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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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German-made tanks likely heading to Ukraine, is it enough?

January 25, 2023

David Silbey is an associate professor of history at Cornell University and specializes in military history, defense policy and battlefield analysis, he says the German-made tanks are significantly better quality than the Russians, but they still need to be sent in significant numbers to make a difference.

International

Gorbachev likely haunts Vladimir Putin's dreams

August 30, 2022

Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91. Cornell University military historian David Silbey is available to comment on Gorbachev's passing.

International

Cornell experts on war in Ukraine, global ripple effects

September 21, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been met with severe economic sanctions from Europe and the United States that will have ripple effects throughout the global economy. These Cornell University experts are available to discuss the conflict and its implications.

International
Law, Government & Public Policy
Economics and Business

Deep history of prisoner exchanges during wartime

April 27, 2022

Russia and the United States have carried out a prisoner exchange resulting in the release of a former U.S. Marine jailed by Moscow and a convicted Russian drug trafficker held in the U.S.

International

U.S. information warfare ‘fundamentally shapes conflict’ in Ukraine

May 5, 2022

Reports suggest the U.S. has provided intelligence that has allowed Ukrainians to target and kill many of the Russian generals who have died in action during the Ukraine war.

International Reach
International
Law, Government & Public Policy

China must protect own interests in decision to provide Russia aid

March 14, 2022

A U.S. national security advisor is expected to meet with a top Chinese diplomat in the first high-level talks between the two countries since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. The meeting comes as Russia has allegedly asked China for military and economic aid – a claim both deny.

Foreign Policy
International

Kabul bombings indicate fragile American position in Afghanistan

August 27, 2021

Cornell expert discusses the ongoing situation in Kabul as the U.S. military continues its withdrawal.

International
Law, Government & Public Policy

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