Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Martial law anniversary marked by ‘historical revisionism’

September 16, 2022

September 21st marks the 50th anniversary of the late President Ferdinand Marcos imposing martial law on the Philippines.

International Reach
International

Somalia faces ‘four horsemen of the food emergency apocalypse’

September 6, 2022

The United Nations warns parts of Somalia will be hit by famine between October and December as a drought worsens and global food prices surge.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine
International
International Reach

With visit to Taiwan, Pelosi upsets Xi-Biden’s balancing act

August 2, 2022

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has landed in Taiwan, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island. 

International Reach
International
Foreign Policy
Law and Policy

NATO decision on Finland, Sweden strong on paper, future unclear

June 29, 2022

NATO has formally invited Finland and Sweden to join its alliance after Turkey dropped its objections. The decision comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine continues.

International Reach
International
Law and Policy
Foreign Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy

Digital focus of Asia trade plan will help U.S. companies, allies

May 23, 2022

The United States and twelve other nations are joining forces to create a new alliance, termed the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. One of its four main goals is paving the way for greater digital trade.

International
International Reach
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Economics and Business

WHO proposals imperfect, but won’t violate U.S. sovereignty

May 26, 2022

Kathy Bergin, professor of disaster law at Cornell Law School, comments on the World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva. 

International Reach
International
Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Finland, Sweden considering NATO not surprising given historical context

May 11, 2022

Key decision-makers in Finland and Sweden are set to announce their positions on NATO membership this week – an expansion would leave Russia surrounded by NATO countries.

International Reach
Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy

Biden admin rhetoric strengthens Russian propaganda about U.S.

April 25, 2022

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the U.S. wants to see Russia’s military capabilities weakened. The comments come following a trip to Kyiv, where he and Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

International Reach
International
Law, Government & Public Policy
Law and Policy

Protests in Sri Lanka unprecedented, unlikely to fade away

April 28, 2022

Sri Lanka is facing an economic and political crisis, with protesters taking to the streets of the island nation to demand government action and accountability.

International Reach
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