Allen Carlson, associate professor in Cornell University’s Government Department and director of the China and Asia Pacific Studies program, says the midterm election results indicate identity politics will drive attitudes toward China in the coming years.

Law and Policy

International

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Swedes will go to the polls on Sep. 9 to elect a new parliament in a historic contest characterized by the rise in popularity of the Sweden Democrats, a nationalistic anti-immigrant party. Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology, says that long held nationalism in Sweden explains the rise of the far-right Sweden Democrats.

International

Law and Policy

Arts and Sciences

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The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments next week in a case that pits the federal government against Microsoft in a clash over the privacy of emails stored abroad. The case originated in 2013 when Microsoft refused to comply with a federal government warrant requesting access to emails stored in Ireland that were linked to a drug trafficking investigation.

Law and Policy

Engineering

Computing & Information Sciences

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The upcoming polls in the central German state of Hesse are increasingly catching analysts’ eyes after the recent electoral shake in Bavaria. Angela Merkel’s coalition, which lost significantly to both the right-wing and green parties in Bavaria earlier this month, now faces another important test. 

International

Arts and Sciences

Law and Policy

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Annelise Riles, professor of far east legal studies and anthropology at Cornell University and the founder and director of policy innovation platform Meridian 180, comments on President Trump's first trip to Asia.

International Reach

Foreign Policy

Law and Policy

Economics and Business

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Adam Seth Litwin, professor of industrial and labor relations at Cornell University, says the unregulated, informal nature of the gig economy is maintaining – if not increasing – the pay gap.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Industrial and Labor Relations

Law and Policy

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Aaron Rice of Cornell University's Bioacoustics Research Program and John Fitzpatrick of the Lab of Ornithology say that a series of bills proposing to ban oil and gas drilling off the U.S. coastline would protect vulnerable and endangered wildlife.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Law and Policy

Lab of Ornithology

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Cornell University’s Esta Bigler, who directs the Labor and Employment Program at the Industrial and Labor Relations School, says that apprenticeship programs are an essential part of the U.S. economy, but that government oversight is needed to avoid exploitation by companies.

Law and Policy

Economics and Business

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology, and Mona Krewel, assistant professor of government, say that this European election is different than those in the past due to the prominence of eurosceptic parties across the continent.

International

Law and Policy

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Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman, an expert on community resiliency and revitalization as well as local and regional food systems, says the coronavirus pandemic offers an opportunity to analyze weak points in the global food system.

Food & Agriculture

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