Perry World House (PWH) at the University of Pennsylvania and Foreign Affairs magazine are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2026 Emerging Scholars Policy Prize is Joshua A. Schwartz of Carne...

Fox News contributor Marie Harf and Ret. U.S. Navy Capt. Brent Sadler discuss the future of U.S.-Iran negotiations on ‘Fox News Live.’

Corruption sanctions may not break networks or force behavioral change, but they protect U.S. systems and amplify reform efforts.

Equilibrium with Iran is the best America can do.

Following the U.S. and Iranian signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to bring Operation Epic Fury to a close, Perry World House turned to a group of experts to provide insight into and analysis of ...

We had a plan to prevent World War III. AI could break it.

The “National Security Presidential Memorandum” urges closer collaboration with AI companies — as long as they’re compliant with Pentagon demands — and orders a sweeping revision of Biden-era guardrai...

What A Day · Episode

U.S. receptiveness to illicit finance remains under-discussed, and undermines the effectiveness of sanctions against corruption.

Maintaining deterrence in the Indo-Pacific and around the world requires the U.S. Navy to change what it builds and how it fights. Sen. Roger Wicker

Three lessons from a Perry World House conference on why enablers, definitions, and political will matter most.

As global attention turns to the highly anticipated Trump-Xi summit, questions about the future of U.S.-China relations, economic competition, and geopolitical stability loom large. Against a backdrop...

Google joins OpenAI in allowing the Pentagon to use its AI systems, as rival Anthropic remains embroiled in a court battle after seeking stronger safeguards.

Podcast Episode · Can We Please Talk? · April 17 · 57m

Perry World House fellows got a firsthand look at multilateral diplomacy in Geneva, meeting the practitioners shaping international policy.

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A Shared Enemy, but Diverging Views of Its Motives and Character.

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America's war in Iran strains military resources, depleting munitions and air defences needed for potential conflicts in Asia and Ukraine.

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The technological change and unit economics first seen in Ukraine is on display in Iran, showing that the use of low-cost drones is the future of warfare.

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AI is quickly becoming a mainstay of modern warfare, prompting pushback from some tech companies and sparking fresh debate about the ethics of military partnerships.

War with Iran Day 5 | Pentagon's use of AI: UPenn's Michael Horowitz on Anthropic | Mark Halperin on TX Senate & More

AI companies cannot expect to dictate how the military uses the tools they sell

The AI giant’s CEO Dario Amodei and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have contrasting personalities and worldviews.

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Hearing on March 2, 2026

The Middle East is once again in upheaval. In the middle of negotiations surrounding Iran’s nuclear program, the United States and Israel began widespread air strikes against the Islamic Republic on S...

We Answer Your Iran Questions

A rapid-response event discussing the crisis in the Middle East

In the early-morning hours of Friday, June 13, Israel launched a series of strikes against Iran with the stated aim of taking out their nuclear program (which Israel claims has progressed far more tha...

Start-up Anthropic and the U.S. military are careening toward a clash over government use of artificial intelligence — and whether it should be allowed to kill.

On February 12, 2026, Bangladeshis went to the polls in the first general election since the July 2024 uprising that overthrew Sheikh Hasina. Perry World House Postdoctoral Fellow Muhib Rahman answere...

I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple.

I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple.