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Is this the model democracy?

Brett Simpson

Dueling realities of climate change and politics in Norway’s election year

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Compass

A journal about global cultures and developments published by the Institute of Current World Affairs.

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Defending our ideals in the face of adversity Defending our ideals in the face of adversity

Defending our ideals in the face of adversity

Suren Avanesyan
Democracy is about our rights.

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Lessons from the post-WWII refugee crisis Lessons from the post-WWII refugee crisis

Lessons from the post-WWII refugee crisis

Dmitry Kharitonov
Sheila Fitzpatrick discusses her new book about the mass resettlement of displaced Soviets.

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After war with Israel, will Iranians support their regime? After war with Israel, will Iranians support their regime?

After war with Israel, will Iranians support their regime?

Barry Rosen
Both nationalism and resistance are surging. Which will endure?

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Fellows

The latest dispatches from the institute’s fellows writing about Taiwan, Brazil and the Norwegian Arctic. Sign up for emails to follow their research.

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Twenty days at sea Twenty days at sea 

Twenty days at sea 

Brett Simpson
Racing to study climate change in the Arctic Ocean.

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An introduction to Brazil’s tangled drug policyAn introduction to Brazil’s tangled drug policy

An introduction to Brazil’s tangled drug policy

Rowland Robinson
After a series of reforms, can the country’s approach be as good as it looks on paper?

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On frames of beautyOn frames of beauty

On frames of beauty

Edric Huang
Notes on recent queer art exhibitions in Tokyo.

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The Institute of Current World Affairs has sent outstanding young professionals abroad to acquire deep knowledge of international societies for 100 years. Many become leading experts on global cultures and affairs.

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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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Reflections on the Vietnam WarReflections on the Vietnam War

Reflections on the Vietnam War

Takashi Oka on tumult and corruption in 1960s South Vietnam

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How Russians learned to stop worrying and love President PutinHow Russians learned to stop worrying and love President Putin

How Russians learned to stop worrying and love President Putin

Gregory Feifer on the Kremlin's takeover of the main independent television station NTV in 2001.

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Meeting in secret with the African National Congress presidentMeeting in secret with the African National Congress president

Meeting in secret with the African National Congress president

Peter Bird Martin on Albert John Luthuli in 1954.

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I 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.

DR. ANDREW WEIL, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THE ANDREW WEIL CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (ICWA FELLOW IN THE AMERICAS AND AFRICA, 1971-1975)
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