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The latest from the institute’s fellows writing about Taiwan, South Korea, Portugal and the Norwegian Arctic. Sign up for emails to follow their research.
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Sip, swirl and swallow
Portugal’s love for liquid intoxicants and what it can teach us about addiction.


How protests protect South Korea’s mercurial democracy
Citizens unite on the streets after President Yoon’s martial law decree.


Africa’s debt crisis has global implications
Former ICWA fellow Casey Kelso on China’s ever-growing influence.


Forcing a ‘Russian law,’ Georgia’s government is complicating EU prospects
A year after major street protests forced the ruling party to back down over ‘foreign agents’ legislation, it’s bent on success this time, Tbilisi-based ICWA fellow Aron Ouzilevski says.

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Remembrance: Kathleen Hendrix
ICWA fellow and Los Angeles Times reporter who championed rights for women, LGBTQ+ people and others.
ICWA@100
As ICWA marks its centenary this year, we’re looking back at the writing and lives of our fellows over the past 100 years.
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Support ICWAI can’t tell you how important the experience of the fellowship was for me. Those years I spent from 1971 to 1975 really shaped my ideas about health and healing in the natural world.
