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What do variants and vaccines mean for COVID-19’s ‘new normal’?
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What do variants and vaccines mean for COVID-19’s ‘new normal’?

The first of this fall’s Perry World House ‘The World Today’ series featured a conversation on the future of the pandemic with experts in vaccines, viruses, and public health.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Haiti in turmoil
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(Image: Eric Sucar)

  • Q&A

    • Haiti in turmoil

    Perry World House Visiting Fellow Henri-Paul Normandin, former Canadian ambassador to Haiti, reflects on the current situation and where Haiti goes from here.

    Kristen de Groot

    U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, explained
    US soldiers holding guns are running behind a tank with an American flag on top in sand in Syria

    The 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team on the ground in Syria. (Image: The National Guard)

  • Q&A

    • U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, explained

    Sara Plana, a 2021-22 Postdoctoral Fellow at Perry World House, shares her thoughts on the airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed militias and the bigger picture of what’s happening in the region.

    Kristen de Groot

    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

    Locked down: Global mobility and COVID-19
    illegal immigration displaced persons camp concept of little boy in black and orange clothes holding fence with barbed wire in desert on state border

    The pandemic has led to extreme limits on human movement,  turning borders into barriers for refugees and asylum seekers. The topic was the theme of Perry World House’s 2021 Global Shifts Colloquium.

    Locked down: Global mobility and COVID-19

    At Perry World House’s 2021 Global Shifts Colloquium, Filippo Grandi, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, addressed how limits on human movement during the pandemic have affected refugees and asylum seekers.

    Kristen de Groot

    Logistics of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout
    nurse holding the covid vaccine against blue background

    A nurse holds a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, a mRNA-based vaccine approved for emergency use by the FDA in December.

    Logistics of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout

    Penn experts demystify the process of shipping a vaccine and, ultimately, getting it into arms.
    Joe Biden’s longtime ties to Penn
    Biden speaking in his offie at the Penn Biden Center

    Joe Biden’s longtime ties to Penn

    As the nation prepares for its 46th president to take office Wednesday, Jan. 20, Penn Today reflects on the lasting impact he’s had at the University.

    Lauren Hertzler

    Looking ahead to the election’s impact on U.S. foreign policy
    Flags of various nations wave atop flagpoles against a blue sky with clouds American foreign policy remains a critical issue for the Biden administration. Perry World House held a roundtable discussion to discuss key issues the new administration should focus on.

    Looking ahead to the election’s impact on U.S. foreign policy

    President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will make important choices about America’s relationships with allies and partners. A Perry World House roundtable looked at key topics for the new administration.

    Kristen de Groot

    Alexander Vindman on past events, future concerns
    Computer screen showing three people on a Zoom call

    Retired Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman (top left) joined The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser and Perry World House Director Michael Horowitz (bottom) for a virtual event Oct. 29 called “For the People: Public Service in 21st Century America.”

    Alexander Vindman on past events, future concerns

    The visiting scholar spoke at a virtual event at Perry World House on the first anniversary of his testimony before the presidential impeachment inquiry.

    Kristen de Groot