In Brief

In Brief is a Columbia News series featuring faculty members' short op-ed pieces on current topics related to their academic research.

Robert Shapiro, a professor and former chair of the Department of Political Science, frames Joe Biden's presidential path to the 2020 election.

As the city takes steps to overhaul its water supply network, government and industry must follow suit.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey says an election message's reach "should be earned, not bought."

Election results in Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay will have more to do with electoral accountability than populist or right-wing trends in the reg

We need to protect consumers from the growing influence of companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon, and the public deserves to hear more about t

NBA patience and resolve will eventually ease tensions with China.

New campaign finance laws are useless without an effective Federal Election Commission enforcing those laws.

President Trump's policy shift ignores Turkey’s slaughter of Kurds in Syria.

While the rate of Eastern Equine Encephalitis is unusually high this year, more worrisome is the link to a warming climate and what it could signal

The ability to monitor deforestation and fires from satellite is now routine. Political will is the main ingredient.

Trump's friendship will help Johnson once Brexit is finalized, but he cannot appear cozy with or beholden to the US president.

The governor has announced his resignation, but the complaints were about more than him. And they're not going away.