Events

Join us virtually for a conversation with Ted DeutchThe Baker Institute for Public Policy will host Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee and former chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, for a wide-ranging conversation with Ambassador David M. Satterfield, director of the Baker Institute.Drawing on their decades of […]

This month's graduate student workshop examines how political upheavals reshape the rights and recognition of minorities.This session examines how political upheavals reshape the rights and recognition of minorities. By tracing how states, international organizations, and revolutionary leaders redefine who counts as a protected subject, the two papers show how marginalized groups invoke and contest legal […]

DeClive-Lowe will join us to discuss the growing movement, APV’s efforts, and actions ordinary citizens can take,Political polarization has become a top concern for Americans, surpassing issues such as immigration, inflation or crime, according to an October 2025 poll by The New York Times and Siena University. This is a major shift from before the […]

Check in with some of the city’s top political reporters to talk about Pelosi’s legacy, the Lurie administration, and Trump vs. S.F.San Francisco politics is rarely dull, but 2026 is shaping up to be particularly eventful. Nancy Pelosi, the first and only woman elected U.S. House speaker, has announced her retirement after nearly four decades […]

.Ten years after the Paris Agreement demonstrated a profound collective will to address global emissions, the world's efforts to confront the accelerating climate crisis reached a pivotal moment at the UN Climate Conference (COP30) in the Amazon. Emissions continue to rise as multilateralism is met with more and more challenges.While COP30 participants acknowledged the Paris […]