Einaudi Center for International Studies
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Has the Most to Lose in Court Clash with Elon Musk
Sarah Kreps, PACS
Sarah Kreps, director of Cornell University's Tech Policy Institute, comments on the trial's negative impact on perceptions of the AI industry.
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A Summer of Conservation in Zimbabwe
Brenna Lashbrook DVM '26, Travel Grant Recipient
“I began the month sitting in classrooms at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)… and ended it out in the Zimbabwean bush, drawing blood from a sedated lion under a nighttime African sky,” writes Brenna Lashbrook DVM '26, travel grant recipient.
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EU Fails to Finalize US Trade Deal
Eswar Prasad, SAP
Eswar Prasad, senior professor of international trade policy, discusses how the U.S.-European geopolitical tensions and supply shocks are affecting global economic dynamics.
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Why Trump’s China Trip Is Set up to Fail
Allen Carlson, EAP/SAP
Allen Carlson, a China expert at Cornell University, comments on the extremely low likelihood of meaningful outcomes from the Trump-Xi summit.
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How Can India Produce AI, Instead of Becoming its Tenant?
Rohit Lamba, SAP
The deeper danger is that India’s public conversation is too quick to convert constraint into strategy. Because we cannot yet win at the frontier, we tell ourselves the frontier does not matter.
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In Memory of Erik Thorbecke
H. E. Babcock Professor of Economics Emeritus
The Einaudi Center mourns the passing of Professor Erik Thorbecke, H. E. Babcock Professor of Economics Emeritus. A pioneering scholar of poverty, inequality, and development economics, he leaves a lasting legacy through his scholarship, teaching, and mentorship. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, colleagues, and former students.
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Mini-Crises Sparked by the Iran War May Add up to a Big Collapse
Eswar Prasad, SAP
Eswar Prasad, a Cornell University professor of trade policy, is quoted on the resilience of the world economy in the face of significant shocks.
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Do Higher Taxes Drive the Rich Away? Mamdani’s Plan Revives the Question
Cristobal Young, IES
Cristobal Young, a Cornell University associate professor of sociology, provides expert analysis on millionaire tax migration and its minimal historical impact.
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President Trump’s Theater of Grandiosity and Cruelty
Mabel Berezin, IES
David Grazian speaks with sociologist Mabel Berezin about America's rapid decline into authoritarianism and unchecked presidential power.
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So Nobody is Going to Pay Taxes Now?
Suzanne Mettler, IES
Suzanne Mettler, a Cornell University professor, is cited for her research on tax policy and the concept of 'submerged' policymaking.