• Down Goes the Great Mosque

    Down Goes the Great Mosque

    It is irrefutable that the destruction of the minaret carries great symbolic meaning, but the longer-term ramifications are less clear.

  • Changing the Cityscape

    Changing the Cityscape

    The Atlantic yards district today is not what it was twenty years ago, one hundred years ago, one thousand years ago. The question begs itself to be asked: why should it remain the same twenty years from now, one hundred years from now, one thousand years from now?

  • Never Too Soon

    Never Too Soon

      On May 1st, 2011, crowds in Washington, D.C., New York, and other major American cities gathered spontaneously to celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden. In the aftermath of the death of quite possibly the most hated man in the world (that is, from the American point of view), [...]

  • An Inconvenient Choice

    An Inconvenient Choice

    The question now is, do we, a country with a per capita GDP 138 times that of the DRC, and a per capita carbon emissions 432 times as high, have a right to expect true environmental cooperation on a global scale?

  • The Lady is Not For Turning

    The Lady is Not For Turning

    Though policymakers need to evaluate the relationship between the state and the market in the light of the crisis, they must use the key principles that Thatcher espoused as a guiding light, just tempered by a sense of realism and pragmatism.

  • Hope and Reform

    Hope and Reform

    The American people and the millions currently in the United States vying for citizenship stand to gain from comprehensive immigration reform.

  • It’s Raining (Rich) Men

    It’s Raining (Rich) Men

    Perhaps it is because Singapore is my home, but when people in the United States complain about Saverin leaving for pastures new, sometimes it is tempting to say: “you can have him back!”

  • Orange Environmentalism

    Orange Environmentalism

    The decision of a group like BCD to adopt another color as the symbol of their movement - which implicitly entails a decision not to wear green - should raise some questions about our accepted notions of environmentalism.

  • The North Korean crisis: the future of North Korea?

    The North Korean crisis: the future of North Korea?

    Many Koreans and non-Koreans alike hope for a revolution from the people. However, in order for this to happen, there are two vital actions that must take place: one, the people must be aware of their situation and two, have a means to mobilize.

  • Egypt’s Authoritarian, Redux?

    Egypt’s Authoritarian, Redux?

    But while America has received handsome payouts for previous bets on regional autocrats, it must be careful on how it moves forward in Egypt. Not all authoritarianism is created equal. Morsi is not Mubarak. And the Egyptian revolution is far from over.

 

Current Issue

Editor’s Note

Summer 2013 marks my 8th issue at the Columbia Political Review, and in that time, my fellow editors and I have read dozens of pitches from Columbia students. It is my experience that the most successful authors are those who take on the day’s issues from a unique, and sometimes [...]

Blast from the Past

A Question of Vision0

A Question of Vision

Screw the economy; it’s the foreign policy, stupid.

Domestic

Rain Check for Reform0

Rain Check for Reform

With his feet planted firm on the sand, Hank Iori squinted as he scanned the beach shoreline – spotting ramshackle homes, transplanted utility pipes, and scattered debris in every glimpse of his hometown Rockaway, Queens. “FEMA and the federal government have done a marvelous job cleaning up the blocks and [...]

World

When the Sky Was Red0

When the Sky Was Red

“The sky turned red and it rained for four days straight. If there was ever a time you thought the world was going to end, it was that day.” These sound like lines straight out of a sci-fi thriller but, in fact, they are Minister Tony de Brum’s personal account [...]

Interview

Benghazi: The Definitive Report1

Benghazi: The Definitive Report

I think the biggest issue they missed was the “why.” Why did the attack happen? And that’s really the critical questions I attempt to answer in the book—why this attack?

Allegiance of College Editors

Interview with Suzanne Nossel, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA0

Interview with Suzanne Nossel, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA

The following interview was conducted on May 30, 2012. Questions were submitted from writers at three ACE member publications: Columbia Political Review, Fordham Political Review, and Harvard Political Review.