Perry World House returned to the Munich Security Conference by hosting its second side event on February 13, 2026. After hosting its first side event in 2025, PWH built on its previous success by convening over 20 leading foreign affairs and national security practitioners and academics. At PWH’s side event, World House Faculty Director and…
This year, Perry World House (PWH) celebrates its 10th anniversary of advancing global policy engagement at the University of Pennsylvania. Since opening its doors in 2016, PWH has become a leader at bridging the gap between academia and the policy world in Washington DC, New York, and around the world. PWH is a hub for research,…
Perry World House Distinguished Visiting Fellow Mami Mizutori discusses the upcoming elections and their implications for Japanese policy and politics. On February 8, Japanese voters will head to the polls for their third national election in fifteen months. This is unusual even by Japanese standards, where national elections are held more frequently than in other democracies. In…
On February 8, Japanese voters will head to the polls for their third national election in fifteen months. This is unusual even by Japanese standards, where national elections are held more frequently than in other democracies. In addition, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, the first female prime minister in the entire history of Japanese modern politics,…
On January 20 and 21, 2026 Perry World House hosted a conference, bringing together scholars and practitioners to discuss the future of global development assistance. Given the shuttering of USAID and the decline of official development assistance, we convened experts to reflect on the successes and challenges of nearly a century of Official Development Assistance.…
Following the U.S. strikes in Caracas and subsequent capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, PWH hosted a virtual event with a panel of our experts to discuss the many questions that remain. PWH Thakore Visiting Fellow Carolina Jiménez Sandoval, PWH Distinguished Visiting Fellow Samantha Vinograd, PWH Non-Resident Senior Advisor Robert M. Scher analyzed what governance in Venezuela will look…
In a Perry World House conversation, ‘Venezuela and U.S. Policy After Maduro,’ international affairs experts shared insights into oil, the Venezuelan economy, and what to expect next in the region. The United States’ deposition of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro after a military incursion removed the authoritarian leader but has also left many questions remaining about…
Perry World House (PWH), the University of Pennsylvania’s home for global affairs, has selected twenty graduate students to form the 2025-2026 cohort of our Perry World House Graduate Fellows Program. The Graduate Fellows Program cohort has been assembled following a highly-competitive selection process with the aim of pulling in graduate student expertise from all corners…
Perry World House (PWH) at the University of Pennsylvania announces the launch of a new project in conjunction with the Wharton School, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Penn Washington. The Tech for America project will work to develop policy and governance ideas to enable and accelerate technology development and adoption in the…
On Nov. 6, former General Timothy Haugh spoke at a Perry World House event about the global threat landscape and its implications for policymakers, the U.S. economy, and defense. In conversation with Perry World House faculty director and political science professor Michael Horowitz, Haugh — who formerly served as the commander of the United States…
