Institute Staff

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

Posts and Dispatches from Institute Staff:

• Literary Hub: Wendy Call on translating poetry
  “Wendy Call and Shook on the Power of Titles, Decolonization, and Translating Poems in Iterations,” a poets.org interview with Wendy Call (Mexico, 1999-2001) and David Shook, Literary Hub, January 8, 2024...

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• New date—February 16: Post-Putinist Russia panel discussion
  What are the main challenges facing institutional and social reform—including the questions of decolonialization, understanding of history and Russian identity, and interests of minority regions? What roles should the United States and other Western countries be playing? What lessons learned from the post-Soviet 1990s?...

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• The Guardian: Joshua Levkowitz on a Turkish chef and humanitarian organizer
  “‘Food is a tool for change’: the Turkish chef who empowers women, helps refugees – and serves a mean dobo,” by Joshua Levkowitz (Turkey, 2021-2023), The Guardian, January 1, 2024...

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• ICIJ: David Kenner on alleged Hamas financier
  “Alleged Hamas financier holds stake in Cyprus company that mines Egyptian gold, leaked files reveal,” by David Kenner (Saudi Arabia, 2019-2021), International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, December 20, 2023...

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• NYT: Suzy Hansen on the war on terror
  “We’re Beginning to Learn How the War on Terror Shaped a Generation,” by Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009), New York Times, December 21, 2023...

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• Video: Syrians in exile, Joshua Levkowitz fellowship report
  Following his talk, Joshua joined an expert panel with Basma Alloush, Rafif Jouejati and Andrew Tabler....

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• Food & Environment Reporting Network: Jori Lewis on the history of the watermelon
  “Tell me why the watermelon grows,” by Jori Lewis (Senegal, 2011-2013), Food & Environment Reporting Network, December 4, 2023...

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• Bloomberg Businessweek: Joel Millman on Venezuela’s economic collapse
  “Give Us Your Engineers, Your Doctors, Your Entrepreneurs,” by Joel Millman (El Salvador, 1987-1989), Bloomberg Businessweek, May 11, 2023...

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• BBC: Joshua Levkowitz on what to do in Istanbul
  “The most Istanbul thing to do in Istanbul,” by Joshua Levkowitz (Turkey, 2021-2023), BBC, December 14, 2023...

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• Christian Science Monitor: Neri Zilber on Israelis’ view of Gaza
  “What Israelis see, and don’t see, about the war in Gaza,” by Neri Zilber (Israel, 2011-2013), Christian Science Monitor, December 12, 2023...

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