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Cornell Expert Quotes

Cornellians weigh in on current events in the news

"As Trump showed, even negative buzz is good, especially for front runners, because it can suck attention away from challengers (remember during GOP debate when he talked about his ‘hands’)."

Drew Margolin

Assistant Professor

Topic	Name	Date
Health, Nutrition & Medicine , International , Industrial and Labor Relations	Sarah Besky Associate Professor, International and Comparative Labor; Associate Professor, Labor Relations, Law, and History	12/10/20
	“This case in Andhra Pradesh is certainly alarming, but it is just another example of how ‘mystery illnesses’ especially in rural, poor, and otherwise marginalized areas are usually much more complicated than single, identifiable point-source cause. Hunger, warming temperatures, zoonotic diseases, industrial practices, and pesticide exposure intertwine to ensure not only that ‘causality’ is difficult to determine, but that ‘risk’ is firmly part of intimate spaces and domestic life.” Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: Risk factors in India mystery illness make cause difficult to determine (12/10/20)
International , Law and Policy	Kenneth Roberts Professor of Government	12/07/20
	“Venezuela's ongoing political, economic and humanitarian crisis will thus land on the plate of the incoming Biden administration, which will face a number of key strategic choices for dealing with the country and the broader Latin American region.” Media: Rachel Rhodes rer252@cornell.edu 202-434-8036 Related Tip Sheet: Maduro election victory a clear sign of Trump's failure (12/07/20)
Law and Policy , International	Uriel Abulof visiting professor at Cornell University’s Government Department	12/02/20
	"The dissolution vote could well be just another empty threat by the Blue and White party, which can hardly cow Netanyahu, considering how well he’s been doing in the polls. This is the real riddle." Media: Rachel Rhodes rer252@cornell.edu 202-434-8036 Related Tip Sheet: 'Puzzling' politics in Israel as dissolution looms (12/02/20)
International , Arts and Sciences	Tamara Loos professor of history and Thai studies	11/23/20
	“Cracking down on protesters now only delays a future conflict between those who want genuine change in Thailand’s political institutions and the military.” Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 607-255-6035 Related Tip Sheet: After targeting king’s legitimacy, Thai protest hits at his wealth (11/23/20)
International , Law, Government & Public Policy	Kenneth Roberts Professor of Government	11/16/20
	“Like legislatures in Brazil and Paraguay, Peru's congress ‘weaponized’ the impeachment tool for transparently self-interested political goals—and Peruvian society has risen up to hold the ringleaders accountable.” Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 607-255-6035 Related Tip Sheet: Presidential ousting atypical even in turbulent, corruption-plagued Peru (11/16/20)
International	Allen R. Carlson Associate Professor in Cornell University’s Government Department	11/11/20
	“This development stands as further confirmation of Beijing’s intentions regarding Hong Kong: to bring it to heel, to root out any voices that oppose such a development, and assert more direct control than ever before over the once autonomous city-state.” Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 607-255-6035 Related Tip Sheet: Hong Kong resignations may end one country, two systems (11/11/20)
Arts & Humanities	Adam Smith Goldwin Smith Professor of Anthropology	11/11/20
	"International bodies must establish a task force charged with preventing crimes of heritage erasure before they start." Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire puts ‘treasures of human history’ at risk (11/11/20)
Law and Policy	Jens David Ohlin Vice Dean and Professor of Law	10/30/20
	Jens David Ohlin, interim dean of the Cornell Law School and professor of law, is an expert on election interference and international law and recently published a book entitled "Election Interference: International Law and the Future of Democracy." He is available to discuss election-day interference and its impact on international law. Media: Rachel Rhodes rer252@cornell.edu 202-434-8036 Related Tip Sheet: Cornell experts available to discuss election (10/30/20)
Law and Policy	Sabrina Karim Assistant Professor of Government	10/30/20
	Sabrina Karim, assistant professor of government, studies police and peacekeeping in post-conflict states and is currently working on a book entitled, "When Peace Makes States: How International Security Sector Assistance Shapes Post-Conflict State Building". She is available to discuss election-related violence. Media: Rachel Rhodes rer252@cornell.edu 202-434-8036 Related Tip Sheet: Cornell experts available to discuss election (10/30/20)
Law and Policy	Sarah Kreps Professor of Government	10/30/20
	Sarah Kreps, professor of government, studies misinformation and election interference and is author of the book “Social Media and International Relations.” She can discuss how foreign interference introduces “noise into the system” regardless of whether the culprits are identified. Media: Rachel Rhodes rer252@cornell.edu 202-434-8036 Related Tip Sheet: Cornell experts available to discuss election (10/30/20)

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