After the Wagner mutiny, is Putin still Russia’s irreplaceable man? The mercenary group’s revolt raises more questions than answers, ICWA fellows say....
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“Slaves for Peanuts: A Story of Conquest, Liberation, and a Crop That Changed History,” by Jori Lewis (Senegal, 2011-2013) wins a 2023 James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference, History and Scholarship....
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“Putin’s Folly in Ukraine: NATO Redivivus,” by Paul Rahe (Turkey, Greece, 1984-1986), Strategika, Hoover Institution, May 18, 2023...
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“Borders are important,” ICWA Fellow Steven Tagle said during his fellowship report at New York’s Lotos Club on May 18. They separate “but at the same time invite you to cross.” He was quoting Angela Giannakidou, president of the Ethnological Museum of Thrace in northeastern Greece, with whom he made many trips to remote villages...
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It was a delight for all the senses at the institute’s spring dinner at New York’s Lotos Club on May 18. Former fellows joined trustees, friends and soon-to-be returning fellow from Greece Steven Tagle and family in the club’s fabulous library, where New York Magazine writer Andrew Rice spoke about his fellowship in Uganda (2002...
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We’re delighted to announce the appointment of two new trustees to the ICWA board, Cris Duschek (fellow in Romania, 2004-2006) and Peter Leon. Trustee Constance Whiteside is also stepping down at the end of her term and will be missed. Peter Leon Peter Leon is a partner and global Africa chair of the international...
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“Turkey’s Earthquake Election,” by Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009), The New Yorker, May 8, 2023...
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“Haiti’s descent into hell,” by Pooja Bhatia (Haiti, 2009-2011), The New Statesman, May 10, 2023...
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“Austria’s Far Right Is Back on Top,” by Emily Schultheis (Germany, 2019-2021), Foreign Policy, April 25, 2023...
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