Dispatches Archives - Institute of Current World Affairs

The road to Carnival

In Brazil, the celebration is about forgetting problems in a country full of them.

The sun returns to northern Norway.

Reflections on a nomadic fellowship

At a major gathering of leaders in Reykjavik, America was noticeably absent.

In Brazil's kitesurfing capital, growing tourism is mainly driven by foreigners.

After Brazil’s deadliest police raid, political points seem more important than the truth.

Held at the Human Rights Campaign, with panelists Mark Bromley, Ying Xin and Fabrice Houdart.

Stories from the streets of Fortaleza

Mines, windmills and the “green colonialism” of the Arctic North

How armed factions are limiting access to health care and social services in Brazil.