5 Reasons to Stay Out of Syria
By Anthony Pusatory This article is in response to “5 Reasons to Intervene in Syria Now,” by Michael Doran and Max Boot, which appeared in the September26, 2012 edition of the International Herald...
View ArticleFrom SIPA to Syria and Back
By Max Marder SIPA prides itself on training the next generation of leaders and change makers. The school brings together a diverse set of students and faculty from around the world to find...
View ArticleWhy Intervention is (Still) Unlikely in Syria
By Max Marder Wednesday afternoon, Turkish artillery shelled Syrian military targets across the border in retaliation for an errant Syrian mortar that killed five Turkish citizens—including a mother...
View ArticleTit for Tat in Akçakale
By Anthony Pusatory Shells and mortars are not all that is being exchanged across the Syrian-Turkish border, but dialogue as well: a deadly call and response. Last Wednesday, the Syrian military...
View ArticleInterventions: Kofi Annan’s Life in War and Peace
By Melissa Mayers When Columbia Professor Richard K. Betts introduced Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary-General, as “a man who needs no introduction” last Wednesday, Annan responded with a tale...
View ArticleQatar Lays New Foundations for Future
By Anthony Pusatory Last week, with the Emir of Qatar by his side, Prime Minister of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh addressed a crowd in Gaza: “Today we declare the victory on this siege through this blessed,...
View ArticleGreat Debate: Intervention in Syria
This is the ninth post in the TMP series “The Great Debate,” a round-up of opinions from experts, officials, professors and students on a pressing question in international affairs. With more than...
View ArticleCPJ Honors Journalists for Courage and Tenacity
By Mohammed Ademo Four journalists from China, Kyrgyzstan, Brazil, and Liberia were honored on Tuesday evening at the 2012 International Press Freedom Awards in New York for exposing crime,...
View ArticleSheherazad Jaafari No Problem for New School
By Fernando Peinado Despite the controversy last spring on Sheherazad Jaafari´s admission to Columbia, the former press aide of Syrian president Bashar al Assad is now studying hassle-free at...
View ArticleThe Rise of Single-Issue News Platforms
Photo: Heidi Gutman Every SIPA student knows the challenge of finding accurate information about ongoing conflicts. Newsrooms around the world are facing shrinking budgets and increased pressure...
View ArticleCan the current U.S. strategy eliminate the threat posed by ISIL?
Photo by MC1 Rebekah Adler/Released by MCC Antuan Guerry. Compiled By Janis Kreilis On September 23, 2014 the United States led a coalition of five allied Arab countries (Bahrain,...
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