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Ron Ozio
Director, Media Relations
ozio@upenn.edu
International Relations
‘The Cold War’s Long Shadow’
‘The Cold War’s Long Shadow’
As a visiting fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in India (CASI), Swagato Ganguly gave a talk on “The Cold War’s Long Shadow: Indian Foreign Policy and the Current State of Play of Indo-Pacific Geopolitics.”
A Wharton initiative championing global change
A Wharton initiative championing global change
The Ideas for Action Wharton undergraduate student club is a joint initiative with the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research to engage youth around the world in developing solutions to global challenges.
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations speaks at Perry World House
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations speaks at Perry World House
The fight against Russian aggression in Ukraine is also a fight to protect Europe and democracy globally, said Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s representative to the UN, speaking with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin at Perry World House.
Penn Political Union in conversation with John Bolton
Penn Political Union in conversation with John Bolton
The former U.S. national security adviser was on campus as part of a series of speaker events that promote the free expression of differing views and provide a forum for civil dialogue across the political divide.
Empowering refugees through education
Empowering refugees through education
The student-led group Penn for Refugee Empowerment offers tutoring and helps refugee-resettlement organizations with after-school programming, child care, home setup, and event assistance.
Ph.D. candidate’s initiative brings refugees out of Ukraine and supplies in
Ph.D. candidate’s initiative brings refugees out of Ukraine and supplies in
When Sam Finkelman’s yearlong research trip to Russia, Hungary, and Ukraine was interrupted by war, he went into action.
Sweden’s ex-Prime Minister talks Ukraine, effects on Europe
Sweden’s ex-Prime Minister talks Ukraine, effects on Europe
In a Perry World House chat with New York Times reporter Clay Risen, former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt offers his assessment on everything from the history of the conflict to the effects of IKEA leaving Russia.
A Ukrainian watches their country at war
A Ukrainian watches their country at war
Ph.D. student Alice Sukhina watched on their computer at Penn as their hometown of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, was invaded by Russian troops. While their parents were able to leave Ukraine, the rest of their family remains; Sukhina has been working nonstop to provide aid from afar.
Cyberattacks, Russia, and the changing face of war in the 21st century
Cyberattacks, Russia, and the changing face of war in the 21st century
Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, a visiting fellow of Perry World House, shares her expertise in cybersecurity and how cyber methods are being utilized during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Four takeaways from the ‘The Struggle for Women’s Human Rights’
Four takeaways from the ‘The Struggle for Women’s Human Rights’
In an event marking Women’s History Month, the Law School’s Rangita de Silva de Alwis joined Perry World House’s LaShawn R. Jefferson in the discussion “Global Justice: The Struggle for Women’s Human Rights.”
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ChinaFile
Europe’s China policy has taken a sharp turn. Where will it go next?
Jacques deLisle of the Law School and Neysun Mahboubi of the School of Arts & Sciences contribute to this conversation on what a recent virtual summit meeting means for the future of European-Chinese relations.
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NBC News
Where’s the outrage for Brittney Griner’s release from Russia?
Mitchell Orenstein of the School of Arts & Sciences said the lack of public outrage regarding WNBA player Brittney Griner’s imprisonment in Russia is good because Russia is using her as a “bargaining chip.”
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Philadelphia Inquirer
The best way to stop China from aiding Russia is for the U.S. to help Ukraine
Neysun Mahboubi of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about China’s relationship to Russia, which has shifted over time. “It’s more than a little ironic—and not lost on any Chinese leaders of a certain generation, I’m sure—that Mr. Putin’s big plan for Making Russia Great Again seems now to rest on whether or not China feels like taking on Russia as its vassal state,” he said.
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The Atlantic
How did this many deaths become normal?
Courtney Boen of the School of Arts & Sciences said the Global North’s insistence on moving on from the pandemic “shifts the burden to the very groups experiencing mass deaths to protect themselves” and absolves world leaders of responsibility. “It’s a lot easier to say that we have to learn to live with COVID if you’re not personally experiencing the ongoing loss of your family members,” she said.
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Fast Company
The case for more companies to keep pulling out of Russia
Philip Nichols of the Wharton School spoke about the potential effects of divesting from Russia. “In the past decade, Putin’s administration has undertaken a lot of things that either insulate the administration from public opinion or manipulate public opinion,” Nichols said. “So, when the Russian people are hurt by all of these things, it kind of dulls the effect that that will have inside of the Kremlin. On the other hand, just because it dulls it doesn’t mean it is not felt.”
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The Hill
Putin tried to break the international order—it will hold him accountable
William Burke-White of the Law School wrote an opinion piece about Vladimir Putin’s relationship to the international legal system. “The collective global rejection of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has actually made that system stronger, unifying it in a shared commitment to sovereignty, rights and law,” Burke-White wrote. “Putin unwittingly has given the international order exactly what it needed to hold him to account.”
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