Institute Staff

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

Posts and Dispatches from Institute Staff:

• Foreign Affairs: Cheng Li on China’s middle class and the trade war
  Xi is getting the blame, but it may be heading to Trump....

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• VIDEO: Martha Farmelo on Argentina’s abortion bill
  Why it failed and what it means for the future. ...

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• The New York Times: Shannon Sims on Brazil’s all-women samba circles
  The feminist movement is pushing back against machismo culture....

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• World Politics Review: Malia Politzer on Spain’s immigration policy
  With a new socialist government, the country has replaced Italy as the top destination for Europe-bound migrants....

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• Foreign Policy: Neri Zilber on the rise of cyber-mercenaries
  The internet has eclipsed borders, and cyberwarfare is no exception....

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• POLITICO: Eve Fairbanks on Trump’s tweet about South Africa
  Some lies are so fantastical they can't be countered without vaguely soiling the arguer....

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• Foreign Policy: Neri Zilber on Palestinians’ precarious state
  Both Palestinians and Israelis are worried about the devastating effects the Trump administration looks set to have on their lives....

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• The Washington Institute: Neri Zilber on protests against Israel’s nation-state law
  While Arabs and Jews unite, fake news divides....

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• The New Republic: Karina Piser on France’s ‘new anti-Semitism’
  A focus on Muslim antipathy toward Jews is letting the rest of the country off the hook....

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• The New Yorker: Nicholas Schmidle on Virgin Galactic’s lead pilot
  The ace pilot risking his life to fulfill Richard Branson's quest to make commercial space travel a reality....

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