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Penn student awarded Truman Scholarship

Third-year Zach McGrath, a political science major in the College, is among 55 students chosen as 2026 Truman Scholars from 48 U.S. colleges and universities.

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Perry World House conference examines how gender and women’s rights can shape democracy

In April, Perry World House convened a conference to identify and analyze the ways gender and women’s rights shape the global struggle between democracy and autocracy to better understand how gender “works” alongside and against authoritarianism.

Financing resilience for ocean economies

Perry World House’s “Financing Resilience for Ocean Economies” workshop brought together policymakers, practitioners, and academics to discuss how to close the $175 billion annual investment gap in ocean resilience.

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Members of the Perry World House Geneva cohort standing in front of UN flags.

Learning from the practitioners of statecraft

A cohort of 18 Perry World House undergraduate student fellows traveled to Geneva to learn from diplomats, technical experts, and activists working to advance global security, economic growth, and well-being.

A person carries an Iranian flag to place on the site of an attack.

Q&A

Expert viewpoints on the Iran war

Penn Today spoke with experts from Penn Global and Perry World House to get a sense of what’s happening in the region and what may be next.

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War In Iran: UPenn professor analyzes political and economic fallout

Michael Horowitz of the School of Arts & Sciences and Perry World House comments on the war in Iran.

As Ukraine war enters fifth year, Europe faces hard truth on China

Benjamin Schmitt of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy in the Weitzman School of Design and of Perry World House comments on efforts to curb China’s support of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Perry World House appears at annual Munich Security Conference

Perry World House (PWH) faculty director and University of Pennsylvania Richard Perry Professor Michael C. Horowitz co-hosted a side event at the Munich Security Council titled “Droning on: Rethinking Precision and the Future of Warfare,” which addressed critical issues for future investments in conventional and nuclear deterrence.

Military AI adoption is outpacing global cooperation

Michael Horowitz of the School of Arts & Sciences and Perry World House writes about militaries adopting AI faster than nations can agree on rules.

People walk in front of an election notice board displaying posters of candidates for the Lower House elections on the day of the election campaign kick-off on January 27, 2026 in Kobe, Japan.

Understanding Japan’s snap elections

Perry World House Distinguished Visiting Fellow Mami Mizutori discusses the upcoming elections and their implications for Japanese policy and politics.