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Global Leaders and Columbia Experts Discuss the War in Afghanistan, U.S. Policy and Pakistan’s Role

Syed Mustafa Kamal, mayor of Karachi, Pakistan, spoke at a Global Mayors Forum event held on campus on Nov. 9 [Image credit: Michael Dames / Columbia University]

With increasing Taliban violence in Afghanistan, difficult decisions face the U.S. and its strategic ally, Pakistan. During Barack Obama’s campaign for the presidency, he called Afghanistan a “necessary war.” Now, as President Obama deliberates a new strategy, global leaders and Columbia experts have been gathering on Columbia’s Morningside campus in recent weeks to discuss related opportunities and challenges.

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President Obama Posts on Cuban Writer’s Blog, Congratulates Her for Cabot Citation from Columbiavideo icon

On the blog of Cuban writer Yoani Sanchez, President Obama answered seven questions about U.S.-Cuban relations, and congratulated the journalist for the recent Maria Moore Cabot Prize citation she received from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

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International Scholars Advance Understanding of Violence in Mexico

A military operation in the Mexican state of Michoacan, principal participant in the national war against drugs.

An international cast of scholars discussed Mexico’s burgeoning violence and possible solutions during a conference at Columbia University on Nov. 15 and 16.

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