30 years after Tiananmen Square, a changed China largely ignores the milestone Hong Kong residents gathered in Stanley Park for a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the crackdown. Q&A 30 years after Tiananmen Square, a changed China largely ignores the milestone Political scientist Avery Goldstein discusses the mood in Beijing this week, and how the regime has suppressed the history of the crackdown.
Who will be the UK’s next prime minister? Who will be the UK’s next prime minister? Theresa May is out, but who replaces her is tricky to predict, says Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts and Sciences.
Will stalemate lead to resolution in Venezuela? Q&A Will stalemate lead to resolution in Venezuela? In a Q&A, political science professor Dorothy Kronick says negotiation is an uphill battle but may be the only way to settle the dispute over who will lead the troubled country.
Leaders are failing human rights. I know because I was in charge of it. Penn In the News 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.” In conversation with the Russian ambassador In conversation with the Russian ambassador During an event on campus, Professor Mitchell Orenstein spoke with Anatoly Antonov about ‘fake news,’ U.S.-Russia relations, and why arms control negotiations need to resume. Twenty-five years after the Rwandan genocide, memorials remember the 800,000 who died In this church in Nyamata, in Rwanda, bullet holes cover the ceiling and soiled clothing cover the pews and the floor, all reminders of the genocide that took place in the country 25 years ago. Randall Mason of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design has been working in that country for the past three years to conserve memorials dedicated to remembering the 800,000 people who died and to support Rwandans in their quest to do the same. (Photo: Randall Mason) Twenty-five years after the Rwandan genocide, memorials remember the 800,000 who died Penn historic preservation professor Randall Mason has been working with the country’s government since 2016 to protect and conserve such monuments. Trump issued an executive order to prepare for an EMP attack. What is it, and should you worry? Penn In the News The Washington Post Trump issued an executive order to prepare for an EMP attack. What is it, and should you worry? School of Arts and Sciences Ph.D. students Christopher Blair, Casey Mahoney, Shira Pindyck, and Joshua Schwartz co-wrote about the president’s plans to issue an executive order meant to protect the country from electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks. The authors say that such an attack is highly unlikely, due to the prospect of nuclear retaliation from the U.S. and assertions that the destructive capacity of EMPs has been overstated. What’s next for the UK and Europe? Q&A What’s next for the UK and Europe? Years of debate and negotiation are coming to a head as the deadline for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union looms. Political science professor Brendan O’Leary explains what’s happened and what could come next. Backup plan is needed to prevent Venezuelan famine Penn In the News The New York Times Backup plan is needed to prevent Venezuelan famine Dorothy Kronick of the School of Arts and Sciences wrote an op-ed about Venezuela’s economic collapse and the resulting food insecurity under de facto president Nicolás Maduro. Kronick proposed allowing Venezuela exemptions from U.S. sanctions in order to prevent starvation. The presidential authority of treaty withdrawal The presidential authority of treaty withdrawal In a Q&A, Penn Law Professor Jean Galbraith examines the presidential authority to withdraw from and rejoin international agreements. Load More
In conversation with the Russian ambassador In conversation with the Russian ambassador During an event on campus, Professor Mitchell Orenstein spoke with Anatoly Antonov about ‘fake news,’ U.S.-Russia relations, and why arms control negotiations need to resume.
Twenty-five years after the Rwandan genocide, memorials remember the 800,000 who died In this church in Nyamata, in Rwanda, bullet holes cover the ceiling and soiled clothing cover the pews and the floor, all reminders of the genocide that took place in the country 25 years ago. Randall Mason of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design has been working in that country for the past three years to conserve memorials dedicated to remembering the 800,000 people who died and to support Rwandans in their quest to do the same. (Photo: Randall Mason) Twenty-five years after the Rwandan genocide, memorials remember the 800,000 who died Penn historic preservation professor Randall Mason has been working with the country’s government since 2016 to protect and conserve such monuments.
Trump issued an executive order to prepare for an EMP attack. What is it, and should you worry? Penn In the News The Washington Post Trump issued an executive order to prepare for an EMP attack. What is it, and should you worry? School of Arts and Sciences Ph.D. students Christopher Blair, Casey Mahoney, Shira Pindyck, and Joshua Schwartz co-wrote about the president’s plans to issue an executive order meant to protect the country from electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks. The authors say that such an attack is highly unlikely, due to the prospect of nuclear retaliation from the U.S. and assertions that the destructive capacity of EMPs has been overstated. What’s next for the UK and Europe? Q&A What’s next for the UK and Europe? Years of debate and negotiation are coming to a head as the deadline for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union looms. Political science professor Brendan O’Leary explains what’s happened and what could come next. Backup plan is needed to prevent Venezuelan famine Penn In the News The New York Times Backup plan is needed to prevent Venezuelan famine Dorothy Kronick of the School of Arts and Sciences wrote an op-ed about Venezuela’s economic collapse and the resulting food insecurity under de facto president Nicolás Maduro. Kronick proposed allowing Venezuela exemptions from U.S. sanctions in order to prevent starvation. The presidential authority of treaty withdrawal The presidential authority of treaty withdrawal In a Q&A, Penn Law Professor Jean Galbraith examines the presidential authority to withdraw from and rejoin international agreements. Load More
What’s next for the UK and Europe? Q&A What’s next for the UK and Europe? Years of debate and negotiation are coming to a head as the deadline for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union looms. Political science professor Brendan O’Leary explains what’s happened and what could come next.
Backup plan is needed to prevent Venezuelan famine Penn In the News The New York Times Backup plan is needed to prevent Venezuelan famine Dorothy Kronick of the School of Arts and Sciences wrote an op-ed about Venezuela’s economic collapse and the resulting food insecurity under de facto president Nicolás Maduro. Kronick proposed allowing Venezuela exemptions from U.S. sanctions in order to prevent starvation. The presidential authority of treaty withdrawal The presidential authority of treaty withdrawal In a Q&A, Penn Law Professor Jean Galbraith examines the presidential authority to withdraw from and rejoin international agreements.
The presidential authority of treaty withdrawal The presidential authority of treaty withdrawal In a Q&A, Penn Law Professor Jean Galbraith examines the presidential authority to withdraw from and rejoin international agreements.