Earlier this week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in major cities across the country in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. Kristin Roebuck, assistant professor in the department of history at Cornell University, studies modern Japan with a focus on the history of medicine and law, race and sexuality and Japanese international relations. She points to Japan’s abysmal domestic violence record and says that those Japanese who feel least safe at home face heightened threats and dwindling protections in the era of COVID-19.

International

Arts and Sciences

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Sergio Garcia-Rios, professor of government and Latino studies at Cornell University, says that with Bernie Sanders leaving the presidential race, Joe Biden needs to address concerns of Latinos related to healthcare and immigration. 

Law and Policy

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On Tuesday, finance ministers from the Eurozone will meet virtually to discuss how to best address the region’s economic crisis. Nicholas Mulder says that while the tools at hand to ease the economic crisis in Europe are not new, the shock the entire continent currently faces is unprecedented.  

International

Arts and Sciences

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On Monday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved into an intensive care unit after his coronavirus symptoms worsened. Alexandra Cirone, professor in Cornell University’s department of government and an expert in European politics, says that Johnson’s worsening condition poses the question of what an emergency leadership selection would look like for U.K.’s Conservative Party.

International

Arts and Sciences

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While the food supply has kept up with consumer demands during the coronavirus pandemic, the dairy industry is seeing major supply chain disruptions given the closures throughout the food service industry. Cornell agricultural economist Andrew Novakovic says small dairy farms and small processors are facing dire economic straits — given the food service industry disruptions and export demand destruction.

Food & Agriculture

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

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Sarah Kreps, professor of government and expert in surveillance systems and cybersecurity, comments on efforts within the federal government to use data and surveillance to control the spread of the new coronavirus.

Arts and Sciences

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Angela Cornell, clinical professor of law and director of Cornell University’s Labor Law Clinic, says that the staggering unemployment rate highlights the need to subsidize the employment of American workers.

Law and Policy

Economics and Business

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The government’s $2 trillion stimulus package includes more than $350 billion in loans and payroll tax relief destined to help small and medium firms, those who are self-employed as well as freelancers and gig workers. Tom Schryver, visiting lecturer at the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University, says that in helping small businesses, the government is walking a line between getting things done fast and offering the perfect solutions.

Economics and Business

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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John Tobin, an expert on environmental and energy economics, comments on the impact coronavirus is having on the renewable energy industry, and what the industry's long-term outlook looks like.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Economics and Business

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Corporate finance expert John Tobin comments on Barclays' newly announced climate finance resolution.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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