On July 1, 2026, Political Scientist Stacie Goddard, formerly the Betty Freyhof Johnson ’44 Professor of Political Science and Associate Provost of Wellesley in the World at Wellesley College, moved to Columbia/SIPA to become Director of the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies. A Columbia Ph.D., the Institute would like to welcome […]
On April 27, Saltzman Institute member Anne Nelson was quoted in a Bloomberg News article titled, “The Most Potent Weapon in Russia’s Disinformation War.” You can read it online here.
On April 23, Saltzman Institute member Erica Lonergan had a co-authored article published in Lawfare with Rear Admiral (ret.) Mark Montgomery. The article is titled, “Implementing Cybercom 2.0 Should Not Postpone Establishing a Cyber Force,” and is available online here.
On April 16, Saltzman Institute member Rajan Menon had an article published in The Guardian titled, “Behind the bluster, Donald Trump desperately needs a peace deal with Iran. Here’s a solution.” You can read it online here.
On April 15, Saltzman Institute member Tamar Mitts had an article published in Science Advances titled, “Expression at the edge: Free speech boundaries amidst the Gaza crisis.” You can read the article online here.
On April 14, Saltzman Institute member Erica Lonergan provided expert testimony to the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s study of the Organizational Models for the Cyber Forces of the U.S. Armed Forces. The study was directed in Section 1544 of the FY25 NDAA to evaluate alternative organizational models for the cyber forces of the Armed […]
On April 12, Saltzman Institute member Rajan Menon was interviewed by Australian Broadcasting Corp (TV) discussing the failure of the Islamabad meeting between the US and Iran, and what comes next. You can listen here.
In a recent episode of Chalkboard Politics, the student hosts spoke with Professors Niloufer Siddiqui and Sushant Singh about the 2025 India-Pakistan crisis and its implications for global politics. The conversation examines the causes, escalation, and aftermath of the conflict, including the Pahalgam attack, the role of media and external actors, and the dynamics behind […]
On April 9, Saltzman Institute member Rajan Menon was quoted in an article by Steven Erlanger, the chief diplomatic correspondent at the New York Times. The article is titled, “A Cease-Fire for Now in Iran, but a Blow to American Credibility,” and is available online here.
On April 7, Saltzman Institute Director Elizabeth Saunders was featured in an interview on The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent, a podcast by The New Republic. The episode is titled, “Angry Trump Erupts at Media as GOPers Quietly Start to Break Over War,” and is available online here.
