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Temporary X policy ‘reasonable countermeasure’ to viral war disinformation

March 4, 2026

X will temporarily demonetize accounts that share AI-generated war footage without a label. The news comes after fake war footage flooded social media following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in Iran.


SCOTUS ruling curbs Trump tariff powers, but broader strategy intact

February 20, 2026

Eswar Prasad, a senior professor of international trade policy at Cornell University, says the ruling is still unlikely to slow the administration’s broader push to deploy tariffs across economic and geopolitical fronts.

Economics and Business
Law, Government & Public Policy
Foreign Policy

SM-6 missile strain raises strategic risks in wider conflict

March 3, 2026

David Silbey, a professor of history at Cornell University who specializes in military history and defense policy, says Iran’s retaliation may be swift, but the longer-term risks lie in how prolonged fighting could strain U.S. defenses and tempt rivals like China.

International
Foreign Policy

Little changing as Ukraine-Russia war drags toward fifth year

February 24, 2026

David Silbey, a professor at Cornell University who specializes in military history and defense policy, says what’s notable is the lack of change in the last year.  

Foreign Policy
International

Threats to Fed independence already taking an economic toll

January 22, 2026

Ryan Chahrour is a professor of economics and international studies at Cornell University. He says threats to the Federal Reserve's independence are already making it harder for the Fed to do its job today.

Law, Government & Public Policy
Economics and Business

Europe has little leverage to push back if Trump moves to take Greenland

January 7, 2026

David Silbey is a professor of history at Cornell University, where he specializes in military history and defense policy. Despite tough talk from European leaders, Silbey says a NATO military response to the US annexation of Greenland would not happen.

International
Foreign Policy

Chile latest test case in South America’s far right shift

December 4, 2025

Ken Roberts, a professor of government with a specialization in Latin American politics at Cornell University says since the end of the Pinochet regime, Chile has been seen as one of Latin America's strongest democracies.

International

Cornell drone warfare expert on second sea trial of China’s ‘drone carrier’

December 2, 2025

James Rogers, executive director of the Brooks Tech Policy Institute and NATO Country Director for the Full Spectrum Drone Warfare project, says the rapid progress of the Type 076 highlights the PLA’s intent to project power deeper into the first island chain.  

International

US-Russia peace plan should be ‘non-starter’ for Ukraine

November 20, 2025

David Silbey is an adjunct associate professor of history at Cornell University, specializing in military history, defense policy and battlefield analysis.  

International

Is Silicon Valley driving Trump’s policy on Honduras?

December 2, 2025

Raymond Craib, a historian of modern Latin America, says Trump’s interest in Honduras is more about U.S. business interests, than democracy. 

International Reach

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