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Trump administration’s shift from European allies could be ‘devastating’

February 27, 2025

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

Cornell experts available to discuss dismantling of USAID

February 4, 2025

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
Foreign Policy
Global Reach

Cornell democracy experts available on South Korea martial law episode

December 4, 2024

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

What the election of Donald Trump says about democracy globally

November 7, 2024

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

Cornell democracy expert: Trump’s election comments ‘reject democratic principles’

July 29, 2024

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

Sudan’s return to peace hinges on re-empowering civilian government

May 1, 2023

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

High stakes and high risk in Nigeria landmark election

February 24, 2023

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

International
International Reach

Britain’s ‘lack of political will’ key in choice to move asylum seekers

April 14, 2022

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

Blinken visit to Africa comes at critical time for continent

November 17, 2021

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

Cornell experts on coronavirus - International impact

May 12, 2020

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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