Institute Staff

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

Posts and Dispatches from Institute Staff:

• POLITICO: Emily Schultheis on California’s crime plan
  “Alliance pushing California’s tough-on-crime plan is unraveling. Just weeks before election,” by Emily Schultheis (Germany, 2019-2021), POLITICO, September 26, 2024...

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• Eve Fairbanks shortlisted for Sunday Times literary award
  “Speaking the truth: life in post-apartheid SA seen through the eyes of ordinary people,” an interview with Eve Fairbanks (South Africa, 2009-2011) about her book “The Inheritors,” Sunday Times, September 22, 2024...

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• Register: Russians in exile – Aron Ouzilevski fellowship report and panel
  Please join us in Washington, DC on November 8, when returning fellow Aron Ouzilevski will deliver his fellowship report at the United States Institute of Peace about his two years writing about Russian exiles fleeing authoritarianism, militarism, mobilization and a deteriorating economy at home before and after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Based...

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• ICWA fellow Gayl Ness dies
  The sociologist dedicated his career to global economic development....

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• Washington Institute: Andrew Tabler on countering Iran in Syria
  “Countering Iran in East Syria Means Moderating the SDF,” by Andrew Tabler (Lebanon, Syria, 2005-2007), Washington Institute for Near East Policy, August 16, 2024...

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• TIME: Astha Rajvanshi on feminist philanthropy
  “The Growing Movement to Make Global Philanthropy More Feminist,” by Astha Rajvanshi (India, 2020-2022), TIME, August 2, 2024...

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• NYT: Shannon Sims on North American travel spots
  “7 Last-Minute Escapes for Labor Day Weekend,” by Shannon Sims (Brazil, 2012-2014), The New York Times, August 19, 2024...

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• WBUR: Neri Zilber on Netanyahu and Congress
  Neri Zilber (Israel, 2011-2013), discusses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to U.S. Congress on WBUR, July 24, 2024...

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• Inkstick Media: Joshua Levkowitz on saving an Istanbul grove
  “The Long Struggle to Save an Istanbul Grove Pays Off,” by Joshua Levkowitz (Turkey, Istanbul, 2021-2023), Inkstick Media, July 2, 2024...

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• New Lines Magazine: Joshua Levkowitz on dog culling in Turkey
  “A Culling Plan Unifies Turkey’s Dog Lovers,” by Joshua Levkowitz (Turkey, Istanbul, 2021-2023), New Lines Magazine, July 15, 2024...

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