Lori Khatchadourian, comments on the political upheaval and street protests that have gripped Armenia over the last two weeks, prompting the resignation of the country’s prime minister, Serzh Sargsyan.

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Jonathan Lunine, director of the Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science at Cornell University, comments on newly discovered evidence of a liquid water lake below the surface of Mars.

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European Union leaders are meeting on Thursday to discuss how to power the bloc’s economic recovery and help its hardest-hit members weather the current crisis. Christopher Way, associate professor of government and an expert in European politics and political economy, says that the task at hand for European leaders is not easy. 

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North Korea dominated the foreign policy section of Trump’s address to the nation, on Tuesday, with the announcement of a new summit with Kim Jong Un in Vietnam at the end of the month. Sarah Kreps, professor of government at Cornell University, is an expert on international conflict. Her recent research focuses on how matters of foreign policy affect Trump’s approval rating. She says that compared to a Democrat, Trump faces less political risk as he negotiates with North Korea.

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Environmental activists kicked off two weeks of protests on Monday in London, Berlin and other cities to demand that governments adopt a more radical approach to climate change.

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Kelly Zamudio, professor and curator of herpetology at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates, comments on a fire that destroyed Brazil’s National Museum. 

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Lawrence Glickman, professor of history at Cornell University and author of “Buying Power, a history of consumer activism in America”, comments on recent boycotts against companies that work with the NRA.

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Cornell University government professor and South East Asia politics expert Thomas Pepinsky comments on the upcoming general elections in Malaysia

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Police in Hong Kong granted pro-democracy protestors permission for a rally, planned for Sunday. The decision follows months of unrest, including increasingly violent confrontations between protesters and the police. It also comes at the heels of an unprecedented victory for the pro-democracy camp, which won 90 percent of available seats at recent district council elections. Cornell University experts say that police may be trying a new, less confrontational strategy by giving the green light for the weekend’s demonstration.

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Over the weekend Argentinian President Macri announced the imposition of capital controls in an effort to stabilize the country’s currency and avoid a deepening of the current financial crisis. Cornell University experts weigh in on what to expect as the Latin American country continues to tackle its debt crisis.

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