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With Labor Day behind us and the weather cooling down, summer is very nearly over - but there's still time for one more episode of our special Summer Reading List podcast series. Our last episode features Barbara Elias, an Assistant Professor of Government at Bowdoin College specializing in international relations, insurgency warfare, U.S. foreign policy, and the relationship between Islam and politics. Her new book, Why Allies Rebel: Defiant Local Partners in Counterinsurgency Wars, was released by Cambridge University Press in June. In our conversation, Professor Elias explains why local forces in war-torn countries may choose to cooperate with - or defy - a foreign intervening power; what the stories she tells in her book, from Vietnam to Afghanistan, mean for the future of U.S. foreign policy; and how to approach research in archives.  Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

The new semester might be getting started, but the weather still feels like summer here in Philadelphia, and we hope you find time to enjoy a few more books on your summer reading list before the fall truly sets in. Our latest guest on our Summer Reading List podcast is Ambassador Capricia Marshall, who served as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 2009 to 2013, overseeing the details of democracy during countless state visits and global summits. Her new book is titled Protocol: The Power of Diplomacy and How to Make It Work For You. In our conversation, Marshall explains what protocol is, and why people often best understand its importance only when it goes wrong; whether shifts in the international order are affecting protocol practices; and how COVID-19 has changed her rules for good protocol. The Summer Reading List is a special edition of our podcast, The Global Cable. Throughout the summer, we're releasing new conversations with authors, discussing their latest books and the inspiration behind them. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

Our guest this week is Eric Cervini, an award-winning historian of LGBTQ+ politics and culture. A former Gates Scholar at the University of Cambridge, where he received his Ph.D., he is an authority on 1960s gay activism. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus, and on the Board of Advisors of the Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C., a nonprofit dedicated to preserving gay American history. Cervini's new book, The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America, is a history of the fight for gay rights that began a generation before Stonewall. In our conversation, Cervini tells the story of World War Two veteran Frank Kameny, whose security clearance was rejected because he was gay and who became an important figure in the American gay rights movement; what the absence of some gay activists from the public narrative says about who we remember and why; and how the United States should honor its LGBTQ+ heroes. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

Our latest guest on the Summer Reading List is Daniel Markey, a senior research professor at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the academic director of SAIS's Global Policy Program. From 2003 to 2007, Markey held the South Asia portfolio on the Secretary's Policy Planning Staff at the US Department of State. In this week's episode, Markey talks to our host John Gans about his book China's Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia. He explains China's landmark Belt and Road Initiative; why China's rise won't necessarily be on its own terms; why he'd like to meet China's President Xi Jinping; and what he learned on a research trip to Kazahkstan. The Summer Reading List is a special edition of our podcast, The Global Cable. Throughout the summer, we'll release new conversations with authors, discussing their latest books and the inspiration behind them. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

This summer, we've launched a special edition of The Global Cable - our 'Summer Reading List.' Every other week, we'll release a new conversation with an author, discussing their latest book and the inspiration behind it. This week's guest is Melissa Lee, Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and our next Lightning Scholar at Perry World House. She talks to our host John Gans about her new book, Crippling Leviathan: How Foreign Subversion Weakens the State. She explains why not all nation-states are created equal, how the Internet has become a space for foreign subversion, and how the fight against COVID-19 has impacted her thinking on state capacity in recent months.  Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

This week, Season 3 of The Global Cable comes to a close. Our final conversation of the 2019-20 academic year is with Michael Horowitz, Professor of Political Science and incoming Director at Perry World House. In this episode, Michael talks to us about what COVID-19 means for great power competition and global politics; whether war could be a likely outcome of the pandemic; and the complex issues surrounding the development of a vaccine, which he calls a 'global Manhattan Project.' Thank you for listening to our third season, and stay tuned for more from The Global Cable this summer! Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

This week's episode features Charlie Dent, who spent seven terms representing the 15th Congressional District of Pennsylvania on Capitol Hill. Alongside being a Visiting Fellow at Perry World House, he serves as a senior policy adviser at DLA Piper and as a political analyst for CNN. On The Global Cable, Dent talks to our host John Gans about his own recent bout with COVID-19; how Congress is responding to the crisis, and the prospect for further bipartisan collaboration between Democrats and Republicans as the U.S. looks at how to hold a presidential election during a pandemic. Music & Produced by Tre Hester

This week's episode of The Global Cable features Koko Warner, a Visiting Fellow at Perry World House. Warner has been Manager of the Climate Impacts, Vulnerability, and Risks Subprogram at the United Nations Framework on Convention on Climate Change since 2016. Warner talks to us about coronavirus exposing how ill-prepared the world is for a global crisis like climate change; how we get the public to take the enormous risks of climate change seriously; and what gives her hope for the future. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

This week's episode of The Global Cable features Erik Lin-Greenberg, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Perry World House researching how the military adopts new technologies. On today's episode, Erik talks about how his own military service has shaped his life and informed his research; what it was like to set up war games with national security experts to test how they'd react to new technologies being deployed on the field of battle; and the biggest challenges for the U.S. military as it attempts to harness the power of A.I. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

