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A Semiquincentennial of Apathy … and AI
Preston Lee
A Semiquincentennial of Apathy … and AI
Preston Lee
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Preston Lee
(Not So) Just War: The Disintegration of Universal Conflict Analysis in the Face of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Oleksandra Gordiyenko
(Not So) Just War: The Disintegration of Universal Conflict Analysis in the Face of the Russo-Ukrainian War
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Oleksandra Gordiyenko
Pakistan Built the Taliban’s Comeback. Now It’s Bombing Kabul.
Anaya Qayyum
Pakistan Built the Taliban’s Comeback. Now It’s Bombing Kabul.
Anaya Qayyum

Afghan families cross into Afghanistan at the Torkham border crossing after being expelled from Pakistan, part of a mass deportation campaign that has intensified alongside the broader conflict between the two countries. Photo courtesy of UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell

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An Emerald Door Is Never Just A Door, but AI Should Remain Just A Tool
Caro Garlich
An Emerald Door Is Never Just A Door, but AI Should Remain Just A Tool
Caro Garlich
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Caro Garlich
Rethinking the Grounds of Power: Starbucks, Luckin, and the Flavor of U.S.–China Rivalry
Yutong Wu
Rethinking the Grounds of Power: Starbucks, Luckin, and the Flavor of U.S.–China Rivalry
Yutong Wu
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Yutong Wu
Xi Jinping's Dream of Restoring the Tianxia
Kunwoo Kim
Xi Jinping's Dream of Restoring the Tianxia
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Gutting Law in the Name of Legality: Inside Trump's Immigration Courts  
Lora Tseytlin
Gutting Law in the Name of Legality: Inside Trump's Immigration Courts  
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Lora Tseytlin
Flooding the Zone and the Death of American Democracy
Ishaan Barrett
Flooding the Zone and the Death of American Democracy
Ishaan Barrett
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Ishaan Barrett
Power Cuts and Power Struggles: How Sectarian Politics Fuel Lebanon’s Electricity Crisis
Sandrine Sader
Power Cuts and Power Struggles: How Sectarian Politics Fuel Lebanon’s Electricity Crisis
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Sandrine Sader
Flip Phones and Capitalism
Yunus Akdal
Flip Phones and Capitalism
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Yunus Akdal
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Ishaan Barrett
Fast Justice and The Court Enabling Trump 
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Discontent, Disruption, and Disorder Through the Years

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"It Was The State"
Catalina Piccato
"It Was The State"
Catalina Piccato

One of the most shameful chapters in Mexico’s history brings into question deep-seated corruption and the role of righteous indignation in the pursuit of justice for the victims of state-sanctioned violence.

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Snowden's Folly
Ben Rimland
Snowden's Folly
Ben Rimland

Snowden’s leaks didn’t just expose U.S. surveillance programs—they recklessly endangered our alliances, aided our adversaries, and proved that this case was no ‘Pentagon Papers.’

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Ben Rimland
Mark Rudd on the Weather Underground
AFP, BPR, BS, CPR, GG, PPR, and VPR
Mark Rudd on the Weather Underground
AFP, BPR, BS, CPR, GG, PPR, and VPR

A terrorist to some and an icon of anti-war activism to others, Mark Rudd, the leader of Columbia’s infamous 1968 protests, sits down with CPR to reflect on the nature of political demonstration and militant action.

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(Not So) Just War: The Disintegration of Universal Conflict Analysis in the Face of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Oleksandra Gordiyenko
(Not So) Just War: The Disintegration of Universal Conflict Analysis in the Face of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Oleksandra Gordiyenko
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Oleksandra Gordiyenko
Into the Abyss: Paralysis, Fragmentation, and Asymmetry in the World Trade Organization 
Jaiden Ahuja
Into the Abyss: Paralysis, Fragmentation, and Asymmetry in the World Trade Organization 
Jaiden Ahuja
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Jaiden Ahuja
Pakistan’s Courts Have a New Master
Anaya Qayyum
Pakistan’s Courts Have a New Master
Anaya Qayyum
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Anaya Qayyum
Undermining Democracy for Decades? Here’s Your Award. 
Anes Demirović
Undermining Democracy for Decades? Here’s Your Award. 
Anes Demirović
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Anes Demirović
Where Have All the Poets Gone?
Aveen Burney
Where Have All the Poets Gone?
Aveen Burney
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Aveen Burney
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A Semiquincentennial of Apathy … and AI
Preston Lee
A Semiquincentennial of Apathy … and AI
Preston Lee
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Preston Lee
No budget, no problem?
Pracheth Sanka
No budget, no problem?
Pracheth Sanka
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Pracheth Sanka
How US Policy is Helping China Win the Tech Race
Maximilian Peh
How US Policy is Helping China Win the Tech Race
Maximilian Peh
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Maximilian Peh
Digital Purgatory and the Politics of Keeping Receipts
Braden Mendiburu
Digital Purgatory and the Politics of Keeping Receipts
Braden Mendiburu
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Braden Mendiburu
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire: Presidential Accountability from Watergate to the Post-Truth Era
Eleni Maglaras
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire: Presidential Accountability from Watergate to the Post-Truth Era
Eleni Maglaras
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Eleni Maglaras
The SAVE Act Will not Save American Democracy
Jordan Jacoel
The SAVE Act Will not Save American Democracy
Jordan Jacoel
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Jordan Jacoel
Gutting Law in the Name of Legality: Inside Trump's Immigration Courts  
Lora Tseytlin
Gutting Law in the Name of Legality: Inside Trump's Immigration Courts  
Lora Tseytlin
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Lora Tseytlin
Flooding the Zone and the Death of American Democracy
Ishaan Barrett
Flooding the Zone and the Death of American Democracy
Ishaan Barrett
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Ishaan Barrett

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The Fight for Justice for Survivors & NY-12: An Interview with Laura Dunn
Madeline Senate
The Fight for Justice for Survivors & NY-12: An Interview with Laura Dunn
Madeline Senate
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Madeline Senate
 Eli Northrup on the Assembly Race and the Future of the Upper West Side
Anagha Menon
 Eli Northrup on the Assembly Race and the Future of the Upper West Side
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Anagha Menon
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Volume XXIV, Issue No. 1, Spring 2026

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Columbia Political Review Editorial Board
Is It Really About Liberalism? A Letter to the Columbia Sundial
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Andrew Puthumana
The University Senate: Columbia’s Sisyphus
Andrew Puthumana
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Andrew Puthumana
The Last Ride: The Final Chapter for Central Park’s Horse-Drawn Carriages 
Madeline Lee
The Last Ride: The Final Chapter for Central Park’s Horse-Drawn Carriages 
Madeline Lee
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Madeline Lee
A Letter to Sundial: Columbia Doesn’t Need Your Moderation
Adam Kinder
A Letter to Sundial: Columbia Doesn’t Need Your Moderation
Adam Kinder
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Adam Kinder
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The Fraying Order: Multilateralism in Crisis
The Fraying Order: Multilateralism in Crisis
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AI on the Battlefield
AI on the Battlefield
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New Players, New Rules: Examining Saudi Arabia’s Potential Nuclear Status 
New Players, New Rules: Examining Saudi Arabia’s Potential Nuclear Status 
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Drawing Lines in the Caucasus: Four Nations, One Corridor
Drawing Lines in the Caucasus: Four Nations, One Corridor
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