columbiaigp.bsky.social for the launch of Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo & Secretary @hillaryclinton.bsky.social’s new book, Inside the Situation Room. Also featuring Jen Klein, Victoria Nuland, @profsaunders.bsky.social, @sangernyt.bsky.social & Tim Naftali

Tune in: youtube.com/live/wcOQuHW...

Inside the Situation Room: Book Talk on Crisis Decision-Making and Leadership

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 21d

Join us online at 11:30 today!

Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies @siwpscolumbia.bsky.social · 22d

Tomorrow, Saltzman Director @profsaunders.bsky.social joins Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo, @hillaryclinton.bsky.social, @sangernyt.bsky.social, Jennifer Klein, Victoria Nuland, and Timothy Naftali for a discussion on the new book, "Inside the Situation Room."

Tune in here! ⬇️
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Inside the Situation Room: Book Talk on Crisis Decision-Making and Leadership

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · 21d

BOOK LAUNCH today at 11:30 am ET 📖 Inside the Situation Room, edited by @columbiasipa.bsky.social Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo and Secretary @hillaryclinton.bsky.social

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Inside the Situation Room: Book Talk on Crisis Decision-Making and Leadership

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 22d

Tomorrow, join me and Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo as we launch our new book about crisis decision-making, with applications from international politics to private life: Inside the Situation Room.

Register to join us live via @columbiaigp.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.com/e/livestream...

Event image for Inside the Situation Room: Wednesday, September 17 beginning at 11:30AM ET

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · 22d

LIVE 🔴 Join Columbia IGP for a virtual roundtable on Increasing Accountability for CRSV with Sheryl Sandberg, @columbiasipa.bsky.social Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo, Oleksandra Matviichuk, Beth Van Schaack, Margot Wallstrom, Rachel Vogelstein, & Jean-Marie Guehenno.

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Increasing Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · 23d

You’re looking at the future leaders of the world: the 2025-26 @columbiaigp.bsky.social Student Scholars!

Get to know them: igp.sipa.columbia.edu/students/igp...

@hillaryclinton.bsky.social @columbiasipa.bsky.social

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · 23d

Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is under-prosecuted, trials are infrequent, and impunity for this crime is too often the norm.

On September 16 at 11 am ET, tune in to this virtual roundtable on how to increase accountability for CRSV.

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Columbia University @columbiauniversity.bsky.social · 27d

Today we honor those lost on September 11, 2001. We will always remember the 42 Columbia alumni who perished that day as part of our Columbia University community.

Columbia remembers September 11: https://news.columbia.edu/content/columbia-remembers-911

📷 Eileen Barroso

American flags placed on grass in front of the Columbia University library on a sunny day.

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · 29d

President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a historic G20 experts taskforce, led by @columbiaigp.bsky.social Faculty Advisory Board Member and @columbiasipa.bsky.social Professor @josephestiglitz.bsky.social.

Read more: thepresidency.gov.za/president-cy...

President Cyril Ramaphosa launches historic G20 experts taskforce led by Joseph Stiglitz to combat extreme wealth inequality | The Presidency

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · Sep 8

New piece from @columbiaigp.bsky.social Faculty Advisory Board Member @awhf.bsky.social: How Political Science Shaped Federal Policy in the Biden-Harris Administration

In it, he opens the “black box” of how federal policy makers use political science research.

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How Political Science Shaped Federal Policy in the Biden-Harris Administration: Learning from Efforts to Democratize the Administrative State | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core

How Political Science Shaped Federal Policy in the Biden-Harris Administration: Learning from Efforts to Democratize the Administrative State

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · Sep 5

Stay tuned for the upcoming release of the Columbia IGP Women’s Initiative Beijing+30 Report. And read about the March 2025 convening here: igp.sipa.columbia.edu/news/igps-wo...

IGP’s Women’s Initiative Commemorates 30-Year Anniversary of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing

World leaders, longstanding advocates, and young activists at the forefront of the women’s movement gathered at Columbia SIPA to commemorate the historic conference and chart a path forward.

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · Sep 5

30 years ago, Sec. @hillaryclinton.bsky.social made history at the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing

Last March, the IGP Women’s Initiative, @giwps.bsky.social, @gwlvoices.bsky.social, Vital Voices, & @wellesley.edu convened leaders and activists to reflect on progress made since then

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · Aug 28

ICYMI: Last week, we announced the @columbiaigp.bsky.social Carnegie Distinguished Fellows for 2025-26!

This year’s cohort includes a diverse mix of high-profile practitioners from around the globe.

Meet the 2025-26 IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellows: igp.sipa.columbia.edu/distinguishe...

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · Aug 26

Led by @awhf.bsky.social, it will convene leading scholars and practitioners to collaborate with @columbiasipa.bsky.social and @columbiauniversity.bsky.social faculty to produce actionable solutions for lawmakers, civil society groups, leaders, & the public.

igp.sipa.columbia.edu/news/sipas-i...

SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics Launches American Democracy Initiative

The new initiative will produce original research and facilitate high-level dialogues on American democracy at a moment of unprecedented challenges.

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · Aug 26

Announcing the NEW @columbiaigp.bsky.social American Democracy Initiative 🇺🇸 A major effort to generate actionable ideas to strengthen American democracy at a moment of unprecedented challenges to democratic norms and institutions.

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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · Aug 25

“Putin must return Ukraine's children. This may be his best shot at convincing the world he's serious about ending a war that has already cost too many young lives”

Irwin Redlener, IGP Affiliated Faculty & Co-Founder of @ukrainecap.bsky.social in @newsweek.com: www.newsweek.com/president-pu...

President Putin Must Return Ukraine's Children | Opinion

Ukraine can rebuild its cities, its infrastructure, and its economy. What it cannot do is reclaim the lives lost or undo the profound scars left on its youngest generation.

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