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Columbia Global Center Tunis, in partnership with Paris Dauphine University | Tunis, hosted a conference by Dr. Nadia Ali, PhD in Economics from Columbia University (GSAS '26).

The talk, titled “What Is the Impact of Market Access Subsidies? Experimental Evidence from Tunisia”, presented findings from a randomized evaluation of the Tunisian government’s Tasdir+ export promotion program. The research, which was partly conducted under a PGIF administred by the Tunis Global Center, examined the effects of subsidizing firms’ fixed market-access costs and found that such support increases export…

A new international research initiative is placing community-led knowledge at the center of efforts to understand and address violence and inequality in the urban margins.

On March 19, 2026, the Columbia Global Paris Center hosted a panel on influencers, journalism, and democracy, as part of the Saving Journalism two-day conference.

A pediatric transplant cardiologist uses a visit to Reid Hall to find language for the hardest part of her work — the donor families whose loss makes her patients' survival possible.

Bianca Jones Marlin used a visit to Reid Hall to advance three collaborative projects — including a joint investigation into how fictive memories might be biologically encoded and passed to future generations.

A historian of science working on the political origins of climate pessimism uses a visit to Reid Hall to complete her book's final chapter and engage with European scholars reexamining how climate action became, against all odds, politically conceivable.

Hosted by Reid Hall journalist-in-residence Hanna Liubakova, “Agora. Belarusian Vector” brings Belarus back into European political focus by connecting EU policymakers and Belarusian voices to sustain international awareness and accountability.

The Columbia Global Center Beijing announces its relocation to Gateway Plaza in the city’s Chaoyang District, one of Beijing’s most dynamic areas for innovation, business, and culture. This move reflects the Center’s continuing commitment to strengthening Columbia University’s academic partnerships and engagement across China and East Asia.

How has Greece’s treatment of refugees evolved over the past decade, as the country moved from an emergency humanitarian response to long-term policies?

In March, a team of graduate students from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) visited Columbia Global Center Rio de Janeiro as part of their capstone project developed in partnership with Fundação BRAVA. 

A two-day forum in Athens brought together pro-democracy activists from around the world to share resources.

An open session for students, academics, and human rights practitioners to consider how legal systems are suppressing journalism and dissent.