
Foreign Policy: Neri Zilber on Netanyahu and Trump
Bibi's best friend in the White House is helping him win the Israeli election.

American Prospect: Jonathan Guyer on US policy in Saudi Arabia
Washington must influence a change of behavior in the kingdom.

Steve Butler quoted in NYTMagazine about his work defending press freedom
Former fellow and former ICWA executive director Steve Butler (Northeast Asia, 1983-1986) was quoted in a The New York Times Magazine feature about how the journalist Gauri Lankesh became a casualty of India’s increasingly intolerant politics: “There seems to be a license that people feel to beat up or attack journalists in India.” Butler is currently

Dr. Andrew Weil Commits $15M to Name UA Center for Integrative Medicine
Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine seeks to transform health care.

Jori Lewis wins Whiting Creative Nonfiction grant
Awarded $40,000 to complete her book, Slaves for Peanuts.

Lapham’s Quarterly: Suzy Hansen on the rise and fall of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar
A look at life in Istanbul over the centuries.