Here's the video of our webinar discussion yesterday on "Balancing Risk and Reward in Technological Innovation" with our third cohort Science & Technology fellows Abigail Coplin and @kendraschaefer.bsky.social presenting their terrific working papers, expertly moderated by @gwbstr.com:
The recently published working papers by our third cohort Science and Technology fellows can be found at global.upenn.edu/future-of-us.... Please join us for a live and recorded webinar with the authors today, April 10 from 2-3 PM ET. Registration link at the QR code on the poster below:
And here is the video of yesterday's wide-ranging panel discussion:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK51...
We were delighted to welcome 5 fellows to campus yesterday for a panel "Anticipating the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing." Margaret Jackson, Rosie Levine, @jwdwerner.bsky.social, @margaretklewis.bsky.social, @carlminzner.bsky.social discussed the future of U.S.-China relations with @neysunm.bsky.social
Thank you to Peking University Prof. Wang Jisi for visiting @upenn.edu yesterday to meet with our students and discuss his recent @foreignaffairs.com essay co-authored with David M. Lampton
In the lead-up to the May 14-15 leadership summit, on Tue April 7 we are convening five of our current & alumni fellows to share their expectations for the meeting and what it may portend for the near-term future of U.S.-China relations. More details on this hybrid event below:
We are still accepting applications for our Student Fellows program during the 2026-27 school year. Applications are open to any current undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania and will be accepted until April 10.
Learn more at bit.ly/4c1f5vl
Here's the video of our webinar discussion yesterday on "Limiting Financial and Economic Exposures" with our third cohort Trade & Economics fellows Matt Mingey and Carrie Shang presenting their working papers, moderated by alumni fellow @chorzempa.bsky.social
European Parliament heads to China after 8 years and intense lobbying from Beijing
My report on MEP visits and Chinese lobbying asks whether Beijing's focus has paid off
I was happy to be part of this initiative led by Rosie Levine & the US-China Education Trust that took a systematic approach to the critical Q of how do we support the talent pipeline for next gen China expertise. Read a recap of Monday’s launch event and the report itself:
uscet.org/event-recap-...
The recently published working papers by our third cohort Trade and Economics fellows can be found at global.upenn.edu/future-of-us.... Please join us for a live and recorded webinar with the authors tomorrow, March 26 from 5-6 PM ET. Registration link at the QR code on the poster below:
Since the 2024 presidential election, Democrats have flipped more than two dozen seats in Republican or battleground states while the Republicans have not captured any Democratic seats.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...
Our third cohort fellow @neilthomas123.bsky.social has a great essay in today’s @nytimes.com, building on some of the themes in his policy paper for our Project:
SCOOP: "The next dates for the Trump-Xi summit will only be proposed after the active part of the Iran conflict is over" via @politico.com @arihawkins.bsky.social @ddesrochers.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
We are delighted to invite applications for our Student Fellows program. Applications are open to any current undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania and will be accepted until April 10. Read more about the application requirements at: global.upenn.edu/future-of-us...
Here's the video of our webinar discussion yesterday on "Rethinking Diplomacy and Deterrence" with our third cohort National Security fellows Elsa Kania, @pu-xiaoyu.bsky.social & @neilthomas123.bsky.social presenting their working papers, moderated by alumni fellow @brianthart.bsky.social:
The White House’s failure to think a step or two ahead—such as what Iran could do with the Strait of Hormuz—is another “reminder of what it means to purge government and decision-making of all the experts.”
@profsaunders.bsky.social dropping some political science with @gregsargent.bsky.social.
Today we published working papers by our third cohort National Security fellows: global.upenn.edu/future-of-us.... Please join us for a live and recorded webinar with these authors on Friday, March 13 from 12-1 PM ET. Registration link at the QR code on the poster below:
A reminder that the deadline for our fourth cohort fellowship applications is March 17!
Congratulations to our third cohort fellow Emily Matson on her forthcoming book!
"Trump seems to believe that he, like his fantasy America, exists on a different plane, utterly untouchable by the swirl of global events. The devastating consequences of his actions are not just someone else’s fault. They are someone else’s problem, too" www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...
Here's the video of our webinar discussion yesterday on "Prioritizing Education in U.S.-China Relations" with our third cohort Research, Education, & Academic Freedom fellows @Yingyi Ma, @emilymatson.bsky.social, & Ali Wyne, expertly moderated by alumna Rosie Levine:
This spring, our undergraduate Student Fellows (global.upenn.edu/future-of-us...) are holding a series of virtual dialogues with their counterparts in the CISS Youth program at Tsinghua. Thank you to @rudyakmarina.bsky.social for expertly leading today's discussion on Development & the Global South
Today we publish working papers by our third cohort Research, Education, & Academic Freedom fellows: global.upenn.edu/future-of-us.... Please join us for a live and recorded webinar with these authors on Friday, March 6 from 2-3 PM ET. Registration link at the QR code on the poster below:
Here's the video of our webinar discussion yesterday on "Values Competition and Convergence in U.S.-China Relations" featuring our third cohort Human Rights, Law, & Democracy fellows @carlminzner.bsky.social, Elizabeth Donkervoort & @jwdwerner.bsky.social, expertly moderated by Amy Gadsden:
We just published working papers by our third cohort human rights, law, and democracy fellows: global.upenn.edu/future-of-us.... Please join us for a live and recorded webinar with these authors on Friday, February 27 from 12-1 PM ET. Registration link at the QR code on the poster below:
On my to do list has been to write something about how area studies are rising in China precisely at the same moment as they are declining in the U.S. (and maybe elsewhere in the West as well...) but now I'm worried this is so apparent someone else will write it first!
What's more shocking than ICE's plan to cram as many 8,500 humans into massive, soul-crushing warehouses?
Seeing the actual DHS floor plan that echoes slavery ships and history's worst gulags with no rec space but a gun range for guards
My new column on the camps www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
Here's the video of the outstanding, highly granular webinar discussion yesterday on The Future of Clean Technologies featuring our third cohort Climate and Environment fellows (@busbyj2.bsky.social, @kyleichan.bsky.social, @mmortonjackson.bsky.social), expertly moderated by @joannalewis.bsky.social