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Global Policy Forum focuses on ‘People, Planet, and Prosperity’
A man in a suit and tie and glasses sits in profile in a white chair as he looks at three video screens in front of him: one showing an illustration of a light buld and the words global policy forum, the middle screen showing a man with glasses in front of a book case and the last screen on the right showing another man with glasses, grey hair and a beard

The virtual Global Policy Forum featured leaders and thinkers from across the globe, including co-hosts Paolo Magri (in chair, left), Penn’s Jim McGann (center screen) and former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (right screen).

Global Policy Forum focuses on ‘People, Planet, and Prosperity’

Penn’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, headed by Jim McGann, co-hosted the event that shared insights and proposals on the priorities of the G20 ahead of the group’s fall meeting 

Kristen de Groot

Netanyahu, ‘King of Israel,’ exits a stage he dominated

Netanyahu, ‘King of Israel,’ exits a stage he dominated

Ian Lustick of the School of Arts & Sciences described Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the Oslo accords, a pair of agreements between the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Netanyahu’s approach appears to be an intentional effort “to destroy Oslo by treating it not as a partnership with the P.L.O. but as a very hard-bargaining contract, in which he didn’t really want the other side to fulfill the terms,” said Lustick.

Report looks at referendums on Irish unification
Two green N1 highway signs stacked on top of each other show arrows pointing the way to Belfast in the top sign and the way to Dublin in the bottom sign, with Belfast to the left and Dublin to the right

A group of experts have issued a report on what would need to happen for a referendum on Irish unification to be fair and feasible.

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    • Report looks at referendums on Irish unification

    A dozen experts, including Penn’s Brendan O’Leary, lay a framework for how any future unification vote can be fair and feasible.

    Kristen de Groot

    An Islamist party is part of Israel’s new coalition government. How did that happen?

    An Islamist party is part of Israel’s new coalition government. How did that happen?

    Guy Grossman of the School of Arts & Sciences and a Hebrew University of Jerusalem colleague wrote about Israel’s 36th government, which is expected to include an Arab party for the first time in more than 40 years. “The breaking of the long-standing taboo could see Arab parties continuing to be legitimate coalition partners,” they said.

    How foreign work visas benefit the U.S. economy
    Closeup of foreign visa.

    How foreign work visas benefit the U.S. economy

    Wharton’s Britta Glennon discusses what the reversal of the previous administration’s work visa ban means for the U.S. economy.

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    Belarus plane ‘hijacking,’ journalist’s arrest brings international condemnation
    Six people stand in a square in Poland in front of a statue of a man in toga, some hold Belarusian flags, one woman holds a sign reading "SOS" and a man holds a photo of Belarusian journalist Raman Pratasevich

    Marches and protests in solidarity with Belarusian dissident journalist Raman Pratasevich have popped up around Europe since his arrest on May 23. (Image: Courtesy of Paŭliuk Šapiećka)

    Belarus plane ‘hijacking,’ journalist’s arrest brings international condemnation

    Penn Today spoke to former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Alexander Vershbow, currently the Wolk Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Perry World House, to get some background, his take on the ordeal, and what should happen next.

    Kristen de Groot

    Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu’s war on Palestine

    Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu’s war on Palestine

    Ian Lustick of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about the implications of the conflict in Gaza, which he believes has cemented Palestinian involvement in the Israeli political system. “Whether their impact on that system is delivered via voting, coalition bargaining, political mobilization, protests, or violence, they will have an increasing impact,” he said.