PWH Executive Director @marieharf.bsky.social joined Fox News Live to break down what's next for U.S.-Iran negotiations, alongside Ret. U.S. Navy Capt. Brent Sadler. 📺 Watch here: www.foxnews.com/video/640090...

Iran’s government is interested in ‘personal’ revenge, former State Department official says | Fox News Video

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.’

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"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...

Opinion | I’m in Venezuela. Things Are Worse Than They Look.

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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:

Corruption Sanctions Have Their Flaws. Impose Them Anyway.

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

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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...

When a Cease-Fire Is Really a Stalemate

Equilibrium with Iran is the best America can do.

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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...

How AI could make wars go nuclear

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

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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...

Trump memo on AI aims to avoid repeat of Anthropic debacle - Breaking Defense

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...

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🎧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...

Are The Killer Robots Inevitable?

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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:

The United States: Sanctions Implementer and Sanctions Safe Haven?

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

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🚨 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...

The Navy Needs Precise Mass and Here Is How to Get There

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

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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

Perry World House@perryworldhouse.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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...

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:

Three Lessons from the Intersection of Sanctions and Corruption

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

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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:

Just Security@justsecurity.org · 3mo ago

Do sanctions deter corrupt actors — or do they generate the very corruption risks they aim to prevent? Marie E. Harf (@marieharf.bsky.social) introduces the Intersection of Sanctions and Corruption Symposium, a new series in partnership with Perry World House (@perryworldhouse.bsky.social):

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...

Pentagon inks deal with Google for AI services

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.

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🎧 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...

Next stop - Resignation Station

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

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“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...

Opinion | Iran Is Teaching Us Something About the American War Machine

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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

Penn Washington supports Perry World House student fellows' learning from the practitioners of statecraft - Penn Washington

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

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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...

Why the U.S. deployed this new low-cost drone in Iran

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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"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...

America and Israel Have Different Endgames in Iran

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

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🎧 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...

Attack of the drones

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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 Michael C. Horowitz on CNN with Fredricka Whitfield

YouTube video by Perry World House

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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...

The Iran war could sap American military power for years

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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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

PWH Faculty Director Michael C. Horowitz on CNN International

YouTube video by Perry World House

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🎧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...

Trump LOSES SUPPORT After Teasing Ground Troops in Iran

YouTube video by Pod Save the World

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"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...

The New Era of Drone Warfare Takes Root in Iran | Council on Foreign Relations

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

Texas National Security Review@tnsr.org · 5mo ago

As DoD integrates AI tools, questions about AI and nuclear risk are moving from theory to policy. In this article, Michael Horowitz (mchorowitz.bsky.social) of Perry World House (@perryworldhouse.bsky.social) examines automation bias, AI-enabled surveillance, machine-speed warfare.