Institute Staff

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

Posts and Dispatches from Institute Staff:

• Nicholas Schmidle musical in Philadelphia
  Tickets are on sale for Nicholas Schmidle (Pakistan, 2006 – 2008) and the Disco Biscuits’ “The Very Moon, A Steampunk Musical,” at Philadelphia’s FringeArts theater, January 17-20, 2024....

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• Neri Zilber reports on Israel judicial reform for CNN
  Neri Zilber reported on Israeli President Binyamin Netanyahu’s judicial reform for CNN outside the Supreme Court....

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• Foreign Affairs: Hannah Armstrong on America’s role in Niger coup
  “Niger’s Coup and America’s Choice,” by Hannah Rae Armstrong (West Africa, 2012-2014), Foreign Affairs, August 29, 2023...

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• NYT: Shannon Sims on exploring Colombia
  “36 Hours in Cartagena, Colombia,” by Shannon Sims (Brazil, 2012-2014), The New York Times, August 24, 2023...

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• AP: Emily Schultheis on German mayoral race
  “A mayoral race in a small city highlights the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party,” by Emily Schultheis (Germany, 2019-2021), Associated Press, September 24, 2023...

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• Paul Rahe discusses his new book on National Review podcast
  Paul Rahe (Turkey, Greece, 1984-1986) discusses his new book “Sparta’s Sicilian Proxy War” (Encounter Books), published September 26, on National Review‘s Bookmonger podcast....

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• Upcoming Oct. 5 webinar: Russian political opposition in exile
  How are they trying to oppose Putin’s Kremlin from outside the country? ...

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• Video: Russia’s new émigrés, an overview
  Examining a society in exile....

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• Sep. 18 talk: Russia’s new émigrés
  Examining a society in exile....

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• Thomas Goltz dies
  Former fellow chronicled brutal conflicts in the Caucasus....

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