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Sarah Kreps and Rebecca Slayton, experts on digital governance and cybersecurity at Cornell, comment on the launch of China's global data security initiative.

International

Law and Policy

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Tamara Loos, professor of history and Thai studies at Cornell University, says that the Thai king’s treatment of Sineenat, his royal consort, represents one of the many reasons why protestors in Thailand have targeted the monarchy for reform.

International

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Kathleen Bergin, professor of law at Cornell Law School, is an expert in disaster and constitutional law and says that federal agencies will need to coordinate to provide relief to families, but it remains to be seen how effective agencies will be in providing aid to those already made vulnerable by COVID-19 pandemic, including immigrants.

Law and Policy

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Landon Schnabel, assistant professor of sociology at Cornell University, says that perceived hypocrisy in the actions of former Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. could lead to further disenchantment with politicized religious institutions.

Arts & Humanities

Law and Policy

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Rick Geddes, professor and founding director of Cornell University’s Program in Infrastructure Policy, says that the current structure of the USPS gives it few options to cut costs, and serious reform is needed.

Law and Policy

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Tamara Loos, professor of history and Thai studies at Cornell University, says that Thai protests are ground-breaking in that demonstrators are demanding a “new moral compact” with the monarchy – an institution that has historically been legally protected from criticism.

Law and Policy

International

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On Friday, the New York State Departments of Agriculture and Markets and Environmental Conservation as well as the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced the spotted lanternfly was found on Staten Island, New York. Brian Eshenaur, plant pathologist and a senior extension associate with the New York State Integrated Pest Management program and Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, an entomologist whose work focuses on integrated pest management weigh in on the landscape risks associated with the spotted lanternfly in New York.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

New York State

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Uriel Abulof, a visiting professor in Cornell University’s government department and professor at Tel-Aviv University, says the peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates makes official a relationship that has developed over time as a result of joint regional interests.

Law and Policy

International

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Amanda Rodewald, senior director of conservation science with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, comments on the impacts from a new Environmental Protection Agency rule that strips federal Clean Water Act protections for U.S. waters.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Lab of Ornithology

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Carole Boyce Davies, professor of Africana studies and English, says that the selection of Senator Harris as candidate for vice president builds upon years of gains in the areas of women’s and black rights.

Arts & Humanities

Law and Policy

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