This week's guest on The Global Cable is Elena Chachko, who is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Perry World House this year. She is a legal expert who has worked with Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Supreme Court. On today's episode, Elena talks to us about what was the biggest foreign policy issue of the year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit - the assassination of Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani. She explains how international and U.S. law have evolved to allow for targeted killings like this, and shares her insights into the ongoing political crisis in Israel. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

This week's episode of The Global Cable features Professor Erik Jones, Director of European and Eurasian Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He is based at the university's Europe campus in Bologna, Italy, and is therefore on the ground in one of the places hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. He talks to us about what daily life has been like in Italy during the crisis, what the U.S. and other nations should learn from the Italian experience, and what the economic ramifications of COVID-19 will be across Europe and around the world.  Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

In this week's episode of our podcast, The Global Cable, Governor Martin O'Malley talks to us about the three things every citizen needs to hear from government during a pandemic; how policymakers can use data to tackle society's biggest problems, from coronavirus to climate change; and his dream of meeting Bruce Springsteen. Martin O'Malley served as Governor of Maryland and Mayor of Baltimore.  Throughout his time in office, Governor O'Malley championed new ways of thinking about city and state government. He introduced systems called 'CitiStat' and 'StateStat' to improve performance management in government, and 'BayStat' to help turn around a 300-year decline in the health of the Chesapeake Bay. He recently published his second book, Smarter Government: How To Govern for Results in the Information Age. In the Franklin Few, Governor O'Malley recommended what he's been reading recently: 'White House Warriors' by John Gans:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40180107-white-house-warriors 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind' by Yuval Noah Harari: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens Music & Produced by Tre Hester

On today's episode, we speak to Otto Sonnenholzner, current Vice President of Ecuador and this year's Global Leader-in-Residence at Perry World House. An economist, businessman, and broadcaster, Vice President Sonnenholzner was appointed just over a year ago, and coordinates Ecuador's sustainable development strategy. Vice President Sonnenholzner talks to us about why he chose to enter politics; how the crisis in Venezuela is impacting Ecuador; and protecting his country's incredible biodiversity. Music & Produced by Tre Hester

This week's episode of The Global Cable features Lama Mourad, a Postdoctoral Fellow here at Perry World House. Lama's research focuses on refugees and human rights. She recently co-authored a piece for The Atlantic, examining the limitations of the UN Global Compact on Refugees, that prompted an official response from UNHCR. Lama talks to us about how she would change UN policy on refugees; balancing the need for activism with the demands of research on refugee issues; and countering dangerous narratives about migration.  Music & Produced by Tre Hester. 

Our latest episode of The Global Cable features Randall Schriver, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Indo-Pacific. Prior to this, he worked in several senior roles shaping U.S. defense and foreign policy in the Pacific, and served as a Navy intelligence officer. Assistant Secretary Schriver talks to us about whether the U.S. perceives China as a competitor, or an adversary; why the notion of a “free and open” Pacific is so important to American foreign policy; and how India's role in the region is growing and changing. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

Our latest episode of The Global Cable features Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, Perry World House Professor of the Practice of Law and Human Rights. From 2014 to 2018, he served as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, working to protect people from abuses around the world. Zeid talks to us about why human rights abuses appear to be worsening, how advances in technology could have a severe impact on our rights, and how he teaches Penn students about courage. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

Our latest episode of The Global Cable features our Visiting Fellow Derek Chollet, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor for security and defense policy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He served in senior positions during the Obama administration at the White House, State Department, and Pentagon, most recently as the U.S. assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs.   As the historic impeachment trial against President Donald Trump continues in the Senate, Chollet reflects on the impact for the United States and its role on the global stage. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

The Global Cable is back for the new year with a conversation with Michael Weisberg. He is the Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, and this year he's the inaugural Penn Faculty Fellow at Perry World House. Professor Weisberg is currently working on initiatives in the Galápagos Islands, educating local communities about their unique environment and how to conserve it.   He talks to us about taking part in the COP25 climate negotiations in Madrid; how a better understanding of science shapes public attitudes to major issues like climate change; why Charles Darwin inspires him; and whether we can still be optimistic about saving the world from the coming climate emergency. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

This week on The Global Cable, John Gans talks to Trudy Rubin, legendary foreign affairs columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer and one of our Visiting Fellows at Perry World House. She has spent her career reporting on the world's biggest stories, from the breakdown of the Soviet Union to the Iraq War. Trudy shares her experiences with protestors on a recent reporting trip to Hong Kong; how the concept of truth is being corrupted; and what that means for democracy; and how she finds the facts in complex situations. The Global Cable is taking a break over the holidays, and we'll see you next month! Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

Sarah Bush, Perry World House Lightning Scholar and an Associate Professor of Political Science at Yale University, is this week's guest on The Global Cable. An expert on democracy promotion, Professor Bush studies how international actors work to support free and fair elections, and promote women's representation, in developing countries. She is currently working on a book exploring election interference.  Professor Bush talks to us about the threats facing even established democracies like the United States; whether protests can achieve regime change, and the upcoming centenary of women's suffrage in 2020.  Music & Produced by Tre Hester. 

