"The earthquakes have exposed the toll of years of corruption, institutional dismantling and the abandonment of Venezuelan citizens by their state," writes PWH Fellow and @wola-org.bsky.social President @cjimenezdc.bsky.social in @nytimes.com. Read here: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/o...

This article is part of the Intersection of Sanctions and Corruption Symposium, a new series in partnership with @perryworldhouse.bsky.social (Perry World House).

Do targeted sanctions actually curb corruption abroad? Paul Massaro lays out their flaws and argues the US should impose them anyway:

New in @foreignaffairs.com : PWH Non-Resident Senior Advisor @hbanai.bsky.social weighs in on the U.S.-Iran cease-fire. Read his analysis here: www.foreignaffairs.com/war-iran/whe...

The U.S.-Iran MOU ends Operation Epic Fury, but at what cost? Historian Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, PWH's @marieharf.bsky.social, and Penn Washington's Daniel Schneiderman offer their analysis: 🔗 perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/news-and-insight/an-analysis-of-the-u-s-iran-memorandum-of-understanding

"Few things are more important to militaries in crisis situations than informational awareness and control over decisions," explains PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social on AI and nuclear escalation risks in @vox.com. Read here: www.vox.com/technology/4...

PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social weighs in on Trump's new AI national security memo and what it means beyond the Anthropic dispute. "If you look past the rhetoric, there's a lot more continuity here than change." Read here: breakingdefense.com/2026/06/trum...

🎧New podcast 🎧 PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social was recently a guest on the What A Day @CrookedMedia podcast to discuss the use of artificial intelligence on the battlefield. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7DAx...

For decades, America has stood as the greatest leader in the sanctions space and as the greatest provider of tools for sanctioned entities to evade the restrictions placed on them, says Casey Michel (@cjcmichel.bsky.social). On why sanctions alone will not fully succeed in deterring corruption:

🚨 Penn faculty: Perry World House is accepting applications for its Faculty Fellowship Projects program. Turn your research into global policy impact with PWH's infrastructure, network, and staff support behind you. Stage 1 concept notes due June 16. 🌍 apply.interfolio.com/187160

"To build a larger and more capable fleet by 2030, the Navy should double down on investing in, fielding, and sustaining smaller attritable autonomous systems," writes PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in @warontherocks.bsky.social. Read more: warontherocks.com/the-navy-nee...

I was delighted to contribute my own thoughts on the summit here, alongside @upenn.edu colleagues Jacques deLisle, Amy Gadsden, Dan Schneiderman, Tom Shattuck, and other friends

Without reform, “sanctions will continue to police the margins of corruption while leaving its center untouched,” writes Richard Nephew (@richardmnephew.bsky.social). Three lessons from the former inaugural U.S. Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption at the State Department:

We are delighted to partner with @justsecurity.org on a series of articles following our recent conference, "The Intersection of Sanctions and Corruption." Read PWH Executive Director @marieharf.bsky.social's introduction to the series here:

Ahead of the highly-anticipated Trump-Xi summit, PWH gathered experts from across @upenn.edu to share their perspectives on what is at stake, what outcomes to watch for, and how this meeting could shape the next phase of global politics. Read here: perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/news-and-ins...

PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social is quoted in this @nbcnews.com piece on the Pentagon's new deal with Google, explaining "to use Google’s AI models for classified purposes illustrates the growing importance of AI for U.S. national security." Read more: www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

🎧 Listen to PWH Executive Director @marieharf.bsky.social on the Can We Please Talk? podcast discussing the war in Iran and the recent resignations in Congress. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

“This is the time where danger lights should be flashing for a great power like the United States, if we take history as a guide," PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social explains in a @nytimes.com piece by @dwallacewells.bsky.social. Read here: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...

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. @upenn.edu @perryworldhouse.bsky.social

In a video for @pbsnews.org PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social shares insight on the LUCAS drones being used in Iran. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMvy...

"These two theories of the case are not complementary. They pull in opposite directions, and the tension between them has produced a campaign that is operationally coordinated but strategically adrift," writes @hbanai.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com. Read: www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/america...

🎧 Listen to PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social on the @vox.com podcast Today, Explained discussing drone warfare in the Middle East. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/53cz...

PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social sat down with @cnn.com's Fredericka Whitfield to discuss the technology being used in the war in Iran. Watch the full segment here: youtu.be/tOtWlpjiJYA

PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social lends his expertise on the use of drones in the military to this @economist.com piece analyzing the impact the Iran war could have on the American military. Read here: www.economist.com/briefing/202...

PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social spoke with @cnn.com International's Kim Brunhuber on precise mass and the use of drones in the war in Iran. Watch the full segment here: youtu.be/9j5Tz4nDXWo

🎧Listen to PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social on @crooked.com's Pod Save the World discussing the fight between the AI company Anthropic and the Pentagon. Listen (or watch) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOI7...

