Perry World House

Bringing the world to Penn

Perry World House’s two-day colloquium, “Competing Visions of the Global Order,” featured important conversations with eminent world leaders, and concluded with the Penn Biden Leaders Dialogue.

Lauren Hertzler, Louisa Shepard

Is ‘Democracy in Trouble?’

“Democracy in Trouble?” is the focus of a year’s worth of programming at the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy. Its 2018-19 Speaker Series examines and counters trends regarding the ongoing threats to democracy in the United States and around the world.

Jill DiSanto

Q&A with Barbie Zelizer

Members of the media are unable to do their jobs due to creeping authoritarianism or totalitarian rule. The Center for Media at Risk hopes to bring together scholars and journalists to strategize about what can be done to resist it.

Jacquie Posey



In the News


Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

‘I screwed up’: When is a leader too old to lead?

A 2005 survey by Michael Horowitz of Perry World House and the School of Arts & Sciences found that older political leaders were more likely to initiate and intensify military conflicts than their younger peers.

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South China Morning Post

The Philippine province caught in the cross hairs of U.S.-China rivalry

Thomas Shattuck of Perry World House says that the Philippine provinces closest to Taiwan would undoubtedly play a strategic role should a conflict occur with China.

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Voice of America

U.S. bolstering Philippines amid increasing assertiveness by China

Thomas J. Shattuck of Perry World House says that greater interest in the Philippines by the U.S. and Japan will have a positive impact on Taiwan’s security.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Ways to help victims of war this holiday season

Perry World House Visiting Fellow Trudy Rubin shares resources to help those affected by war, including initiatives by the Center for Global Health and Penn Medicine.

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International Institute for Sustainable Development

Climate change has a hitman: Responding to extreme heat

In an Op-Ed, Lauren Anderson of Perry World House urges the global policy community to take steps to prepare for and protect people from the heatwaves of tomorrow.

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Barron’s

China could crush Taiwan’s economy. Why Beijing won’t bring the hammer down

In an Op-Ed, Thomas Shattuck of Perry World House says that Chinese bans on goods critical to Taiwan’s economy, like electronic parts, would also do damage to China’s economy and businesses.

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