How frontline communities are organizing and building power as environmental protections are rolled back.Arif Ullah is Executive Director of A2 (Anthropocene Alliance), a national coalition of frontline groups advocating for environmental health and protection. He is a social and environmental justice advocate, grassroots urban…
The UN Security Council’s 1267/1988 Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team has, for more than twenty-five years, played a central role in supporting the Council’s counter-terrorism sanctions regimes related to Al-Qaida, ISIL/Da’esh, and the Taliban. Mandated to monitor compliance with sanctions measures, including…
Rapid growth in electricity demand from data centers and cryptocurrency mining has already begun to affect the U.S. electricity grid, with impacts likely to grow over the next five years. We use a detailed energy system optimization model to evaluate how projected demand through 2030 may influence electricity generation,…
The Student Affiliates of the Kahneman-Treisman Center for Public Policy & Behavioral Science welcome University of Chicago behavioral economist Alex Imas for a conversation about his book with nobel laureate Richard Thaler, The Winner's Curse. All undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows, are…
Seminar Series – Spring 2026The Education Research Section (ERS), an interdisciplinary unit in The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, promotes the use of high-quality research in education decision-making. We conduct, support, and promote education research, and disseminate results to educators, policymakers,…
In The First Right, Brad Simpson narrates the global history of the idea of self-determination in international politics from the 1940s through the end of the twentieth century. He argues that there was no one version of self-determination, but a century-long contest between contending visions of sovereignty and rights. He…
Eighty years ago, the U.S. government sought to deceive the public about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, downplaying the effects of the atomic bombs and claiming radiation sickness was a "very pleasant way to die." BOMBSHELL tells the story of the intrepid reporters who struggled to unearth the truth. Join us after the…
Join Criminal Justice @ SPIA for a panel discussion with representatives from the National Police of Ecuador.SpeakersMagister Walter Oswaldo Gómez Vargas is a staff colonel in the State Police of Ecuador. Throughout his 32-year career, he has successfully led the planning and implementation of public security policies, holding…
Some software vulnerabilities are one-off bugs or typos in code. Others, however, are symptoms of deeper design flaws embedded in a system. As we increasingly confront harms across digital experiences, Wei argues that these harms are not anomalies, but canaries in a coal mine for systemic inequities. Synthesizing feminist…
