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After the Wagner mutiny, is Putin still Russia’s irreplaceable man?
The mercenary group’s revolt raises more questions than answers, ICWA fellows say.
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Lessons from Afghanistan
Can the 1980s Soviet war help Americans understand how the US-led conflict should be remembered?
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Returning to Central America
Former fellow Joel Millman revisits his old stomping ground three decades after major change swept the world.
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After Israel’s ‘extraordinary’ spring, what’s next?
Former ICWA fellow Neri Zilber lays out what matters most in the country’s evolving political drama.
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Reframing the US immigration ‘crisis’
Both the nature and root causes of migration are misunderstood, former ICWA fellow Amelia Frank-Vitale says.
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Taking stock of Egypt’s failed revolution
Former ICWA fellow Jonathan Guyer reflects on the country’s authoritarian turn.
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Why the Putin regime won’t collapse any time soon
The embattled opposition leader Alexei Navalny is prompting protests in Russia again, but he’s still far from reaching a critical mass of discontent.
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An uncertain future for Ethiopia’s conflict
The government has declared an end to its war with Tigrayan rebels, but what happens next remains far from clear.
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What some countries expect of Biden
The incoming administration faces a multitude of pressing issues around the world. Here’s what ICWA fellows say from India to El Salvador.
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Can Thailand’s embattled monarchy rule on?
The protest movement is entering uncharted territory, former ICWA fellow Matthew Wheeler says.