Gustavo Flores-Macias is a professor of government at Cornell University and an expert in Latin American politics. With close to a super majority in both chambers of Congress, he says  the Mexican government's reform is likely to receive enough support in the legislature to pass. 

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Olúfémi Táíwò, professor of Africana studies at Cornell University, says it’s ironic that the same African leaders who decried colonialism, might now find common ground with the People’s Republic of China.   

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As election results continue be released, political experts are analyzing the implications of last night’s results as well as the political realignment among key demographics in exit polls. The following Cornell University experts are available for interviews.

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Allen Carlson is an associate professor of government at Cornell University, and an expert on Chinese foreign policy. Carlson says it’s crucial to note that President Biden’s tariff proposal is less about economics and more related to U.S. domestic politics.

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Alexandra Blackman, assistant professor of government, studies the evolution of authoritarian institutions in the Middle East, and Mostafa Minawi, associate professor of history and director of the Center for Critical Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Studies, provide insight on the collapse of the Assad regime.

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Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology at Cornell University and an expert on international populism, says Macron’s decision was a “political mistake” that could hand control of France’s government to Marine Le Pen’s right-Wing National Rally (RN) party.

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Sabrina Karim is an assistant professor of government at Cornell University and studies police and peacekeeping in post-conflict states. She notes that the U.N.-backed mission, led by Kenya, must have full understanding of the local context before engaging in any political or police action. 

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David Silbey is an associate professor of history at Cornell University where he specializes in military history and defense policy. Based on the evidence, he says the Iranian attack seemed designed more for show, than an attempt to actually inflict casualties.

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FBI Director Christopher Wray has issued a stark warning about China’s hackers preparing to "wreak havoc" and "cause real-world harm" to Americans. Wray will testify in front of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist party.

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David Silbey is an associate professor of history at Cornell University where he specializes in military history and defense policy. Despite vows of retaliation, Silbey says it’s unlikely that Tehran abandons its current strategy of supporting proxy attacks against US forces.

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