Can the COVID playbook help end malaria? A Sept. 12 Perry World House event, Can the COVID Playbook Help End Malaria?, looked at the historic fight against this disease, along with new developments in mRNA vaccine technologies and lessons learned from the global COVID-19 pandemic. (Image: Gabby Szczepanek) Can the COVID playbook help end malaria? In a Perry World House conversation, Matthew Laurens, Martina Mchenga, and Drew Weissman discussed how lessons from a global pandemic could help in the fight to eradicate malaria.
The Chilean coup, 50 years later On Sept. 11, 1973, soldiers supporting the coup led by Augusto Pinochet took cover as bombs are dropped on the Presidential Palace of La Moneda in Santiago, Chile. (Image: AP Photo/Enrique Aracena) The Chilean coup, 50 years later Two conversations mark the 50th anniversary of the military takeover on Sept. 11, 1973, discussing its political and historical implications.
Michael Weisberg appointed interim director of Perry World House Michael Weisberg is the Bess W. Heyman President’s Distinguished Professor and Chair of Philosophy in the School of Arts and Sciences. (Image: Courtesy of Perry World House) Michael Weisberg appointed interim director of Perry World House Weisberg has served as Senior Faculty Fellow, Global Climate Policy Lead, and director of Post-Graduate Programs at Perry World House since 2020.
Climate change has a hitman: Responding to extreme heat Penn In the News 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. Unpacking the NATO summit U.S. President Joe Biden (right) and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12, 2023. (Image: AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Q&A Unpacking the NATO summit Alexander Vershbow, the former deputy secretary-general of NATO and current Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Perry World House, offers his takeaways from the two-day gathering. Who, What, Why: Jing Jing Piriyalertsak on political messaging, Punch Bowl, and puns Fourth-year Jing Jing Piriyalertsak says her classical studies, comparative literature, and history minors are the foundation for her international relations major. nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Jing Jing Piriyalertsak on political messaging, Punch Bowl, and puns The international relations major explores how narratives are shaped and how we understand the world through writing. Major players block China’s access to advanced chip materials for developing AI (iStock Photo / William Potter) Major players block China’s access to advanced chip materials for developing AI Japan and the Netherlands join the U.S. and Taiwan in restricting exports to China of advanced artificial intelligence and chip-making technologies. China could crush Taiwan’s economy. Why Beijing won’t bring the hammer down Penn In the News 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. Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy President Mokgweetsi Masisi came to Penn campus to discuss his nation’s success stories and how he’s tackled challenges. nocred Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy President Mokgweetsi Masisi spoke with Penn Professor Wale Adebanwi at the second annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies. Democracy in Israel Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 9, 2023. (Image: AP Photo/Oded Balilty) Democracy in Israel Perry World House hosted a conversation to look at how the proposals from Israel’s new far-right government could weaken the country’s democracy. Load More
Unpacking the NATO summit U.S. President Joe Biden (right) and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12, 2023. (Image: AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Q&A Unpacking the NATO summit Alexander Vershbow, the former deputy secretary-general of NATO and current Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Perry World House, offers his takeaways from the two-day gathering.
Who, What, Why: Jing Jing Piriyalertsak on political messaging, Punch Bowl, and puns Fourth-year Jing Jing Piriyalertsak says her classical studies, comparative literature, and history minors are the foundation for her international relations major. nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Jing Jing Piriyalertsak on political messaging, Punch Bowl, and puns The international relations major explores how narratives are shaped and how we understand the world through writing.
Major players block China’s access to advanced chip materials for developing AI (iStock Photo / William Potter) Major players block China’s access to advanced chip materials for developing AI Japan and the Netherlands join the U.S. and Taiwan in restricting exports to China of advanced artificial intelligence and chip-making technologies.
China could crush Taiwan’s economy. Why Beijing won’t bring the hammer down Penn In the News 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. Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy President Mokgweetsi Masisi came to Penn campus to discuss his nation’s success stories and how he’s tackled challenges. nocred Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy President Mokgweetsi Masisi spoke with Penn Professor Wale Adebanwi at the second annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies. Democracy in Israel Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 9, 2023. (Image: AP Photo/Oded Balilty) Democracy in Israel Perry World House hosted a conversation to look at how the proposals from Israel’s new far-right government could weaken the country’s democracy.
Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy President Mokgweetsi Masisi came to Penn campus to discuss his nation’s success stories and how he’s tackled challenges. nocred Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy President Mokgweetsi Masisi spoke with Penn Professor Wale Adebanwi at the second annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies.
Democracy in Israel Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 9, 2023. (Image: AP Photo/Oded Balilty) Democracy in Israel Perry World House hosted a conversation to look at how the proposals from Israel’s new far-right government could weaken the country’s democracy.