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.

International

Foreign Policy

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Cornell University experts weigh in after Governor Kathy Hochul announced an indefinite delay to congestion tolling in New York City, weeks before the first-in-the-nation system was set to launch.

New York City

New York State

Architecture, Art and Planning

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As the European Union (EU) prepares to vote for the next members of the European Parliament, experts anticipate significant gains for the far-right, populist parties. Mabel Berezin is a professor of sociology whose work explores challenges to democratic cohesion and solidarity in Europe and the United States. She highlights the prominent women leading the right in the upcoming EU elections.

International

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Social media platform, X, has added clauses to its rules formally allowing users to post adult and graphic content.

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Mexicans will cast their votes on Sunday to elect thousands of congressional and local officials, as well as the successor to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Gustavo Flores-Macías is a professor of government at Cornell University and an expert in Latin American politics. He discusses the significance of this vote and the upcoming challenges for Mexico’s next president.

International

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The House Agriculture Committee marked up its $1.5 trillion farm bill yesterday, which Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has already said has no future in the Senate, but this time Democratic push back may not be extreme partisanship with widely divergent perspectives that have become more the norm says Cornell University professor Andrew Novakovic. 

Law and Policy

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Karim Khan, International Crimes Court (ICC) prosecutor had no choice but to announce arrest warrant be issued against two Israel senior officials, Benjamin Netanyau and Yoav Gallant, as well as three Hamas leaders, Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Al-Masri, and Ismail Haniyeh says Cornell University government professor Oumar Ba.

Law and Policy

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A barge struck the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston, Texas on Wednesday, causing an oil spill and partial collapse of the bridge, underscoring that U.S. infrastructure remains vulnerable and requires attention says Cornell University professor Rick Geddes. 

Law and Policy

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Alistair Hayden, a professor of practice in public and ecosystem health and a former division chief at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, comments on Canadian wildfire smoke reaching the U.S. and how to improve a national response to future smoke waves.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

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Rick Geddes, director of the Cornell University Program in Infrastructure Policy, comments on new rules approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for building-out and updating the nation's electric grid.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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