Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
Rebecca Slayton

Director, Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
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Role
- Faculty
- PACS Core Faculty
- PACS Director
- PACS Steering Committee
- PACS Minor Field Instructor
- Einaudi Faculty Leadership
Contact
Email: rs849@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-8914
This Is Why Trump Is Always Talking About Corruption

Sarah Kreps, PACS
“Corruption is deeper than whether someone is making backroom deals. Instead, it’s a sense that the game itself is rigged in favor of a select few,” says Sarah Kreps, director of the Tech Policy Institute.
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The Best Evidence Yet That Roman Gladiators Fought Lions: A Bite Mark

Barry Strauss, PACS
Barry Strauss, professor of history, says “The rules they followed in Rome were not necessarily applied in godforsaken Eboracum. So, although the man was probably not a gladiator, he may indeed have been one. Burial in the gladiator cemetery is certainly an argument in favor of that theory.”
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Information Session: Undergraduate Global Scholars Program

September 4, 2025
5:00 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Undergraduate Global Scholars are student leaders in the campus community. This competitive fellowship program is open to students from all colleges and majors with a passion for big global questions and speaking across differences. The Global Scholars program provides a toolkit of resources for weighing challenging questions and builds your practical skills in public debates. For the 2025-26 school year, scholars will bring their skills as writers, scholars, activists and artists, poets, hands-on practitioners, and more to study and promote the impacts of international aid. By the end of the program, you'll be an active global citizen and champion for social impact.
Can’t attend? Contact programs@einaudi.cornell.edu.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.
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Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
Comparative Muslim Societies Program
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Migrations Program
Canada Can No Longer Afford to Remain a Victim

Karim-Aly S. Kassam, PACS/SAP
Karim-Aly S. Kassam writes about the role of Canada after remarks from President Trump about taking it over.
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Protecting National Defense from Cyberattacks

Research at Risk
A stop-work order from the DOD put on hold a team’s plans to map and stress-test semiconductor supply chains. The team is led by Sarah Kreps (PACS).
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International Research Matters for the U.S.

How Cornell Research Makes People's Lives Better
For 160 years, Cornell University has carried out groundbreaking international work that turns bold ideas into solutions and improves lives abroad and in the United States.
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An Attack on America’s Universities Is an Attack on American Power

How Academia Bolsters National Security
Sarah Kreps (PACS) writes that loss of government support for academic research will cause the U.S. to “sacrifice its advantage in innovation.”
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On Major Economic Decisions, Trump Blinks, and Then Blinks Again

Nicholas Mulder, IES/PACS
Nicholas Mulder, assistant professor of history, discusses the history of Trump's imposition of tariffs on China.