On this week's episode of The Global Cable, we take a deep dive into cybersecurity with two experts in the field – Duncan Hollis, Professor of Law at Temple University and a Perry World House Visiting Fellow, and Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Estonia's first ever Ambassador for Cybersecurity. Professor Hollis' scholarship engages with issues of international law and cybersecurity. Before joining Temple, he worked at the State Department, where he was the attorney-adviser for treaty affairs, working on the negotiation, conclusion, and implementation of U.S. treaties, and legal counsel for the Department's Bureau of Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. Ambassador Tiirmaa-Klaar was named her country's first ever Ambassador-at-Large for Cybersecurity in 2018. As the victim of one of the first major cyberattacks in 2007, Estonia has pioneered cybersecurity policy at the international level. Tiirmaa-Klaar was Estonia's National Cyber Coordinator from 2007 to 2010, where she developed the world's first whole-of-government cybersecurity. She later worked in cybersecurity strategy for NATO, and the European External Action Service. On The Global Cable, they talk about how cybersecurity has changed in the last twenty years; why the Estonia attack in 2007 was the forerunner of modern hybrid warfare; the role for private sector companies in cybersecurity; and more. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

This week's episode of The Global Cable features Ambassador Alexander ('Sandy') Vershbow, one of our Distinguished Visiting Fellows this year.  A career diplomat since 1977, Vershbow was U.S. Ambassador to Russia and the Republic of Korea, and served in a range of senior roles in Washington, including the White House's National Security Council. He was the first American to hold the position of Deputy Secretary General of NATO, from 2012 to 2016. On The Global Cable, Ambassador Vershbow talks about why alliances are still valuable and powerful in a fractured world, what it was like to work with Vladimir Putin, and what NATO can do to meet its biggest challenges in the months ahead.  Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

On this episode of The Global Cable, we sit down with Ambassador William Lacy Swing, who has served as an American and United Nations diplomat for half a century. He was Ambassador to six countries under four U.S. presidents, serving in countries such as Nigeria, South Africa, and Haiti. After retiring from the State Department in 2001, Swing worked in diplomacy and peacekeeping for the United Nations. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he headed the largest peacekeeping operation in the UN's history. Swing then went on to serve as Director General of the International Organization for Migration, expanding its membership and overseeing its transition to becoming a UN agency in 2016. In conversation with our host John Gans, Swing talks about how diplomacy and diplomats have changed since he joined the Foreign Service in 1963, why he believes there is a ‘perfect storm' around the issue of migration, and what it was like to meet Nelson Mandela. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

On this episode of The Global Cable, we sit down with Zaina Erhaim, an acclaimed Syrian journalist who is this year's Perry World House and Kelly Writers House Writer at Risk. After writing for The Economist, The Guardian, and the BBC, Erhaim currently works as communications manager for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting in London. Over the last decade, she has trained over a hundred media activists in Syria – many of them women. She has also contributed to three books on journalism and the conflict in her home country, and produced two films narrated by Syrian women. In conversation with host John Gans, Erhaim talks about what it's like studying journalism based on the Soviet model, what objectivity means in war, what citizen journalists need to learn, and what is happening in Syria right now. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

On this episode of The Global Cable, we sit down with Ash Carter, U.S. Secretary of Defense from 2015 to 2017. A Philadelphia native, he trained as a physicist before starting his career with government. As Secretary of Defense, he built bridges between the military and Silicon Valley, opening Pentagon outposts in American tech hubs and establishing the Department's first Defense Innovation Board. In conversation with our host and his former chief speechwriter John Gans, Secretary Carter shares his thoughts on how to make decisions about new technology, what he's learned about management from running the world's biggest organization, and what he's reading right now – the answer might surprise you. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

Welcome to Season 3 of The Global Cable, a podcast from Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania. We're starting out on our new season with a new host in John Gans, our director of communications and research, a new format inspired by Penn's own founding father Ben Franklin, and an exciting new lineup of guests.   Our first episode is a conversation with John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017. Kerry shares his thoughts on the dangers of a changing world order and how technology has changed the nature of diplomacy; tells us what he packs in his suitcase when he's traveling around the world; and reveals who in history he'd most like to meet.    Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

Welcome to another year of The Global Cable. In this special episode, we mark the launch of the Great Powers and Urbanization Project (GPUP for short). GPUP is a new international initiative, in which Perry World House, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the University of Melbourne's Connected Cities Lab, and the Argentine Council for International Relations are looking at the evolving role of cities on the world stage. Perry World House's John Gans and Jocelyn Perry sit down with leaders from three major cities, and an expert on urbanization: Ian Klaus, Senior Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Penny Abeywardena, Commissioner for International Affairs, New York City Henri-Paul Normandin, Director for International Relations, City of Montréal, Canada Mauricio Rodas, Mayor of Quito, Ecuador (2014-2019) Due to a range of factors, cities and city leaders are increasingly active in international diplomacy, something that was traditionally the preserve of the nation state. This special episode explores what cities can do, what they can't do, and what this means for a changing world.   Music and produced by Tre Hester.

