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Ocampo Receives Colombian Award for Contributions to the Field of Development Economics
On September 18, 2008, José Antonio Ocampo, the new director of the Economic and Political Development (EPD) concentration at SIPA, was honored in Barranquilla, Colombia by FENADECO, the National Association of Students of Economics. This year, Ocampo was selected as a recipient of the award for his academic achievements and contributions to the field of development economics. More
New Master’s Program will Prepare Sustainable Development Practitioners
A newly designed graduate degree program at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and up to 12 other universities around the world in the coming three years will prepare aspiring professionals to help address the complex social and scientific challenges of sustainable development. The two-year Master of Public Administration in Development Practice (MDP) program at Columbia University will be the first MDP program to be offered anywhere in the world and will begin in the fall of 2009 with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Study for the degree will include a rigorous core curriculum emphasizing practical, cross-disciplinary knowledge from the health, natural, and social sciences with a strong focus on training for leadership and management. More
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Coatsworth on the Venezuelan-Russian Arms Agreement
Interview with John H. Coatsworth, Dean of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs about the recent military loan agreement between Venezuela and Russia and its broader implications for international relations in Latin America. [September 29, 2008]
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Event: "Forum on Displacement in Georgia: Human Impact, Policy Implications, and Lessons Learned" More
Event: "Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State" More
Event: "The 2008 Presidential Election—The Future Energy Policy" More
Event: "Africa/Asia Series on Governance—'Governance in the 21st Century: The Challenges Ahead'" More
Richard W. Bulliet —Three Decades of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
SIPA News—"New York Matters"—is Online. 
Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Advisor—US Foreign Policy: Beyond 2008
Joseph Stiglitz,
Nobel Prize
winner, and Linda Bilmes—The Three Trillion Dollar War
Guillermo Calvo,
Director of PEPM—A Panel Discussion: Emerging Markets and the Subprime Crisis
Zalmay Khalilzad, United States Ambassador to the United Nations—Challenges Of The Broader Middle East
Three Decades of the Islamic Republic of Iran Series Videos