Julio S. Amador III analyzes the unusual position that the Philippines occupies in the strategic geometry of the Indo-Pacific. It is neither a great power nor a marginal actor, but a maritime state whose geography places it directly along the region’s principal fault lines—from the South China Sea to the Taiwan Strait and the broader…
On April 22, 2026, Perry World House convened a conference to identify and analyze the ways gender and women’s rights shape the global struggle between democracy and autocracy. The goal of the conference was to better understand how gender “works” alongside and against authoritarianism and to shed light on the strategies, tactics, and narratives that strengthen democratic forces. The…
Perry World House’s ‘Financing Resilience for Ocean Economies’ workshop brought together policymakers, practitioners, and academics to discuss how to close the $175 billion annual investment gap in ocean resilience. Penn’s Perry World House convened a workshop in early April titled “Financing Resilience for Ocean Economies,” bringing together policymakers, practitioners, and academics from Australia, Barbados, Costa Rica, India,…
Italian Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti discussed global economic instability and the nation’s fiscal outlook on Friday. The April 17 event — co-hosted by the Lauder Institute and Penn Global — was moderated by Associate Vice Provost for Global Initiatives Amy Gadsden. The conversation, which focused on global trade and economic policy, was…
Perry World House Faculty Fellow Fiona Cunningham was recently the featured speaker for the Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland’s annual Kelleher Forum. In her keynote, Cunningham discussed how China’s military strategy and the role that technology plays in advancing its core objectives.
Penn President Larry Jameson provided an update to the University community on the progress of the “Penn Forward” strategic framework on Wednesday. In the April 15 email, Jameson announced that the University will proceed with nine key initiatives centered on building trust, strengthening Penn’s discovery efforts, and extending its global reach. These nine programs were…
What does Penn Forward intend to accomplish? At its core, Penn Forward is about preparing Penn for the future, advancing our mission, and strengthening how we operate. You can learn about our initial nine initiatives on the Penn Forward webpage. We’ve organized them around three core actions: build, discover, and extend. 1) First, we are focused on building trust…
On Thursday, April 9, Perry World House convened a workshop titled “Financing Resilience for Ocean Economies.” It brought together policymakers, practitioners, and academics with participants hearing a range of perspectives from Australia, Barbados, Costa Rica, India, Maldives, Palau, and Seychelles, as well as the International Monetary Fund, InterAmerican Development Bank, United Nations University, United Nations…
International law governing freedom of expression, supported by half a century of treaty development and jurisprudence at international, regional and national levels, defines freedom of expression as protecting both speakers’ and audiences’ rights. However, this multi-directional framing is often left out of most public discussions of “free speech,” which instead, frequently focus only on the…
A cohort of 18 Perry World House undergraduate student fellows traveled to Geneva to learn from diplomats, technical experts, and activists working to advance global security, economic growth, and well-being. A cohort of 18 Perry World House undergraduate student fellows traveled to Geneva during their 2026 spring break to meet some of the heroes who…