Kenneth Roth on the state of human rights today Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, speaks during the annual press conference of the non governmental organization in Berlin, Germany, in this Jan. 21, 2014 file picture. Roth has been named the inaugural Thakore Family Global Justice and Human Rights Visiting Fellow at Perry World House. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) Kenneth Roth on the state of human rights today
South Korea’s response to COVID-19: Lessons for the next pandemic South Korea’s response to COVID-19: Lessons for the next pandemic Former South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun shared his nation’s successful approach to the pandemic in a Perry World House lecture.
Decolonize the future: Defending Indigenous rights and lands Cristina Coc, a Q’eqchi’ Maya community leader who founded and is program director of the Julian Cho Society, was one of three activists from Belize at the Perry World House event. (Image: Courtesy of Perry World House). Decolonize the future: Defending Indigenous rights and lands Three Maya activists from Belize spoke with Richard M. Leventhal about the challenges and progress they’ve made on land rights in recent years.
Russia ramps up war effort as Ukraine makes gains A recent panel at Perry World House looked at the war in Ukraine, seven months in. (Image: Courtesy of Perry World House). Russia ramps up war effort as Ukraine makes gains Perry World House hosted a panel of experts to discuss the state of Ukraine after seven months of conflict, looking at how international support can be most effective.
Digital assets and the future of finance Sarah Hammer, managing director of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance at the Wharton School, and Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), lead a discussion about “Digital Assets and the Future of Global Financial Stability” at the Perry World House. (Image: Perry World House) Digital assets and the future of finance Perry World House and the Wharton School co-hosted a lecture that examined how digital assets have grown in recent years.
For Biden, the chaotic withdrawal from Kabul was a turning point in his presidency Penn In the News NPR For Biden, the chaotic withdrawal from Kabul was a turning point in his presidency John Gans of Perry World House says that every president since JFK has had an early term crisis, an event that punctures their momentum with the American public. Mostly bluster: Why China went easy on Taiwan’s economy Penn In the News The New York Times Mostly bluster: Why China went easy on Taiwan’s economy Thomas J. Shattuck of Perry World House says that future Chinese bans may be targeted to punish Taiwanese industries in Democratic Progressive Party strongholds, but that Taiwan’s semiconductor industry would be considered too essential to China’s economy. Five things to know about the Taiwan-China conflict TV news shows a map marking the areas where China is conducting live fire exercises near Taiwan, at a beauty salon in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 4, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) Five things to know about the Taiwan-China conflict Penn Today spoke with Thomas J. Shattuck of Perry World House about the political and military history of the conflict between Taiwan and China, as well as its potential economic impact. The tragedy of Robert McFarlane Penn In the News Foreign Policy The tragedy of Robert McFarlane Perry World House Fellow John Gans writes, “During his two years as then-President Ronald Reagan’s third national security advisor, [Robert] McFarlane aspired to wield power on the level of his most famous predecessor, Henry Kissinger. But McFarlane proved both too ambitious and too ineffective to wield it in accordance with the law, and instead he became embroiled in the Iran-Contra scandal.” Islands on the climate front line Island ambassadors to the United Nations speak at the Perry World House Global Shifts Colloquium event moderated by Michael Weisberg (fourth from left). Islands on the climate front line Perry World House’s Global Shifts Colloquium looked at how islands can protect their people, build resilient communities, and safeguard their environment in the climate crisis. Load More
Mostly bluster: Why China went easy on Taiwan’s economy Penn In the News The New York Times Mostly bluster: Why China went easy on Taiwan’s economy Thomas J. Shattuck of Perry World House says that future Chinese bans may be targeted to punish Taiwanese industries in Democratic Progressive Party strongholds, but that Taiwan’s semiconductor industry would be considered too essential to China’s economy. Five things to know about the Taiwan-China conflict TV news shows a map marking the areas where China is conducting live fire exercises near Taiwan, at a beauty salon in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 4, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) Five things to know about the Taiwan-China conflict Penn Today spoke with Thomas J. Shattuck of Perry World House about the political and military history of the conflict between Taiwan and China, as well as its potential economic impact. The tragedy of Robert McFarlane Penn In the News Foreign Policy The tragedy of Robert McFarlane Perry World House Fellow John Gans writes, “During his two years as then-President Ronald Reagan’s third national security advisor, [Robert] McFarlane aspired to wield power on the level of his most famous predecessor, Henry Kissinger. But McFarlane proved both too ambitious and too ineffective to wield it in accordance with the law, and instead he became embroiled in the Iran-Contra scandal.” Islands on the climate front line Island ambassadors to the United Nations speak at the Perry World House Global Shifts Colloquium event moderated by Michael Weisberg (fourth from left). Islands on the climate front line Perry World House’s Global Shifts Colloquium looked at how islands can protect their people, build resilient communities, and safeguard their environment in the climate crisis. Load More
Five things to know about the Taiwan-China conflict TV news shows a map marking the areas where China is conducting live fire exercises near Taiwan, at a beauty salon in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 4, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) Five things to know about the Taiwan-China conflict Penn Today spoke with Thomas J. Shattuck of Perry World House about the political and military history of the conflict between Taiwan and China, as well as its potential economic impact.
The tragedy of Robert McFarlane Penn In the News Foreign Policy The tragedy of Robert McFarlane Perry World House Fellow John Gans writes, “During his two years as then-President Ronald Reagan’s third national security advisor, [Robert] McFarlane aspired to wield power on the level of his most famous predecessor, Henry Kissinger. But McFarlane proved both too ambitious and too ineffective to wield it in accordance with the law, and instead he became embroiled in the Iran-Contra scandal.” Islands on the climate front line Island ambassadors to the United Nations speak at the Perry World House Global Shifts Colloquium event moderated by Michael Weisberg (fourth from left). Islands on the climate front line Perry World House’s Global Shifts Colloquium looked at how islands can protect their people, build resilient communities, and safeguard their environment in the climate crisis.
Islands on the climate front line Island ambassadors to the United Nations speak at the Perry World House Global Shifts Colloquium event moderated by Michael Weisberg (fourth from left). Islands on the climate front line Perry World House’s Global Shifts Colloquium looked at how islands can protect their people, build resilient communities, and safeguard their environment in the climate crisis.