Colin Powell’s legacy Colin Powell, seen here making a speech during his time as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died this week at the age of 84. (Image: Robert D. Ward) Q&A Colin Powell’s legacy Historian Mary Frances Berry and Perry World House Visiting Fellow Alice Hunt Friend share thoughts on Powell’s impact on and off the battlefield.
Rising tension between China and Taiwan, explained China has been increasing military pressure on Taiwan in recent days, sending nearly 150 warplanes over the island that it views as a breakaway province. Q&A Rising tension between China and Taiwan, explained Jacques deLisle, the director of The Center for the Study of Contemporary China, shares his thoughts China’s increasing military pressure and what’s next
Africa’s Iron Lady Former President of Liberia and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (left) speaks with National Public Radio international correspondent Deborah Amos at Perry World House on Sept. 28. 2021. (Image: Courtesy Amy Guo of Penn Lens) Africa’s Iron Lady Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former president of Liberia and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, came to Perry World House as part of the Global Order Colloquium.
How much does how much we hate each other matter? The New York Times How much does how much we hate each other matter? Yphtach Lelkes, Matthew Levendusky, and Samantha Moore-Berg were cited in an opinion piece about polarization in the U.S. “Affective polarization is the canary in the coal mine,” said Lelkes. “That is, it tells us things are dysfunctional without causing the dysfunction.” Penn Political Union hosts AG Loretta Lynch Former U.S. attorney general Loretta Lynch spoke to the Penn Political Union on Sept. 23, launching their series of discussions and debates. Penn Political Union hosts AG Loretta Lynch The first female African American attorney general discussed everything from her thoughts on law enforcement reform to her most memorable cases. Afghanistan’s future after the U.S. withdrawal The Perry World House event featuring Meg K. Guliford (left), John Gans (second from left), Wazhmah Osman (second from right) looked at the future of Afghanistan and was moderated by Trudy Rubin (right). Afghanistan’s future after the U.S. withdrawal Perry World House held a hybrid panel this week to look at what the future holds for Afghanistan, featuring in-person speakers and audience members, as well as virtual attendees watching online. Martin Baron on the future of news and importance of investigative journalism Fels Distinguished Fellow Elizabeth Vale chats with former Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron, part of the Fels Public Policy in Practice series. Martin Baron on the future of news and importance of investigative journalism The former executive editor of The Washington Post spoke with Fels Distinguished Fellow Elizabeth Vale as part of the Fels Public Policy in Practice series. Two decades after 9/11, a conversation with a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal promoting soldiers in combat in Afghanistan in 2010. (Image: Courtesy of Joseph Westphal) Q&A Two decades after 9/11, a conversation with a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia In a Q&A, Joseph Westphal, a senior global fellow at the Lauder Institute and former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, talks about post-9/11 Saudi Arabia. Long-term COVID and the ADA Q&A Long-term COVID and the ADA Jasmine Harris, a disability law expert, shares her thoughts on President Biden’s announcement that long-term COVID sufferers could be protected under the Americans With Disabilities Act Response to the Cuban protest is ‘a unified feeling’ Protests in Havana against the government of Cuba on July 12, 2021. (Image: 14ymedio) Q&A Response to the Cuban protest is ‘a unified feeling’ In a Q&A, Romance languages professor Odette Casamayor-Cisneros discusses the Cuban protests, government response, and the “sense of unity” among the Cuban people
Penn Political Union hosts AG Loretta Lynch Former U.S. attorney general Loretta Lynch spoke to the Penn Political Union on Sept. 23, launching their series of discussions and debates. Penn Political Union hosts AG Loretta Lynch The first female African American attorney general discussed everything from her thoughts on law enforcement reform to her most memorable cases.
Afghanistan’s future after the U.S. withdrawal The Perry World House event featuring Meg K. Guliford (left), John Gans (second from left), Wazhmah Osman (second from right) looked at the future of Afghanistan and was moderated by Trudy Rubin (right). Afghanistan’s future after the U.S. withdrawal Perry World House held a hybrid panel this week to look at what the future holds for Afghanistan, featuring in-person speakers and audience members, as well as virtual attendees watching online.
Martin Baron on the future of news and importance of investigative journalism Fels Distinguished Fellow Elizabeth Vale chats with former Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron, part of the Fels Public Policy in Practice series. Martin Baron on the future of news and importance of investigative journalism The former executive editor of The Washington Post spoke with Fels Distinguished Fellow Elizabeth Vale as part of the Fels Public Policy in Practice series.
Two decades after 9/11, a conversation with a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal promoting soldiers in combat in Afghanistan in 2010. (Image: Courtesy of Joseph Westphal) Q&A Two decades after 9/11, a conversation with a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia In a Q&A, Joseph Westphal, a senior global fellow at the Lauder Institute and former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, talks about post-9/11 Saudi Arabia.
Long-term COVID and the ADA Q&A Long-term COVID and the ADA Jasmine Harris, a disability law expert, shares her thoughts on President Biden’s announcement that long-term COVID sufferers could be protected under the Americans With Disabilities Act
Response to the Cuban protest is ‘a unified feeling’ Protests in Havana against the government of Cuba on July 12, 2021. (Image: 14ymedio) Q&A Response to the Cuban protest is ‘a unified feeling’ In a Q&A, Romance languages professor Odette Casamayor-Cisneros discusses the Cuban protests, government response, and the “sense of unity” among the Cuban people