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Politico: Emily Schultheis on Austrians visiting the Alps
Usually deterred by bus loads of foreign tourists, Austrians have taken the opportunity of the corona virus lockdown to rediscover their own world-famous gem, scenic Hallstatt,
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NCUSCR: Matt Chitwood on rural China
Chitwood joins Mei Lan to discuss how life in the Chinese countryside is changing.
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Foreign Policy: Emily Schultheis on Hungary’s opposition mayors
Orban has used the pandemic to intensify his assault on opposition strongholds.
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Edward Wolfers contributes to Covid-19 study
A collection of case studies provides snap shots of global responses to Covid-19.
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The Spectator: Neri Zilber on Israel’s second wave
Not long ago Netanyahu was bragging to reporters about Israel's "great success story."
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The American Prospect: Jonathan Guyer on Biden’s foreign policy team
Vice President Joe Biden is choosing his foreign policy team from the shadowy world of strategic consultancies.
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Foreign Policy: Karina Piser on race in France
A new highly critical report by France’s human rights watchdog has energized the country’s conversation on race, especially after large protests supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, Karina Piser (France, 2017-2019) writes in Foreign Policy. In his report, the human rights ombudsman Jacques Toubon said discrimination is “systemic,” a new criticism in official France, which
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ELLE: Pramila Jayapal answers 20 questions
Jayapal speaks about her new book, "Use the Power You Have: A Brown Woman’s Guide to Politics and Political Change."
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Robbie Corey-Boulet wins NLGJA book prize
Acclaim for former ICWA fellow's book Love Falls on Us: A Story of American Ideas and African LGBT Lives.
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The American Scholar: Hannah Armstrong on quagmire in Western Sahara
For more than four decades, the Sahrawi people have called for international recognition of their state-in-exile, without success.