Tom Pepinsky is a professor of government at Cornell University who studies comparative politics and democratic backsliding.

Foreign Policy

Economics and Business

Washington D.C.

International

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Aubryn Sidle is a lecturer and policy researcher at Cornell University, where her expertise centers on global education and community-driven development, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. She says eliminating USAID would harm multiple life-saving initiatives, including food assistance, disaster relief, and education development.

International

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Global Reach

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Tom Pepinsky, a professor of government, and Rachel Beatty Riedl, the director of Cornell University’s Center on Global Democracy, provide insight on what other democracies should take away from the failure of the South Korean president's martial law declaration.

Law, Government & Public Policy

International

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The Harris campaign and many voters claimed that electing Donald Trump would threaten democracy, or even end democracy in America, but President Trump’s victory has serious implications for our understanding of the trajectory of democracy globally says Cornell University professor Rachel Riedl.

Law and Policy

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Former President Trump, in a speech to a group of conservative Christians last Friday, told the audience that if they voted for him this year, they wouldn’t need to in the future because in four more years, the election would be fixed, evidence of an agenda to reject democratic principles and electoral alternation says Cornell University professor Rachel Riedl. 

Law and Policy

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Rachel Beatty Riedl, director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and a scholar of Sub-Saharan Africa political systems, says a return to civilian-lead government in Sudan is imperative.

International

Foreign Policy

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On Saturday, Nigerians will head to the polls for a fiercely-competitive presidential election in Africa’s largest democracy. 

International

International Reach

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Britain could send tens of thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda to be resettled, in an attempt to stem the flow of migrants across the Channel.

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Africa this week with stops in Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal. He is the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit sub-Saharan Africa as parts of the continents struggle with military coup attempts and destabilization.

International

Foreign Policy

Law, Government & Public Policy

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The coronavirus pandemic has become a global crisis that impacts countries around the world in different, yet often similarly devastating ways. Cornell experts can discuss how the infection is having an impact on health systems - as well as on politics - of countries in Asia, Africa and South America.

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