Institute Staff

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

Posts and Dispatches from Institute Staff:

• THE CABLE PODCAST: The Kremlin cracks down
  A conversation with Karina Orlova....

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• Bloomberg: Ezra Fieser and Michael Deibert on Puerto Rico’s leadership crisis
  A would-be governor no longer wants the job....

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• Latino Rebels: Amelia Frank-Vitale and Juan José Martínez D’aubuisson on ethical reporting
  'In this story, Goliath vanquishes David and his body is abandoned in some ditch.'...

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• NYT: Malia Politzer and Annie Hylton on violence against LGBTQ refugees
  Homosexuality remains illegal in 34 of Africa’s 54 countries, but claiming asylum in other countries is also risky....

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• Daily Beast: Neri Zilber on fake tweets aimed at Iranian exiles
  Cyberattacks defending Tehran's interests have become a lot more sophisticated....

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• NYT Mag: Suzy Hansen on Turkey’s purge of intellectuals
  Some 6,000 academics have lost their positions and in some cases their freedoms....

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• THE CABLE PODCAST: The Kremlin kleptocracy
  A conversation with Anders Åslund....

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• Curt Gabrielson publishes new book
  More Tinkering: How Kids in the Tropics Learn by Making Stuff....

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• The Guardian: Shannon Sims on Texas’ female field hands
  Undocumented migrants in Texas are even more vulnerable to exploitation when they are female....

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• Foreign Policy: Neri Zilber on Israeli generals in revolt
  A group of former security officials have one common goal: defeating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in upcoming elections. ...

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