Politics

This page features news and research related to topics about politics at Columbia University.

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 region.

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.

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.  

If small steps like increasing election security are not politically tenable, then we can expect Russia, China, Iran and others to influence our elections in 2020. 

President Tsai Ing-wen, as part of a two-day U.S. tour, participates in an academic discussion with members of the Columbia community. 

While Iran is weighing its options, the Trump administration seems to lean toward containment.

And moderators need to stick to the rules.  That means no interrupting, talking over each other, or blowing past the time limits. 

The Obama Foundation has selected the Columbia Center for Oral History Research to produce the official oral history of Barack Obama’s presidency. This project will provide a comprehensive, enduring record of the decisions, actions, and effects of his historic presidency.