Magnus Fiskesjö, an associate professor in Cornell University’s department of anthropology and expert on Southeast Asia, says that if no policy reversal comes from Myanmar’s government, the country’s leadership would set a grave precedent and risks regional destabilization.

Arts and Sciences

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Nicolas van de Walle, government professor at Cornell University whose research focuses on democratization and the politics of economic reform in Africa, says the coup may temper Mugabe’s excesses but is unlikely to bring about political reform.

Arts and Sciences

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Ian Hewson, biological oceanographer and Drew Harvell, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, comment on a fast spreading parasite in the Mediterranean Sea that is killing endangered clams.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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Mabel Berezin is professor of sociology at Cornell University and author of “Illiberal Politics in Neoliberal Times: Culture, Security and Populism in the New Europe” and “Europe Without Borders.” Berezin says comparisons between French populist candidate Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump – already fraught – may end this weekend, when Le Pen faces the first round of France’s presidential election.

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The New York state departments of Agriculture and Markets, and Environmental Conservation have confirmed the first-ever discovery of emerald ash borer in New York City. Forestry expert and Cornell Cooperative Extension associate Mark C. Whitmore comments on the new discovery.

New York City

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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This week, Cuba will undergo a historical transition. Raul Castro, who succeeded his brother Fidel as president in 2008, will officially leave that office and Cuba’s National Assembly is to pick the country’s next leader — the…

International

Foreign Policy

Law and Policy

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Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Economist Chris Barrett say current cargo and procurement requirement greatly increase the price and slow the delivery of aid and diminish its impact on disaster-affected populations.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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As another season of cold temperatures and snow approaches, veterinarian Lauri-Jo Gamble offers advice on how to keep your dog cozy in the cooler temperatures as well as ways to keep your active dog in shape throughout the winter months.

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Medicine

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Phillip Nicholson, an astronomy professor at Cornell University who studies the solar system, says they’re very predictable – you can actually calculate future eclipse times within a few seconds. But millions of years from now, total solar eclipses will only be a thing of the past.

Arts and Sciences

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Tom Hirschl, sociologist and co-author of “Chasing the American Dream: Understanding What Shapes Our Fortunes,” says that while the numbers today reflect an incremental improvement, middle-class and working-class Americans still feel insecure about their economic future. To assess economic risk over longer periods of time, Hirschl developed a poverty risk calculatoralong with his co-authors Mark Rank of Washington University.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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