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

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Tom Pepinsky, a professor of government who studies political and economic systems in Southeast Asia, says that President Prabowo’s decision to confer the title underscores how Suharto’s legacy continues to shape Indonesian politics today.

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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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Olúfémi Táíwò, professor of Africana studies at Cornell University, said the move is another coup d’etat that Madagascar, and the African continent, does not need.

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Ken Roberts, a professor of government with a specialization in Latin American politics says the move is the latest in a string of escalating tensions between the U.S. and countries in Latin America.

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Uriel Abulof is a visiting professor in Cornell University’s government department and a professor of politics at Tel-Aviv University. Abulof says people shouldn’t mistake the deal reached between Israel and Hamas for a “peace deal.”

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Santiago Anria, a professor of global labor and work, recently published “Why Bolivia’s MAS Collapsed” in Journal of Democracy.

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Barry Strauss, an emeritus professor of history from Cornell University, says the deal likely wouldn’t have happened without Trump’s leadership.

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Ryan Chahrour is a professor of economics and international studies at Cornell University. He says the dollar will remain the currency of choice in international trade and finance.

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Kristin Roebuck, assistant professor of history, specializes in modern Japanese history with a particular focus on gender. She says Takaichi’s election may seem surprising in a country that ranked lowest among OECD nations in women’s political representation as recently as 2023, but it is not a victory for gender equality.

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