Current Fellows

Behind its storybook facade, a German city turns inward

  • August 25, 2019
  • Emily Schultheis

An inherently international border town illustrates how the anti-immigrant AfD is gaining ground.

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Arriving in San Salvador

  • August 7, 2019
  • Elizabeth Hawkins

Finding a nuanced reality in a country known for gang violence.

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France’s far right eyes the prize

  • August 6, 2019
  • Karina Piser

In the south, the National Rally hopes local elections next year will pave the way to national victory.

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Saudi Arabia’s hidden diversity

  • August 2, 2019
  • David Kenner

In Jeddah, a society with different cultural norms but many of the same economic challenges.

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In Hungary, opposition’s main challenge is to unite

  • July 22, 2019
  • Emily Schultheis

But it’s an uphill fight when nationalism and family values are providing a template for Europe’s right wing.

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Getting to the gaokao

  • July 17, 2019
  • Matthew Chitwood

The road to China’s brutal university entrance exam.

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The battle for a ‘French Islam’

  • July 12, 2019
  • Karina Piser

In an ideologically charged tug-of-war, divergent figures jockey over who best represents France’s Muslims.

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Saudi Arabia’s modernization gamble

  • June 21, 2019
  • David Kenner

Can the kingdom provide enough financial security to rewrite its basic social contract?

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Austria’s far right faces life after scandal

  • June 21, 2019
  • Emily Schultheis

The Freedom Party is betting voters will continue to back it.

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ICWA launches El Salvador fellowship

  • June 17, 2019
  • ICWA

Push factors leading to emigration and asylum seeking.

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