On this episode of The Global Cable, Perry World House Deputy Director LaShawn Jefferson is joined by Edith Kahbang (‘Kah') Walla, our 2018-2019 Global Shifts Visiting Fellow. Kah is a Cameroonian political leader, activist, feminist, and entrepreneur with 20 years' experience working on political, economic, and social issues in Africa. Cameroon is facing serious conflict, with tensions high between the English-speaking and French-speaking parts of the country. In this episode, Kah and LaShawn discuss how Cameroon can start to bridge this divide – a legacy of its colonial past – and begin the transition from autocracy to a democratic, inclusive state. Music & Produced by Tre Hester.

On this episode of The Global Cable, Perry World House Inaugural Director and University of Pennsylvania Law Professor William Burke-White and Global Shifts Program Manager Jocelyn Perry are joined by Dr. Victoria Herrmann, President & Managing Director of the Arctic Institute, a center for circumpolar security studies. They'll discuss Victoria's research on climate change, community adaptation, human development, and resource economies, the role of the United States & Canada in protecting communities in the far north and the impact climate change is having on the Arctic region as a whole. Music & Produced by Tre Hester

On this episode of The Global Cable, Perry World House Inaugural Director and University of Pennsylvania Law Professor William Burke-White is joined by Penn Alumnus & Mayor of Quito, Ecuador, Mauricio Rodas to discuss the role of cities in climate change adaptation and mitigation, the importance of city and government collaboration to act on climate change and the significance of the U20! Music & Produced by Tre Hester

On this episode of The Global Cable, Perry World House Associate Director and University of Pennsylvania Professor of Political Science Michael Horowitz is joined by Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator and Director of Harvard's new climate science center, C-CHANGE, Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment, Gina McCarthy to discuss the role of federal agencies in climate change adaptation and mitigation, the importance of individual actions to act on climate change and which Boston sports team will be the next champion. Music & Produced by Tre Hester

On this episode of The Global Cable, Perry World House Inaugural Director William Burke-White is joined by Penn Presidential Professor of the Practice and Former Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush to discuss the role of states in climate change adaptation and mitigation, the state of American politics today and the importance of being active in local politics.  Music & Produced by Tre Hester

On Today's Global Cable, Perry World House Deputy Director LaShawn Jefferson will be talking with Veronica Gago, a professor at the National University of San Martin in Argentina, Joanne Smith, the founding president and CEO of Girls for Gender Equity, an advocacy group committed to the physical, psychological, social, and economic development of girls and women, and Veronica Avila, the national campaign co-manager with Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, a restaurant workers' center committed to improving wages and working conditions for the nation's restaurant workforce about important issues facing women and girls in the world today and the importance of grassroots organizations in the #MeToo movement across the world! LaShawn Jefferson is Perry World House's Deputy Director. She brings to Perry World House over two decades of legal and policy advocacy, strategic planning and communications, and research and writing on women's international human rights through civil-society organizations and philanthropy. She joined Perry World House after almost seven years at the Ford Foundation, where she worked to advance women's human rights globally and in the U.S. through field building and investments in the areas of rights advocacy; strategic communications and engagement; intersectional leadership and analysis; research; and capacity building. For fourteen years, she also held several leadership positions at Human Rights Watch, a global human rights organization, where she led their women's rights research and advocacy work, providing strategic and intellectual guidance to the work on women's international human rights, crafting and executing long-term advocacy strategies, and representing HRW at the highest level of national and international fora. She is the author of many reports on a variety of issues confronting women around the world, and has written op-eds and articles that have appeared in the Wall Street Journal and The International Herald Tribune. She received a BA from Connecticut College and an  MA in International Relations and Latin American Studies from Johns Hopkins SAIS. Veronica Avila is currently the National Campaign co-manager with the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC-United), a restaurant workers' center committed to improving wages and working conditions for the nation's restaurant workforce. Previously she served as a researcher with ROC-United and as the Director of ROC Chicago. In addition to supporting ROC-United's campaign work, she is currently a fellow with Data and Society, looking at the cross section of tech and restaurants. Prior to her work with ROC-United, Avila worked a labor rights organizer with service worker unions, Unite Here Local 1 and SEIU 32BJ. Avila holds an MSc in Inequalities and Social Science from the London School of Economics. Verónica Gago is a professor at the Instituto de Altos Estudios at the National University of San Martín, in Argentina, and a visiting scholar at the University of Buenos Aires, in its International Consortium of Critical Theory Programs. Gago teaches Political Science at the University of Buenos Aires and is a professor of Sociology at the Instituto de Altos Estudios, National University of San Martín. She is also an Assistant Researcher at the National Council of Research (CONICET). Gago is the author of Neoliberalism from Below: Popular Pragmatics and Baroque and of numerous articles published in journals and books throughout Latin America, Europe, and the U.S. She is a member of the independent radical collective press Tinta Limón. She was part of the militant research experience Colectivo Situaciones, and she is now a member of Ni Una Menos, which is a Latin America grassroots, feminist movement that works to eradicate gender-based violence. Joanne N. Smith is the Founding President and CEO moves Girls for Gender Equity (GGE), an intergenerational advocacy organization committed to the physical, psychological, social, and economic development of girls and women. Smith advances GGE's mission through strategic advocacy, development, and leadership cultivation. A staunch human rights advocate, Smith co-chaired the nation's first Young Women's Initiative, a cross-sector Initiative coordinating government, philanthropic, and community efforts to create the conditions for cis, trans girls of color and GNC youth to thrive. Smith's leadership helped to facilitate a $30M commitment from government and philanthropy to invest in community-driven recommendations. Smith is a steering committee member of Black Girl Movement and member of Move to End Violence -a 10-year initiative designed to strengthen the collective capacity to end gender-based violence in the United States. Smith is an alumna of Hunter Graduate School of Social Work and Columbia Institute for Nonprofit Management. GGE challenges structural forces - racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, economic inequality - that work to constrict the freedom, full expression, and rights of girls and young women of color (trans and cis) and gender non-conforming/non-binary youth. Music & Produced by Tre Hester. 

