NYT Mag: Suzy Hansen on Turkish censorship The internet restrictions put in place by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration have forced Turks into an online labyrinth, former ICWA fellow
Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009) writes in
The New York Times Magazine....
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FRANCE 24: Karina Piser on the headscarf Newly returned ICWA fellow
Karina Piser (France, 2017-2019) appears on France 24’s program
The 51% to discuss the ongoing debate over the French ban on the Muslim headscarf in public spaces. She says that the issue is so divisive, it’s unlikely to be resolved soon....
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The American Prospect: Jonathan Guyer on George W. Bush at the Kennedy Center The Kennedy Center’s exhibition of the former president's paintings of veterans rewrites the history of the Iraq war, former fellow
Jonathan Guyer (Egypt, 2015-2017) writes in
The American Prospect....
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The American Interest: Paul Rahe on realism’s limits Hans Morgenthau took the American foreign policy establishment by storm in 1948 with
Politics Among Nations, writes board chair and former fellow
Paul Rahe (Turkey, 1984-1986) in
The American Interest. But the so-called father of realism's own understanding of statesmanship was "rather unrealistic."...
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THE CABLE PODCAST: The Velvet Revolution 30 years on A discussion with Karen Donfried and Jeff Gedmin. Reporting by Emily Schultheis. ...
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WAMU: Tyrone Turner and Mikaela Lefrak tell the story of a deaf DJ Nico DiMarco has been deaf since birth, but that hasn’t stopped him from pursuing a side career as a DJ in Washington, DC.
Tyrone Turner (Brazil, 1999-2000) and Mikaela Lefrak record his pulsating sound for WAMU radio....
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THE CABLE PODCAST: The fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years on A discussion with Karen Donfried and Jeff Gedmin. Reporting by Emily Schultheis. ...
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AFP: Robbie Corey-Boulet on
Ethiopia’s border troubles Residents in both Ethiopia and Eritrea complain of a lack of progress on demarcating their shared border despite a much-lauded peace deal, ICWA fellow
Robbie Corey-Boulet (Ivory Coast and Cameroon, 2013-2015) reports for Agence France Presse. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end hostilities, but locals say they don't see the peace....
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The American Prospect: Jonathan Guyer on Bernie’s Israel policy Speaking at a conference of the liberal pro-Israel advocacy group J Street , Bernie Sanders energized the crowd by recommending a tough love approach to Israel, ICWA former fellow
Jonathan Guyer (Egypt, 2015-2017) writes in
The American Prospect. The senator from Vermont advocated conditioning aid to Israel on its human rights record. "He can take credit for creating space for a more robust discussion of the U.S.-Israel relationship, offering a progressive blueprint going forward," Jonathan writes....
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Johns Hopkins SAIS Magazine: Matt Chitwood profile Johns Hopkins SAIS Magazine features
Matt Chitwood (China, 2017-2019) as a noteworthy alum, who is chronicling the transformation of China from his home in a remote village in Yunnan province.
“Changes have been taking place in Bangdong village, where I live," Matt writes. "Spring tea season has come and gone. Some have married, and some have passed... and my neighbors ate their dog.”...
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