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 global supply chain has been put under extreme stress throughout the pandemic causing major disruptions for businesses and consumers as we enter a busy season for businesses in all industries. Cornell experts can discuss the problems that persist in the global supply chain and impacts it’s having on various industries.

Economics and Business

Industrial and Labor Relations

Food & Agriculture

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Twitter has launched new warning labels on false and misleading tweets in an effort to make them less confusing and more effective. Brooke Erin Duffy, Jonas Juul and William Schmidt comment on the new warning labels.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Jerel Ezell, professor of Africana studies and an expert in health disparities and social inequality in post-industrial communities, comments on President Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Arts and Sciences

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Adam Hoffman, assistant professor of psychology and an expert on the development of ethnic-racial and gender identities in youth, says Sesame Street is allowing children to ‘see themselves’ in these muppets.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a virtual summit on Monday evening amid rising tensions between the countries.

International

Law and Policy

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Rick Geddes, professor and founding director of Cornell University’s Program in Infrastructure Policy, says that although the new infrastructure bill is a good step in the right direction, several changes are needed in infrastructure delivery to ensure the funds are well spent.

Law and Policy

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Starting Wednesday, workers at three Starbucks coffee shops in and around Buffalo, New York will have four weeks to vote on whether to unionize. Kate Bronfenbrenner says Starbucks has reason to be worried with Workers United leading the unionizing efforts. Cathy Creighton is also available for interviews.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Economics and Business

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As the U.S. reopens international borders to foreign travelers, airlines are bracing for congestion as the new rules are rolled out – this in addition to staffing issues that have caused operation complications for some carriers recently. Airline industry expert, Arthur Wheaton says the new requirements to travel internationally will bring frustration for travelers and an increased likelihood of conflict and confrontation.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Economics and Business

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Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School and co-author of a leading 21-volume immigration law series, says the House bill’s immigration provisions, while more limited than originally proposed, would still be the most significant immigration legislation in decades.

Law and Policy

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