On this episode of The Global Cable, Perry World House Inaugural Director William Burke-White is joined by Perry World House Distinguished Scholar, Former Assistant Secretary-General and special adviser to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan & Columbia University Law Professor Michael Doyle to discuss the Model International Mobility Convention, which aims to create a model set of rules and standards for mobility, considered as a whole.  Michael Doyle specializes in international relations theory, international security, and international organizations. Doyle previously served as assistant secretary-general and special adviser to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan from 2001 to 2003. His responsibilities included strategic planning (Millennium Development Goals), outreach to the international corporate sector (the Global Compact), and relations with Washington. Doyle has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 1992 and is the former chair of the Academic Council of the United Nations System. He has also been a senior fellow and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Peace Institute since 1996. In 2001, he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; in 2009, to the American Philosophical Society; and in 2012, to the American Academy of Political and Social Science. He served as chair of the board of the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) from 2006–2013. In 2015, Doyle helped develop the Model International Mobility Convention which represents a shared framework among over 40 academics. It serves the ambitious goal of creating a holistic, rights-respecting governance regime for all aspects of international migration, filling in the gaps in the existing international legal regime and expanding protections where needed. Doyle holds a BA from Harvard College (1970), and an MA (1972) and Ph.D. (1977) from Harvard University. 00:10 - Introduction with Inaugural Director Prof. Willian Burke-White and Global Shifts Program Manager Jocelyn Perry 03:20 - The Model International Mobility Convention  05:15 - Framing Mobility as a Broader Concept 08:02 - Human Movement - Human Right or Economic Benefit? 13:05 - The Role of the Changing Political Landscape  16:50 - Previous Conventions & Reasons for Optimism 19:20 - Doyle's Role as Assistant Secretary-General and special adviser to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan 23:40 - The Biggest Challenges faced by the World 27:20 - Career Advice  28:30 - Outro Music & Produced by Tre Hester

In honor of International Woman's Day, on this episode of The Global Cable, Perry World House Deputy Director LaShawn Jefferson is joined by Claire Sliney, a University of Pennsylvania Sophomore and an Academy Award-winning producer of Period. End of Sentence, a documentary short that explores a group of women in a rural Indian village, which fights the stigma surrounding menstruation and begin manufacturing sanitary pads.  In a rural village outside Delhi, India, women lead a quiet revolution. They fight against the deeply rooted stigma of menstruation. “Period. End of Sentence.” -- a documentary short directed by Rayka Zehtabchi -- tells their story. For generations, these women didn't have access to pads, which lead to health problems and girls missing school or dropping out entirely. But when a sanitary pad machine is installed in the village, the women learn to manufacture and market their own pads, empowering the women of their community. They name their brand "FLY," because they want women "to soar." Their flight is, in part, enabled by the work of high school girls half a world away, in California, who raised the initial money for the machine and began a non-profit called "The Pad Project."  Music & Producer by Tre Hester.

On this episode of The Global Cable, Perry World House Inaugural Director William Burke-White and Global Shifts Program Manager Jocelyn Perry are joined by Perry World House Visiting Fellow, former President of Refugees International and advisor to UNHCR, Michel Gabaudan, to discuss the scope and scale of the refugee crisis in Venezuela. Michel Gabaudan is the former President of Refugees International, an independent advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. Refugees International advocates on behalf of forcibly displaced populations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America. Prior to his appointment to lead Refugees International, his career with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) spanned twenty-seven years. During this time, he acted as the Charge de Mission in Guatemala; the Regional Representative for Mexico, Cuba and Central America; the Head of Donor Relations and Resource Mobilization Service; Regional Representative for the Pacific; Regional Representative for China and Mongolia; and the Regional Representative for the United States of America and the Caribbean. He has most recently served as Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ecuador, supporting the government's efforts in responding to the mass outflow of Venezuelans in the region. He graduated with an M.D. from the University of Bordeaux in 1975 and received his Master of Public Health from the University of London in 1999. 00:10 - Introduction with Inaugural Director Prof. Willian Burke-White and Global Shifts Program Manager Jocelyn Perry 02:10 - The Venezuelan Refugee Crisis 08:50 - Changing Responses to Refugee Crises  11:00 - How the Refugee Challenge changed over the past 30 years 15:20 - Refugees International  18:55 - The relationship between Refugees & Migration 26:10 - Interesting Global Fact: Sinking Islands & Long-Run Climate Change 28:30 - Outro   Music and Produced by Tre Hester

