Dr. Carolyn Kissane, Associate Dean, NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs This is an expert of an op-ed published in The Messenger on 06/05/2023 It’s only June, and the equivalent of 5 million football fields have already burned this year across Canada. Wildfires from the West to the East Coast…

5 Book Recommendations from ECJS Lab Director Amy Myers Jaffe Read more about Amy’s picks here and learn why she recommends them.

The podcast joined us for a live taping as a part of our “Imagining 2040: Climate Storytelling Through Scenarios” event which was held as a part of NYU 2040 Week. It’s a special edition of the Energy Gang this week. New York University’s 2040 Now event is an initiative focused…

By Louie Reckford and Geoff Sloan Predicting how society will transition to lower greenhouse gas emissions to levels that can be negated by natural carbon sinks and manmade methods of carbon removal is a tall task, but attendees at New York University’s “Imagining 2040: Climate Storytelling Through Scenarios” event took…

Dr. Carolyn Kissane, Associate Dean and Clinical Professor, NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs When it comes to the future of natural gas, there’s yet to be a clear answer. Former US Energy Secretary Moniz is unequivocal; gas has a long-term trajectory. “You know, natural gas is not here for…

CGA’s Professor Jennifer Trahan has become a regular feature on high-level international law panels and in the media regarding the crime of aggression Russia is committing against Ukraine. Trahan has been particularly outspoken on the need to create an international tribunal on the crime of aggression through the United Nations…

By Jareer Elass As India prepares to host the G-20 summit later this year, New Delhi is keenly aware that it must demonstrate and enhance its climate change commitments as part of the summit’s deliberations. India could potentially be one of the top emitting countries of the future unless it…

By Louie Reckford (MSGA ‘23); photos by Laura Pennace The 2022 energy crisis spurred by Russia’s February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine is different from previous energy crises and is likely to have different long-term effects than previous oil-related crises, concluded a panel of four experts convened by the Energy…

Center for Global Affairs Masters’ students — Meera AlFalasi, Charlotte Finney, Joey Levin, Karly Timmons, Mirko Viola, and Jakob Wolk — worked this past fall on a consulting practicum project for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office investigating the online and offline linkages between far-right violent extremists in the United States and Europe. The students met with key experts and conducted extensive primary research. Their findings are summarized in this report and were shared in a recent briefing to the counterterrorism and hate crimes units of the District Attorney’s office. The practicum was supervised by Dr. Mary Beth Altier, head of the Transnational Concentration and Director of NYU’s Initiative on Emerging Threats at the Center for Global Affairs.