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As Ukraine war enters fifth year, Europe faces hard truth on China

Benjamin Schmitt of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy in the Weitzman School of Design and of Perry World House comments on efforts to curb China’s support of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Perry World House appears at annual Munich Security Conference

Perry World House (PWH) faculty director and University of Pennsylvania Richard Perry Professor Michael C. Horowitz co-hosted a side event at the Munich Security Council titled “Droning on: Rethinking Precision and the Future of Warfare,” which addressed critical issues for future investments in conventional and nuclear deterrence.

Military AI adoption is outpacing global cooperation

Michael Horowitz of the School of Arts & Sciences and Perry World House writes about militaries adopting AI faster than nations can agree on rules.

People walk in front of an election notice board displaying posters of candidates for the Lower House elections on the day of the election campaign kick-off on January 27, 2026 in Kobe, Japan.

Understanding Japan’s snap elections

Perry World House Distinguished Visiting Fellow Mami Mizutori discusses the upcoming elections and their implications for Japanese policy and politics.

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Perry World House announces 2025-26 cohort of graduate fellows

Penn’s home for global affairs has selected twenty graduate students to form the 2025-2026 cohort of the Perry World House Graduate Fellows Program.

Perry World House launches Technology for America Project

Penn’s Perry World House, Wharton School, School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Penn Washington have launched The Tech for America project, which will work to develop policy and governance ideas to enable and accelerate technology development and adoption in the U.S.

Penn International Climate Observatory publishes 2026 Global Climate Trends Report

The Global Climate Trends Report addresses the question “In the coming 12 to 60 months, what decisions and strategies enable the transition to sustainable energy systems and societal and ecological resilience?”

The folly of India’s illiberal hegemony

Muhib Rahman of Perry World House writes about India’s increasingly illiberal approach to regional dominance.

Perry World House conference on climate progress since Paris Agreement

Earlier in October, Perry World House hosted the “Climate Cooperation in Transition” workshop with the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research’s Global Governance Innovation project, which featured a stocktake of the progress made on climate since the Paris Agreement.

Perry World House: Four perspectives on the Middle East ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas

Penn experts share their thoughts of the ceasefire plan, and what the next steps are to achieving peace between Israel and Hamas.