Eve Fairbanks wins PEN nonfiction award
“The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa’s Racial Reckoning,” by Eve Fairbanks (South Africa, 2009-2011) wins the 2023 PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction.
Andrew Rice nominated for ASME award
Andrew Rice (Uganda, 2002-2004) and Olivia Nuzzi’s article, “What the Right Found on Hunter Biden’s Laptop,” in New York Magazine, has been named a finalist in the American Society of Magazine Editors’ 2023 National Magazine Awards.
Christopher Ball in Quinnipiac conference on Ukraine
Christopher Ball (Hungary, 1996-1998) is set to moderate a panel on global and American challenges one year into Russia’s war in Ukraine, part of a Quinnipiac University conference called “How the Ukrainian Displacement Crisis Shapes European and American Policy.” Saturday, February 25, 2023, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. For more information and to attend, click
Washington Institute: Andrew Tabler on Syrian earthquake aid
“Helping Syrian Earthquake Victims, Not Assad,” by Andrew Tabler (Lebanon, Syria, 2005-2007), The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, February 16, 2023
NYT: Shannon Sims on rebuilding after Hurricane Ian
“‘There’s No Spring Break Here’: Florida’s Gulf Coast Fights to Rebound After Hurricane Ian,” by Shannon Sims (Brazil, 2012-2014), The New York Times, February 13, 2023
Pramila Jayapal named ranking member of immigration subcommittee
Progressive champion Pramila Jayapal named ranking member of immigration subcommittee, DAILY KOS on Rep. Pramila Jayapal (India, 1995-96), February 2, 2023
TIME: Astha Rajvanshi on Indian crony capitalism
“What Adani’s Downfall Tells Us About India’s Crony Capitalism,” by Astha Rajvanshi (India, 2020 – 2022), TIME, February 1, 2023
Bloomberg: Ezra Fieser on Venezuela’s failed coup
“Trump-Backed Dream of a Venezuela Coup Dies With Maduro Gaining Power,” by Ezra Fieser (Guatemala, 2008-2010) and Andreina Itriago Acosta, Bloomberg, January 31, 2023
MERIP: Hannah Armstrong on France’s exit from the Sahel
“Exit France—The Influence of External Actors in the Sahel Region,” by Hannah Armstrong (West Africa, 2012-2014), Middle East Research and Information Project, 2022 winter edition
Foreign Policy: Neri Zilber on Israel’s tech sector in doubt
“Will Less Democracy Kill Israel’s Tech Sector?” by Neri Zilber (Israel, 2011 – 2013), Foreign Policy, January 26, 2023