Foreign Policy: Neri Zilber on the violence in Israel
There is something new and more alarming in this round of fighting.
India’s foreign aid dilemma
The international community is eager to help the country emerge from its devastating second wave of Covid. But distributing supplies is proving challenging.
Webinar video: State of the border
A conversation with former ICWA fellow Amelia Frank-Vitale, Pamela Lopez and Jenifer Avila.
Webinar video: LGBTQ+ activism and Africa
Former fellow and journalist Robbie Corey-Boulet speaks to Fabrice Houdart of Out Leadership.
NYT: Emily Schultheis on the refugee who fought the far right
Alassa Mfouapon was falsely accused in the German media of starting a violent protest. So he went to court, and won.
Foreign Policy: Matthew Chitwood on Sinicization and Hui Muslims
Signs of China's growing Islamophobia spread beyond the Uyghur minority.
Webinar video: Nick Schmidle’s Test Gods
Former fellow and New Yorker writer Nicholas Schmidle discussed his new book with Explorers Club President Richard Garriott on May 4, 2021.
Newslines: Neri Zilber on Iran brinksmanship
Israeli intelligence officials acknowledge problems with a “maximum pressure” policy on Tehran.
Kitty Hempstone dies
Kathaleen "Kitty" Fishback Hempstone was a former ICWA trustee and longtime institute supporter.
Nicholas Schmidle to publish book on Virgin Galactic space program
New Yorker writer Nicholas Schmidle (ICWA fellow in Pakistan, 2006-2008) tells the story of the test pilots, engineers and visionaries behind Virgin Galactic’s campaign to build a space tourism company in his soon-to-be-released book Test Gods: Virgin Galactic and the Making of a Modern Astronaut. The Washington Post describes a previously unreported account of a