Institute Staff

The Institute of Current World Affairs shares past fellows’ work from the around the web.

Posts and Dispatches from Institute Staff:

• Christian Science Monitor: Neri Zilber on Israel’s 75th anniversary
  “Israel at 75: Can a divided nation reconcile its differences?” by Neri Zilber (Israel, 2011-2013), Christian Science Monitor, May 3, 2023...

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• Foreign Policy: Emily Schultheis on Finland in NATO
  “Finland’s ‘NATO Option’ Set to Become Reality,” by Emily Schultheis, Foreign Policy, March 30, 2023...

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• Malia Politzer named to One World Media Longlist 2023
  The One World Media Awards Longlist 2023 includes “The Baby Broker Project,” by Malia Politzer (India, Spain, 2013-2015), Simon Bowers and Naipanoi Lepapa in Finance Uncovered for the print media award....

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• ECFR: Hannah Armstrong on Europeans and the Sahel
  “The roots of peace: Why Europeans should help re-establish support for local dialogue in the Sahel,” by Hannah Armstrong (West Africa, 2012-2014), European Council on Foreign Relations, March 28, 2023...

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• Foreign Policy: Joshua Levkowitz on Turkey targeting Syrian refugees
  “Turkey’s Xenophobic Turn Targets Stateless Syrians” by Joshua Levkowitz (Turkey, 2021-2023) Foreign Policy, March 26, 2023  ...

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• Christian Science Monitor: Neri Zilber on Israel’s protesters
  “Israeli protesters: ‘Traitors’ and ‘anarchists’ or best and brightest?” by Neri Zilber (Israel, 2011-2013), The Christian Science Monitor, March 10, 2023....

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• Foreign Policy: James Courtright on ethnic killings of Fulanis
  “Ethnic Killings by West African Armies Are Undermining Regional Security,” by James Courtright (West Africa, 2021-2023), Foreign Policy, March 7, 2023....

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• Webinar video:
  LGBTQ+ rights in Asia
  LGBTQ+ rights are under attack in a number of Asian countries, not least China, where the LGBTQ+ community is feeling the brunt of restrictions on civil society. Meanwhile, progress in other counties including Japan has been slow. The Institute of Current World Affairs held a Zoom webinar discussion on April 5, 2023 with David Mixner,...

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• Eve Fairbanks wins PEN nonfiction award
  “The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa’s Racial Reckoning,” by Eve Fairbanks (South Africa, 2009-2011) wins the 2023 PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction....

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• Andrew Rice nominated for ASME award
  Andrew Rice (Uganda, 2002-2004) and Olivia Nuzzi’s article, “What the Right Found on Hunter Biden’s Laptop,” in New York Magazine, has been named a finalist in the American Society of Magazine Editors’ 2023 National Magazine Awards....

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