South Asia Program
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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Why AI Alone Cannot Fix Social Problems
Aditya Vashista, SAP
Even sophisticated AI systems need human support and institutional capacity to succeed in addressing social problems.
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No Nation Is Spared in This War
Eswar Prasad, SAP
Eswar Prasad, a Cornell University professor, critiques the impact of global crises on low-income nations.
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Bartels Lecture: Samantha Power
Former USAID Director Calls for Rebuilding Foreign Aid
Samantha Power challenged students to “build what comes next” during the Bartels World Affairs Lecture on April 16.
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Information Session: Careers for International Relations Minors
April 29, 2026
11:00 am
Join the International Relations Minor for a virtual career information session featuring Cornell alumni working in diplomacy, education, and law. Panelists will reflect on their career paths, share advice on internships, graduate school, and professional transitions, and answer student questions about careers connected to international relations.
Register here.
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Speakers
Eric Andersen is the Political-Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique. Having joined the U.S. State Department in 2009, he previously served as Political Counselor (Acting) in Islamabad, Pakistan. His other assignments have included Cairo, Kyiv, and Khartoum, as well as in Washington, D.C. as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. Prior to entering the Foreign Service, he spent four years on Capitol Hill as a Professional Staff Member for the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. In his first stint with the U.S. Government, he flew the SH-60B “Seahawk” helicopter as an aviator in the U.S. Navy. He holds an M.A. in Security Policy from the George Washington University, and a A.B. in English Literature from Cornell University (Class of 1996).
Angie Yucht Swenson, M.S.Ed., Ed.M., is the founder and principal tutor of AYS Tutoring and Consulting, a practice she launched after more than a decade working in both private and public schools across New York City. She specializes in supporting elementary through high school students with learning challenges and has worked with families from diverse international backgrounds, including Russia, Israel, and France. Angie graduated from Cornell University in 2010, majoring in Human Development and minoring in International Relations, followed by a master’s in General and Special Education from Hunter College, and a master’s in School Leadership from Bank Street College of Education. She resides in NYC with her husband, two daughters, and a goldendoodle.
Emma Marshak is a commercial litigator in Washington, DC who specializes in judgment enforcement. She has enforced domestic and international judgments, including awards from investor-state arbitration, in federal and state courts across the United States.
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This session is presented by the Einaudi Center for International Studies. The International Relations minor is open to all Cornell undergraduate students interested in learning about the politics, economics, history, languages, and cultures of the world.
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Program
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
Xi’s Petroyuan Dream Gets New Life From Trump’s War in Iran
Eswar Prasad, SAP
Eswar Prasad, a professor at Cornell University, states that the petroyuan is unlikely to change the global currency landscape significantly.
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Daniel Gold Academic Obituary
Anne Blackburn, SAP
Former SAP Director Anne Blackburn has written an academic obituary of former SAP Director Daniel Gold
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South Asian Language and Culture Showcase
April 24, 2026
4:30 pm
Goldwin Smith Hall, 132
Join us for Cornell's Annual South Asian Language and Culture Showcase! Members of the Cornell community will be giving a series of short cultural performances, including songs, dance, poetry, skits and more in various South Asian languages.
Samosas and other snacks will be served.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
South Asia Program
AI, Oil and Geopolitics Drive New Strategies as Trust in US Order Wanes
Eswar Prasad, SAP
Eswar Prasad, a Cornell University economics professor, comments on how U.S. intervention in markets is blurring the lines between American and Chinese economic systems.