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The role of UN ambassador, explained
United Nations member flags raised outside of the UN building in New York
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    • The role of UN ambassador, explained

    Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, distinguished global leader-in-residence at Perry World House, describes the workings of the U.S. ambassador to the U.N.—and whether it matters that it’s no longer of cabinet status.
    John Bolton and the lost art of honest brokering
    CNN

    John Bolton and the lost art of honest brokering

    In an op-ed, John Gans of the Perry World House compares the current national security advisor, John Bolton, to his predecessor and role model Brent Scowcroft, who served under George H.W. Bush. “In short,” Gans wrote, “Bolton is living Scowcroft’s nightmare: Trust is broken in Washington, and the exchange of ideas it supports has broken down amid infighting. But it is all of us who should be scared.”

    The untold stories of the National Security Council
    John Gans by bookshelf

    John Gans, director of communications and research at Perry World House. (Photo courtesy: John Gans)

    The untold stories of the National Security Council

    John Gans, director of communications and research at Perry World House, discusses his new book that captures the stories and inner workings of National Security Council staff.
    ‘What can be done today?’
    Aminata Sy sits with student reading a book to them.

    Aminata Sy with a student in the African Community Learning Program. (Photo: Omnia Magazine)

    ‘What can be done today?’

    Senior Aminata Sy founded a program for Philly kids and will soon head to Congress to begin her Rangel Graduate Fellowship.

    Susan Ahlborn

    If you fear the deep state, history explains why
    The Atlantic

    If you fear the deep state, history explains why

    A recent poll found that “three-quarters of Americans believed that unelected government and military officials secretly control policy decisions in Washington.” John Gans of the Perry World House sees these beliefs as concerning evidence of “collapsing trust” in the U.S. government.

    Leaders are failing human rights. I know because I was in charge of it.
    The New York Times

    Leaders are failing human rights. I know because I was in charge of it.

    Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein of Perry World House was featured in a video op-ed about human-rights abuses. “Most of our political leaders are morally weak, shortsighted, and mediocre. It used to be that abuses were called out and many were stopped. Human rights violators had something to fear,” he said. “But today, the silence of those public officials is astounding. Their hypocrisy, sickening.”

    Tackling climate change on all levels
    Speakers on stage at Perry World House

    Quito Mayor Mauricio Rodas, Claudia Vargas of the Philadelphia Inquirer, and PWH Director William Burke-White opened the event. (Photo: Andro Mathewson)

    Tackling climate change on all levels

    At the Perry World House Global Shifts Colloquium, experts from around the world discussed what governments, and individuals, can do to avoid the ultimate catastrophe.

    Gwyneth K. Shaw

    In Ethiopia, new perspectives on the challenges of development
    Wharton students with Ethiopian school children

    Wharton students Sophia Yang, John Wong, Jessica Loeb, Roberra Aklilu, and Misha Nasrollahzadeh with local children. (Photo courtesy: Roberra Aklilu)

    In Ethiopia, new perspectives on the challenges of development

    PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel and Assistant Professor Heather Schofield led a group of Wharton students on a four-day trip to Ethiopia, for a close-up look at the African nation’s health, agricultural, business, and political sectors.

    Gwyneth K. Shaw

    Making a movement from #MeToo
    Panelists at the "Grassroots Organizing in the MeToo Era" at Perry World House

    Joanne N. Smith, Veronica Avila, Nadeen Spence, Veronica Gago, and Penn professor Deborah A. Thomas spoke to a packed room at Perry World House. 

    Making a movement from #MeToo

    At Perry World House Monday, activists from around the world talked about how they’re working to make sure the stories of women and girls are told—and heard.

    Gwyneth K. Shaw

    Russian hackers work several times faster than Chinese counterparts, new data shows
    Defense News

    Russian hackers work several times faster than Chinese counterparts, new data shows

    Michael Carpenter of the Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement said Russian hackers are “the most aggressive and risk-tolerant because they’ve broken so many international norms and face so few repercussions that they don’t really believe there will be any serious consequences to their action.”