Perry World House News and Analysis
Posted: 1st May 2026
Let Iran Defeat Itself
Richard Nephew | Foreign Affairs | April 28, 2026
Richard Nephew | Foreign Affairs | April 28, 2026
PWH Distinguished Visiting Fellow Richard Nephew has a new piece in Foreign Affairs discussing the United States’ presence in Iran.
“As the Trump administration pursues an end to the war, it must therefore avoid any deal that would bail the regime out,” writes Nephew.
Sabotage in the Baltic Sea, Implications for European Security, and Lessons for the Indo-Pacific
Senate Foreign Relations Committee | April 30, 2026
Senate Foreign Relations Committee | April 30, 2026
Perry World House Senior Fellow Benjamin L. Schmitt testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee discussing sabotage in the Baltic Sea, and what the implications would be for European and Indo-Pacific security.
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The Future of Defense Cooperation and Regional Security Challenges: Lessons from the Philippines
Julio S. Amador III | April 28, 2026
Julio S. Amador III | April 28, 2026
In a new piece, PWH Distinguished Visiting Fellow Julio S. Amador IIIdiscusses the future of defense cooperation and regional security challenges in the Philippines.
“The Philippines is an important case study in how smaller and middle powers can adapt to this new environment. Its experience demonstrates how states with limited military capabilities can strengthen deterrence not through sheer force, but through strategic networking, asymmetric defense investments, and legal and normative leverage,” writes Amador.
Read here“The Philippines is an important case study in how smaller and middle powers can adapt to this new environment. Its experience demonstrates how states with limited military capabilities can strengthen deterrence not through sheer force, but through strategic networking, asymmetric defense investments, and legal and normative leverage,” writes Amador.
In Defense of Multilateralism: The U.N. We Must Aspire To
Scott Barrett, Jean-Marie Guehenno, Daniel Naujoks, Jose Antonio Ocampo, Ben Orlove, Jyotsna Puri, Dirk Salomons | SIPA Institute of Global Politics
Scott Barrett, Jean-Marie Guehenno, Daniel Naujoks, Jose Antonio Ocampo, Ben Orlove, Jyotsna Puri, Dirk Salomons | SIPA Institute of Global Politics
PWH Distinguished Visiting Fellow Jyotsna Puri recently co-authored a new paper analyzing the impact of multilateralism, and core recommendations to “create the U.N. we must aspire to.”
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