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: What makes Putin run?
  A conversation with Ekaterina Egorova....

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• The Federalist Society podcast: Paul Rahe on the US role in global security
  A discussion of Robert Kagan's new book questions whether American influence will still weight the scales in international power struggles....

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• AFP: Robbie Corey-Boulet on Ethiopia’s pimped-out VW Beetles
  The new generation is embracing the long-ubiquitous bug, with some choice modifications....

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• The American Prospect: Jonathan Guyer reviews Bari Weiss book
  The conservative writer glosses over unsettling developments in the white-first movement....

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• Foreign Policy: Neri Zilber on John Bolton’s ouster
  Israelis worry their country may be left on its own to fight Iranian influence in the region....

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• Law & Liberty: Paul Rahe asks if Erdogan has lost his touch
  The tactics that enabled Turkey's strongman ruler to rise to dominance may now render similar maneuvers impossible. ...

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• Daily Beast: Neri Zilber on Netanyahu in overdrive
  Israel's prime minister is firing on all cylinders to secure the right-wing vote ahead of a tight re-election bid....

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• Oxford-Border Criminologies: Amelia Frank-Vitale on Mexico’s punishing of migrant helpers
  In the absence of state protection, accompaniment has been a crucial strategy for protecting migrants and refugees. ...

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• THE CABLE PODCAST: Ill winds
  A conversation with Larry Diamond. ...

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• Washington Post: Eve Fairbanks on echos of antebellum rhetoric
  The "reasonable right's" word choices exactly mimic the Old South's support of slavery....

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