International Relations

Torn American flag flying at Guantánamo Bay.

How to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility

On the 20th anniversary of the arrival of detainees at the U.S. prison, Penn’s Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law releases 13 recommendations on how to shutter the facility.

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Perry World House explores the end of asylum

In a Perry World House talk, political scientist Michael Jones-Correa of the School of Arts & Sciences discussed the end of asylum, “one of the most pressing issues of our time,” he said.

Sudanese in Philly want to support pro-democracy protesters back home. But they’re finding it hard to get people to care

Ali B. Ali-Dinar of the School of Arts & Sciences said the recent coup in Sudan wasn’t surprising given the military’s overwhelming control of the country’s economy. “The grip of the army is still very strong, and that’s why people in Sudan are continuously demonstrating,” he said.

Politics, activism, and academics

The career of Tulia Falleti, Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor of Political Science in the School of Arts & Sciences, grew from her activism as a student in a newly democratic Argentina.

China’s nuclear arsenal is growing. What does that mean for U.S.-China relations?

Fiona Cunningham of the School of Arts & Sciences and M. Taylor Travel of MIT wrote about recent developments in China’s nuclear forces and how the changes could affect relations with the U.S. “For U.S. planners, the projected expansion of China’s arsenal is yet another sign of deepening and destabilizing military-technological competition with the United States,” they said.

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Q&A

David Zaring breaks down the Pandora Papers

Following the leak of the Pandora Papers, detailing both legal and illegal financial transactions, there is bipartisan support of more oversight regarding secret trusts, but establishing international regulation continues to be difficult.

Colin Powell, wearing full military garb and standing at a brown wooden podium with a microphone, gestures to his right, sweeping his arm that direction

Q&A

Colin Powell’s legacy

Historian Mary Frances Berry and Perry World House Visiting Fellow Alice Hunt Friend share thoughts on Powell’s impact on and off the battlefield.

a taiwanese flag is in the foreground with skyscrapers and shop signs in Chinese and English in the background

Q&A

Rising tension between China and Taiwan, explained

Jacques deLisle, the director of The Center for the Study of Contemporary China, shares his thoughts China’s increasing military pressure and what’s next

Supplies being handed to someone inside a Chinese language school

Lauder students put language skills into practice

In lieu of its in-country immersion program, which was canceled because of the pandemic, the Lauder Institute incorporated community engagement projects that connected students with communities in Philadelphia and beyond.

Cold war echoes as Aukus alliance focuses on China deterrence

Neysun Mahboubi of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on the United States’ actions to counter perceived Chinese ambition in the region and to contain China.

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