"The Pentagon’s long-standing preference for exclusively relying on sophisticated, expensive, “exquisite” systems remains a problem since there is no short-term route to dramatically increasing their production," write @mchorowitz.bsky.social & @laurenakahn.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com. Read ⬇️

"Operation Epic Fury and Iran’s response to ongoing U.S. and Israeli attacks represent clear evidence that we are now in the era of precise mass in war," write @mchorowitz.bsky.social and @laurenakahn.bsky.social for @cfr.org Read here: www.cfr.org/articles/the...

Read the latest on AI use in the military from PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social here ⬇️

Watch PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social on @cnn.com @smerconish.bsky.social discussing the Pentagon's ordering of military contractors to stop using the AI company Anthropic's products: youtu.be/n5tytvw2u2A

“Whether it's a bow and arrow, a radar guided missile or an autonomous weapon systems, there's always a human responsible for the use of force," explains PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in @channelnewsasia.bsky.social. Read (or watch!) here: www.channelnewsasia.com/world/us-mil...

🎧 Listen to PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social's insight on the Pentagon's use of AI on @smerconish.bsky.social: www.siriusxm.com/player/episo...

"Anthropic versus the Pentagon is a dispute about the role of government masquerading as a fight about policy," writes PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in a new @financialtimes.com piece about the AI company Anthropic's fight against the Pentagon. Read here: www.ft.com/content/89ae...

“This is a fight about vibes and personalities masquerading as a policy dispute,” explains PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in a quote for this @wsj.com piece on the Pentagon's split from the AI company Anthropic. Read here: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...

🎧 Listen 🎧 PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social was a guest on yesterday's @chinatalk.skystack.xyz podcast on Iran and the Anthropic-Pentagon fight. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Aug...

PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission yesterday, speaking on the "China's Strategy and Growing Undersea Capabilities" panel. Watch the coverage or read Horowitz's testimony here: www.uscc.gov/hearings/par...

And feel free to join a @perryworldhouse.bsky.social rapid response webinar later today with other great experts:

For more insight on the U.S. and Israel's strikes against Iran, listen to PWH Executive Director @marieharf.bsky.social's insight on Jessica Yellin's Substack here: newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com/p/iran-the-p...

PWH Executive Director @marieharf.bsky.social spoke on Fox News Sunday on the U.S. and Israel's strikes on Iran. Watch here:

Register today for our rapid response event on the crisis in Iran. Our expert panel (@hbanai.bsky.social; @dassakaye.bsky.social; @marieharf.bsky.social) will discuss what this means for the region and the world more broadly, possible next steps, and more. www.eventbrite.com/e/at-war-wit...

Insight from Perry World House and Penn Washington leadership on the U.S.'s strikes against Iran: @marieharf.bsky.social, Perry World House Executive Director:

Following the U.S. and Israel’s strikes on Iran this morning, revisit this Q&A with PWH Executive Director @marieharf.bsky.social and PWH Non-Resident Senior Advisor @hbanai.bsky.social from Israel’s strikes on Iran this past June: perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/news-and-ins...

PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social is quoted in this @washingtonpost.com piece on the fight between Anthropic & the Pentagon: “The Pentagon does not trust that Anthropic will be a reliable vendor, and Anthropic worries about misuse of its technology." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

On Feb 12, 2026, Bangladeshis went to the polls in the first general election since the July 2024 uprising that overthrew Sheikh Hasina. PWH Postdoctoral Fellow Muhib Rahman answered questions about the election’s outcomes and what opportunities and challenges now face the new government:

I have spent the past several months studying the cutting-edge research on modern democracies that have defeated authoritarian leaders. I've learned that the conventional wisdom on the topic is wrong — in ways that have clear implications for the US going forward THREAD www.vox.com/politics/479...

So proud to have @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social doing important work as a @perryworldhouse.bsky.social distinguished visiting fellow this year!

"I’ve spent the past six months researching how to fight democratic backsliding as part of a fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House. What I’ve learned is that the conventional wisdom is wrong." writes @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social in @vox.com Read: www.vox.com/politics/479...

Join us on the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine for a discussion with military trauma surgeon and strategic experts working to save lives on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/penn-on-th...

Did you miss yesterday's event with @mrkrudd.bsky.social? Watch his remarks on Australia and the future of deterrence and diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific here: youtu.be/xtV4ZOOc1fc?...

📆NEXT WEEK📆 Join as we sit down with @davidakaye.bsky.social and @asc.upenn.edu Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser to discuss what the evolving media landscape means for the protection and promotion of freedom of expression. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/freedom-of...