Einaudi Center for International Studies
China Wins as Trump Cedes Leadership of the Global Economy
Eswar Prasad, SAP
Eswar Prasad, an international trade expert at Cornell University, commented on China’s efforts to assume global leadership amid American retreat.
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Migrations Program Tour at the Johnson Museum of Art
February 20, 2026
3:00 pm
Johnson Museum of Art
Join the Migrations Program for a tour of a special exhibition at the Johnson Museum of Art. We will explore "Naples: Course of Empire" featuring work by contemporary artist Alexis Rockman and discuss how humanity and climate change affect migration and movement over the centuries. The group will meet in the Appel lobby at 3 p.m.
Registration is required as we have a limited number of spots available. Please register in advance on CampusGroups.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Migrations Program
Summer Program in India Info Session
February 17, 2026
12:00 pm
Are you curious about how mental health, culture, and global health connect to real-world policy challenges? Do you want to learn through hands-on field research and community engagement in one of the most beautiful and biodiverse regions of South India? The Cornell-Keystone NFLP Summer Program in India offers an interdisciplinary experience in global health and policy, where students explore how culture, environment, and community shape wellbeing in the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
South Asia Program
Summer Program in India Info Session
February 4, 2026
4:45 pm
Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, 2219
Are you curious about how mental health, culture, and global health connect to real-world policy challenges? Do you want to learn through hands-on field research and community engagement in one of the most beautiful and biodiverse regions of South India? The Cornell-Keystone NFLP Summer Program in India offers an interdisciplinary experience in global health and policy, where students explore how culture, environment, and community shape wellbeing in the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
South Asia Program
Farm to Table Talk: Wasted Potential
Prabhu Pingali, SAP
Tata-Cornell Institute director Prabhu Pingali (SAP) talks with Jocelyn Boiteau about food loss and waste on the Farm to Table Talk podcast.
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Recounting Russia’s History Through Its Forests
"The Oak and the Larch" Is Out Now
Sophie Pinkham (IES) surveys the forest’s place at the heart of Russian culture and history in her new book.
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California Wealth Tax Sparks Billionaire Exodus
Cristobal Young, IES
Cristobal Young, a professor of sociology at Cornell University, offers expert analysis on how tax structures influence the migration patterns of billionaires.
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Funding for Faculty
Apply now for Einaudi research support!
Proposals are due March 16 for seed grants and new targeted support for early-career faculty with research in international studies.
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World in Focus: Global Responses to Trump
January 27, 2026
4:00 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Join Einaudi Center experts for World in Focus Talks on global events in the news and on your mind. Our faculty's research and policy insights put the world in focus.
This year we’re hosting informal campus discussions on many Tuesday afternoons. This week’s topic:
The United States helped create the United Nations to protect the sovereignty of independent countries. Now the Trump administration is setting the tone for superpowers with imperial ambitions by waging economic war against democratic allies, violating long-standing treaties, and holding out the possibility of using military force.
What do these unprecedented actions mean for the rest of the world? How are states and peoples in different regions responding? And what may happen if tensions continue to escalate?
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Featured Faculty
Agnieszka Nimark (PACS) | Affiliated ScholarMagnus Fiskesjö (EAP, PACS, SEAP) | AnthropologyAlexandra Blackman (SWANA) | GovernmentSeema Golestaneh (SWANA) | Near Eastern StudiesIrina Troconis (LACS) | Romance StudiesKenneth Roberts (LACS) | GovernmentPeter Katzenstein (IES, PACS) | Government
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Conversations Matter at Einaudi
This conversation is hosted by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and its regional and thematic programs. Find out what's in store for students at Einaudi!
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Migrations Program
Southwest Asia and North Africa Program
Global Challenges to Democracy: Comparative Perspectives on Backsliding, Autocracy, and Resilience
By Our Faculty
Following democracy's global advance in the late 20th century, recent patterns of democratic erosion or 'backsliding' have generated extensive scholarly debate. Backsliding towards autocracy is often the work of elected leaders operating within democratic institutions, challenging conventional thinking about the logic of democratic consolidation, the enforcement of institutional checks and balances, and the development and reproduction of democratic norms.
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35.99
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Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
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- Book
Publication Details
Publication Year: 2025
ISBN: 9781009602570