Current Fellows

Germany’s right-wing populists push boundaries in a polarized society

  • May 20, 2019
  • Emily Schultheis

Can the AfD succeed in uniting government critics?

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Landing in Riyadh

  • May 16, 2019
  • David Kenner

Encountering a sprawling metropolis full of empty spaces, speeding cars and hopes for socioeconomic change.

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The Atlantic: Emily Schultheis on the European far right

  • May 14, 2019
  • ICWA

The current push is for change from within, not breaking up the EU.

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China’s rural transformation in pictures

  • April 29, 2019
  • Matthew Chitwood

Once a backwater, Yunnan province is becoming a critical bridge to the world.

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In secular France, Catholic roots run deep

  • April 29, 2019
  • Karina Piser

The Notre-Dame fire is shedding light on the country’s complex relationship with religion at a moment populists across Europe are distorting the notion of Christian identity.

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The dust settles at Notre-Dame

  • April 17, 2019
  • Karina Piser

The cathedral fire united France. Days later, it was already helping re-ignite the politics of economic grievance.

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The Chinese art of tomb sweeping

  • April 16, 2019
  • Matthew Chitwood

An age-old ritual is changing with the times.

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ICWA launches Germany fellowship

  • April 15, 2019
  • ICWA

Historical understanding behind the rise of the far right.

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ICWA launches Saudi Arabia fellowship

  • April 1, 2019
  • ICWA

Investigating how the new generation is adapting to economic change.

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A Chinese Christmas

  • March 11, 2019
  • Matthew Chitwood

Navigating between church and state amid a crackdown on religious expression.

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