On this episode of The Global Cable, Perry World House Inaugural Director William Burke-White and Global Shifts Program Manager Jocelyn Perry are joined by former U.S. Ambassador William Lacy Swing, former Director General of the International Organization for Migration, to discuss migration, displacement, and the age of humanitarian crises, including how the global community might ensure “safe, orderly, and regular” migration in a disorderly world.  Ambassador William Lacy Swing led the International Organization for Migration (IOM) from 2008-2018. Previously, he was the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of Congo and for Western Sahara, as well as Chief of Mission for the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara. He was also a six-time ambassador with the U.S. Department of State. 00:10 - Introduction with Inaugural Director Prof. Willian Burke-White and Global Shifts Program Manager Jocelyn Perry 04:40 - The International Organization of Migration 07:28 - The Global Compact on Migration 10:08 - The Role of Policy & The Press 12:30 - Ambassador Swing's Career in Africa 15:30 - The UN'S Preventative Action against Forced Migration 17:23 - The Importance of American Diplomacy 21:50 - Restoring Trust in our Alliances 23:00 - Population Growth & Distribution 25:15 - Interesting Global Fact: International Migrants 26:30 - Outro Music and Produced by Tre Hester

On this episode of The Global Cable, we are joined by the Hon. Paolo Gentiloni, the Former Prime Minister of Italy, to discuss, with Perry World House Inaugural Director Prof. William Burke-White, the rise of populism & nationalism in Italy, and Europe, and the future of the European Union.  The hon. Paolo Gentiloni is the Former Prime Minister of Italy. He is a professional journalist and has a degree in Political Sciences. Since 2001, he is a Member of Parliament and was Chairman of the Broadcasting Services Watchdog Committee. He was one of the founding members of the Italian Democratic Party. Between 2006 and 2008, he served as Minister for Communications in Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government. In 2014, he became Italian Foreign Minister in the government led by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. In December 2016, he was appointed Prime Minister of Italy, serving until June 1, 2018.  In 2018, he was re-elected for the fifth term to the Chamber of Deputies and he is currently a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. His most recent book is “La sfida impopulista,” Rizzoli, 2018.   0:10 - Introduction with Inaugural Director Prof. Willian Burke-White and Director of Research & Communications Dr. John Gans   03:15 - The State of Italian Politics 05:35 - Shifting Migration Flows in Europe 12:00 - Populism & Nationalism Across Europe 17:45 - The United States on the Global Stage 25:50 - Interesting Global Facts: Internal African Migration 27:40 - Career Advice: Public Commitment  30:00 - Outro Music and Produced by Tre Hester

On this episode of The Global Cable, we are joined by Ambassador Thomas Pickering and Suzanne DiMaggio to discuss, with Perry World House Inaugural Director Prof. William Burke-White, the future of U.S. Diplomacy, Global Security, and the current state of American Foreign Policy. Ambassador Pickering has had a career spanning five decades as a U.S. diplomat, serving as undersecretary of state for political affairs, ambassador to the United Nations, ambassador to Russia, India, Israel, Nigeria, Jordan, and El Salvador. He also served on assignments in Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He holds the personal rank of Career Ambassador, the highest in the U.S. Foreign Service. He has held numerous other positions at the State Department, including executive secretary and special assistant to Secretaries Rogers and Kissinger and assistant secretary for the Bureau of oceans, environmental and scientific affairs.  Suzanne DiMaggio is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she focuses on U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East and Asia. She is one of the foremost experts and practitioners of diplomatic dialogues with countries that have limited or no official relations with the United States, especially Iran and North Korea. DiMaggio is an associate senior fellow in the Disarmament, Arms Control, and Nonproliferation Program at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). She holds a BA from New York University and an MA from City College of New York (CUNY). 0:10 - Introduction with Associate Director Prof. Mike Horowitz and Director of Research & Communications Dr. John Gans 05:30 - The State of the World Today 13:20 - The U.S. & North Korea 16:00 - The Importance of the Iran Deal 20:20 - The State of American Foreign Policy 23:25 - The Biggest Threats to the U.S. & the World 28:00 - Outro Music and Produced by Tre Hester  

On this episode of The Global Cable, Perry World House Inaugural Director, and University of Pennsylvania Law Professor William Burke-White is joined by Dr. Yoram Hazony, President of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem, and Director of the John Templeton Foundation‘s project in Jewish Philosophical Theology, to discuss the global rise of nationalism and populism across the world and  a new Perry World House report explaining this New Age of Nationalism. Read the report HERE! Yoram Hazony is President of the Herzl Institute. He is the founder and past President of the Shalem Center in Jerusalem, now Shalem College. His books include The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture, The Jewish State: The Struggle for Israel's Soul, and God and Politics in Esther. Hazony is director of the John Templeton Foundation's project in Jewish Philosophical Theology, and a member of the Israel Council for Higher Education committee on Liberal Studies in Israel's universities. He holds a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Political Theory from Rutgers University. 00:28 - Introduction with Associate Director Prof. Mike Horowitz 10:22 - "The Virtue of Nationalism" by Yoram Hazony 13:08 - Nationalism as a glue to support the Global Order 17:40 - Brexit as a Reassertion of Nationalism  22:25 - Nationalism's role at the domestic level 25:15 - The Politicization of Nationalism 29:10 - Nationalism Looking Forward 33:50 - Outro Producer & Music by Tre Hester              

