Our work is committed to independent and nonpartisan research that meets the high standards of academic integrity and quality at Columbia University.
Our initiatives and programs are designed to address critical needs in key focus areas around energy and climate policy.
Explore our expert insights and analysis in leading energy and climate news stories.
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
Around the world, activists are turning to the courts to hold major polluters accountable for climate change.
Find out more about our upcoming and past events.
We are the premier hub and policy institution for global energy thought leadership. Energy impacts every element of our lives, and our trusted fact-based research informs the decisions that affect all of us.
Overview
The Center on Global Energy Policy is committed to independent and nonpartisan research that meets the high standards of academic integrity and quality at Columbia University.
What We Do
We advance smart, actionable, and evidence-based energy and climate solutions through research, education, and dialogue.
Our Team
Meet our staff and senior energy experts from government, academia, industry, and nongovernmental organizations.
Director, Harriman Institute
Alexander Cooley is Director of Columbia University’s Harriman Institute for the study of Russia, Eurasia and Eastern Europe and a professor of Political Science at Barnard College. Professor Cooley’s research examines how external actors have influenced the sovereignty, governance and development of the former Soviet states, with a focus on Central Asia and the Caucasus. His books include Great Games Local Rules: The New Great Power Contest In Central Asia (Oxford 2012), an examination of Russian-US-Chinese competition for influence in Central Asia that was described byAsia Policy as “possibly the most cogent critique of post-Cold War orthodoxy published to date.” His latest book Ranking the World: Grading States as a Tool of Global Governance (Cambridge 2015), co-edited with Jack Snyder, explores the use of international rankings as public policy tools by non-governmental and international organizations. In addition to his academic work, Professor Cooley has testified before Congressional committees about Eurasian issues and serves on international advisory committees and working groups engaged with the region. He is a regular commentator for international media outlets and his opinion pieces have appeared in the New York Times, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy. His work has been supported with fellowships from the Open Society Foundations, Carnegie Corporation, Smith Richardson Foundation, and the German Marshall Fund of the United States, among others. Cooley earned his Ph.D. (1999) from Columbia University.
Get the latest news and research on energy & climate policy.