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Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu’s war on Palestine

Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu’s war on Palestine

Ian Lustick of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about the implications of the conflict in Gaza, which he believes has cemented Palestinian involvement in the Israeli political system. “Whether their impact on that system is delivered via voting, coalition bargaining, political mobilization, protests, or violence, they will have an increasing impact,” he said.

Understanding the imperialism of today
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Understanding the imperialism of today

In the latest episode of the “Understand This ...” series, a Penn Today podcast, Penn experts discuss the meaning of imperialism and the “informal empires” of today.
Moldova wants to be more European and less corrupt. Parliament isn’t helping

Moldova wants to be more European and less corrupt. Parliament isn’t helping

Ecaterina Locoman of the School of Arts & Sciences and Wharton School wrote about corruption in Moldova. “It remains unclear,” she said, if support from the U.S. and E.U. will be enough to help the new Moldovan president “democratize state institutions, reform Moldova’s justice system, and cement the country’s pro-E.U. orientation.”

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

Afghanistan 20 years on

Afghanistan 20 years on

Albert Hunt of the Annenberg School for Communication wrote an op-ed about the U.S. presence in Afghanistan, which has persisted since 2001. “On May 1, 2022, we’ll hear the same arguments: just a little more time,” he wrote. “Shades of Vietnam.”

Increasing access to life-saving, unused medicines in India
medication lines in india People wait in line at the pharmacy purchase point, at which medicines can be purchased by anyone.

Increasing access to life-saving, unused medicines in India

Aarogya, a social-enterprise organization, is led by three President’s Engagement Prize winners. Since receiving the award, they’ve started delivering otherwise-unused medicines that save lives and money.
Global women’s rights 
Five people sit together in a meeting; sign behind them reads "UN Women"

UN Women Executive Director and Under Secretary General  Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka meets with the chairperson of CEDAW, taken on March 11, 2014. (Image: UN Women/Ryan Brown)

Global women’s rights 

Rangita de Silva de Alwis makes the case for ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women by the United States.

Kristina Linnea García

Now 60 years old, the Peace Corps can be more than a Cold War artifact

Now 60 years old, the Peace Corps can be more than a Cold War artifact

Lacy Feigh, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Arts & Sciences, wrote an op-ed calling for a renewed commitment to the Peace Corps as the pandemic comes to a close. “It is the unbridled idealism and hope embedded in the goals of the Peace Corps—to promote better understanding on the part of Americans and people across the world—that are urgently needed today,” she wrote.

Myanmar coup, explained
Members of Myanmar police stand by a cordoned off blockade area on the street.

A police cordon in Myanmar on Feb. 1, 2021. (Image: OneNews)

  • Q&A

    • Myanmar coup, explained

    Laura Edwards, an LL.M. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law and Myanmar expert, shares her take on the crisis.

    Kristen de Groot