  On this episode of The Global Cable, Inaugural Director and Penn Law Professor Bill Burke-White discusses the results of the Perry World House report on the status of the global order with Inaugural Lightening Scholar and Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, Cosette Creamer, and Visiting Fellow and Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, Peter Harrell.  Read the full Perry World House report on the Status of the Global Order HERE! 00:11 - Introduction with Associate Director Prof. Mike Horowitz 08:10 - Findings of the Perry World House Report 11:30 - The Changing Economic Order of the World 14:15 - The Health of the International Trading System 16:10 - The Lack of Domestic Political Leadership 19:30 - The Impact of Renewed Great Power Competition 23:25 - Takeaways from the G20 Meeting 26:00 - Favorite Moments from the G20 Summit  27:45 - Outro   Produced & Music by Tre Hester

On this episode of The Global Cable Deputy Director Professor Michael Horowitz is joined by former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy Dr. Nadia Schadlow, to discuss the National Security Strategy under President Trump, working at the National Security Council and the biggest threats to the United States and the World.  Nadia Schadlow is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Perry World House. She was most recently U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategy. Prior to joining the National Security Council, Dr. Schadlow was a Senior Program Officer in the International Security and Foreign Policy Program of the Smith Richardson Foundation, where she helped identify strategic issues which warrant further attention from the U.S. policy committee. She served on the Defense Policy Board from September 2006 to June 2009 and is a full member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Her articles have appeared in Parameters, The American Interest, the Wall Street Journal, Philanthropy, and several edited volumes. Dr. Schadlow holds a B.A. degree in government and Soviet studies from Cornell University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the John Hopkins Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). 00:12 - Intro 01:05 - Working On National Security 02:25 - The National Security Strategy 06:35 - U.S. - China Competition 09:10 - Foreign Aid & Development Policy 11:50 - Challenge Moments at the National Security Council 12:45 - The Most Important Global Challenges 16:40 - North Korea 20:10 - The Gap Between Academia & The Policy World  22:05 - Interesting Global Facts 24:25 - Career Advice 26:20 - Outro   Music & Producer by Tre Hester

With us on this Episode of the Global Cable is Perry World House Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood Randall to discuss a range of issues, including Iran, Nuclear Proliferation and Climate Change with Professor William Burke-White, the Inaugural Director of Perry World House.  Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall served as the U.S. deputy secretary of energy from 2014 to 2017 and as special assistant to the President at the National Security Council where she was White House Coordinator for Defense Policy, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Arms Control from 2013-2014 and Senior Director for European Affairs from 2009-2013. Sherwood-Randall is currently a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and a distinguished professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology with a joint appointment at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and at the Strategic Energy Institute.  Earlier in her career, Sherwood-Randall served as Chief Foreign Affairs and Defense Policy Advisor to Senator Joe Biden.  She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard College and her doctorate at Oxford University, where she was among the early ranks of female Rhodes Scholars.     0:28 - Introduction 1:25 - The Iran Deal   06:55 - The Consequences of Abandoning the Deal 09:50 - North Korea's Nuclear Problem 16:00 - Climate Change & Energy Start-Ups 17:50 - The Development of New Technologies to Combat Climate Change 21:30 - The Dangers Facing the U.S. & The World 23:10 - Interesting Global Facts 24:15 - Getting Involved in Global Affairs 25:40 - Outro   Music and Produced by Tre Hester

With us on this Episode of the Global Cable is Former President of Mexico and Distinguished Global Leader-In-Residence Felipe Calderón to discuss important issues facing the world, the US-Mexico relationship, climate change and his time with us at the University of Pennsylvania, with Professor William Burke-White, the inaugural direct of Perry World House.  Perry World House Distinguished Global Leader-In-Residence Felipe Calderón served as President of Mexico from 2006 to 2012. Prior to his presidency, Calderón was Secretary of Energy (and in that capacity Chairman of the Board of Pemex and CFE) and director of BANOBRAS (Public  Works Bank). He was also a Congressman, leader of the National Action Party (PAN) in the Congress, and Secretary General and National President of PAN. 0:28 - Introduction 1:10 - President Calderón's visit to PWH and Philadelphia 3:12 - The U.S. - Mexico Relationship and Trade 8:30 - Immigration Issues 15:30 - The Economic Case for Tackling Climate Change 27:00 - How to Embark on a Career in International Affairs 29:00 - Outro     Music and Produced by Tre Hester  

