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.

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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.  

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Wendong Zhang, assistant professor of applied economics and policy, and Allen, Carlson, associate professor of government, provide insight on U.S.-China relations after Trump's call for assistance falls on deaf ears.

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Allen Carlson, associate professor of government and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says the episode illustrates how governments courting Beijing, amid frustration with Washington’s volatility, can find engagement with China difficult to manage.

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Lourdes Casanova, director of the Emerging Markets Institute at Cornell University, says the ruling on serves as a visible bellwether for escalating U.S.–China competition in the Western Hemisphere.

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Associate professors Magnus Fiskesjö, anthropology, and Allen Carlson, government, on China’s expected passage of a new law shifting policy away from regional ethnic autonomy.  

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Landon Schnabel, associate professor of sociology, and Kim Haines-Eitzen, professor of early Christianity, on the strains within the Catholic–evangelical coalition, blasphemous imagery, and broader religious and political implications.

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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.

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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.

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and expert on Chinese foreign policy, says Japan’s refusal to retract the remarks—despite some efforts to de-escalate—has left relations between the two countries the worst they've been in decades.

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