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Malaysian elections: regime caught in tight race

May 3, 2018

Cornell University government professor and South East Asia politics expert Thomas Pepinsky comments on the upcoming general elections in Malaysia

International
Arts and Sciences
Law and Policy
associate professor in the Government

Unpopular leader falls to Armenian velvet revolution

April 25, 2018

Lori Khatchadourian, comments on the political upheaval and street protests that have gripped Armenia over the last two weeks, prompting the resignation of the country’s prime minister, Serzh Sargsyan.

International
Law and Policy
Arts and Sciences
associate professor at the department of Near Eastern Studies and a scholar of the Soviet and post-Soviet Caucasus

China is opening up its car market. Here’s why

April 17, 2018

Shanjun Li, professor of economics and policy at Cornell University, comments on China's decision to gradually open up its car industry to foreign investment by removing existing limits to foreign ownership of car ventures. 

International
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Law and Policy
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Shanjun Li | Cornell Dyson School

Merkel to navigate difficult road in DC — without the pomp

April 26, 2018

Mona Krewel, assistant professor of government at Cornell University, comments on Angela Merkel's visit to the White House this week and the tough issues she is likely to discuss with president Trump.

International
Law and Policy
Arts and Sciences

No more Castro: Cuba’s change of guards starts a day early

April 16, 2018

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
Arts and Sciences
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Gustavo A. Flores-Macías
director of the Emerging Markets Institute at Cornell University

Long-overdue VW shakeup is first step to tune up

April 10, 2018

Arthur Wheaton, professor of labor at Cornell University and an expert on the automotive sector, comments on the announcement that German automaker Volkswagen is considering replacing its upper management, including CEO Matthias Muller.

Economics and Business
International
Industrial and Labor Relations
Art Wheaton

Despite appearance, China’s leadership likely seething at Kim’s visit

March 28, 2018

Andrew Mertha, who studies Chinese political institutions and the inner workings of the Chinese Communist Party, comments on yesterday’s unprecedented meeting between North Korean’s leader Kim Jong-un and China’s president Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Arts and Sciences
Foreign Policy
International Reach
Global Reach
Andrew Mertha

Colombians head to the polls amidst growing government distrust

March 8, 2018

Colombia is gearing up for congressional elections on Sunday, which may result in a split congress where no party obtains a majority.

Law and Policy
International Reach
Foreign Policy
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Johnson Graduate School of Management
director of the Emerging Markets Institute at Cornell University

Tillerson ouster may mean more of the same for China, Asia

March 13, 2018

Earlier today, Trump announced he would replace current Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the country’s chief diplomat. Jessica Chen Weiss, professor of government at Cornell University and expert in Chinese foreign policy, comments on this development and what it means for the Asia Pacific.

Law and Policy
International
International Reach
Arts and Sciences
Cornell in DC
Associate Professor of Government at Cornell University

Italy is finally European, but not in a good way

February 27, 2018

On Sunday, Italians will go to the polls to choose their next parliament. Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology at Cornell University and an expert on the history and development of populism and fascism in Europe, weighs in on this momentous election. 

Law and Policy
International
Arts and Sciences
Mabel Berezin