As part of the University of Pennsylvania's Project on the Future of China, Perry World House brought together a range of scholars and policymakers in Beijing on September 7, 2018 to discuss China's vision for the global order and how those ambitions complement and clash with the interests of other countries, particularly of the United States. In this episode of The Global Cable, Inaugural Director Bill Burke-White discusses China's role in The Global Order and it's policy implications here in the United States with Executive Director of Penn Global and of Penn China Initiatives Amy Gadsden and Perry World House Global Order Program Manager John Gans.  Episode Overview:   1:35 - Intro 7:30 - US-China Relationship  12:40 - Trade Tensions 17:20 - Re-strengthening the Relationship 26:50 - The Role of Universities and Academic Institutions 31:00 - Outro   Music and Produced by Tre Hester

With us on this Episode of the Global Cable is former National Security Advisor and Distinguished Perry World House Visiting Fellow H.R. McMaster to discuss his time in the Trump White House and his views on the current state of the global order with Professor William Burke-White, the inaugural director of Perry World House, and Associate Director Professor Michael Horowitz. McMaster was at the University of Pennsylvania to take part in Perry World House's Colloquium on “Competing Visions of the Global Order” that brought a who's who of former government officials, diplomats, journalists, and academic experts to Philadelphia. Episode Overview:   0:18 - Intro 5:10 - H.R. McMaster's Current Academic Projects 7:42 - His Proudest Moment in the Trump Administration 10:00 - Challenges as a National Security Advisor 11:20 - Russia's Role in the Global Order 14:48 - The Civil-Military Relationship in Government  20:05 - The Benefits of Service  21:10 - The Biggest Threats to the World 29:40 - Interesting Global Facts 31:30 - Career Advice  33:00 - Outro   Music and Produced by Tre Hester

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Helsinki, on Monday, July 16th, a day after the World Cup final in Moscow, in what will be their first ever bilateral summit. Amongst the numerous issues at hand, the agenda will likely include Russian election meddling, Syria, North Korea, Iran and the current price of oil. What should we expect from this meeting and how will US domestic political sensitivities might affect the agenda? Listen to a discussion between Russia and international law expert Professor William Burke-White, the Director of Perry World House, and Perry World House Associate Director Michael C. Horowitz. Episode Overview:   0:55 - Intro 2:05 - Russia and The World Cup 2:55 - What's on the agenda for the Helsinki Summit? 4:45 - What are the potential areas for cooperation? 6:05 - How might US political sensitivities might shape the agenda? 7:28 - Russia: Friend, Foe or Competitor? 9:27 - What might Trump concede to Putin? 11:25 - What can the US gain from Russia? 13:10 - How might the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty play into the current situation? 15:02 - What possible mistakes might President Trump make?   Music and Produced by Tre Hester

In July 2018, a high-level political forum on sustainable development will undertake a review of several of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As this high-level forum explores the theme of "transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies," we have taken a step back to connect current research on sustainable urban development to global policy on and responses to some of today's most pressing global issues. How are mayors responding to refugee crises? How can cities have a voice in international climate agreements? What does this all have to do with the US policy of separating illegally entering families at the border? Listen now to find out. This episode features William Burke-White, the Inaugural Director of Perry World House and an expert on international law and global governance; Eugenie Birch, the Director of Penn Institute for Urban Research (IUR) and an expert on global urbanization and the implementation of the UN's New Urban Agenda; and Anne C. Richard, former Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration and Perry World House Visiting Fellow.  Read the papers discussed in the episode here: http://penniur.upenn.edu/wuf9 Music and produced by Tre Hester.

In January 2018, two very sanguine scholars wrote an article for The Washington Post on why nuclear war is not very likely with North Korea. Six months later, it is clear that this article has stood the test of time and tweet alike. This episode dives into the core argument of this article with its authors, Perry World House's Michael Horowitz and The George Washington University's Elizabeth Saunders.  Reading: Michael Horowitz and Elizabeth Saunders, "Why nuclear war with North Korea is less likely than you think," Washington Post's Monkey Cage Blog     0:20 - Intro Segment 4:35 - Saunders' background 5:35 - How do world leaders influence military interventions and international affairs? 7:30 - Did experts exaggerate the threat of war with North Korea? 9:30 - What are the factors that mitigate the threat of war with North Korea?  13:00 - Saunders' secret tip to analyze whether or not a leader matters to world events 14:50 - What is the most important challenge that the United States must face over the next two and twenty?  17:00 - Interesting Global Fact segment 18:15 - Career advice Music and Produced by Tre Hester

Looking for more foreign policy commentary on the 2018 World Cup? Look no further than Part II of our special episode featuring an all-star line up of global affairs and football experts. As nations compete for glory in Russia, our guests discuss what the World Cup has to do with foreign policy. They also share their thoughts on the potential winners and losers of this year's tournament. Will they be caught offside in their predictions, or will they score a spot in the Punditry Hall of Fame? Listen to find out!  Andrew Bertoli is a postdoctoral research fellow at Dartmouth's Dickey Center for International Understanding. Kirk Bowman is the Jon Wilcox Term Professor of Soccer and Global Politics at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. Sarah Kreps is an Associate Professor of Government and Adjunct Professor of Law at Cornell University. Christopher McIntosh is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at Bard College. Stephen Rodriguez is a senior fellow with New America's International Security program and the founder of One Defense.  Music and Produced by Tre Hester