Past Fellows

Neri Zilber on Banksy’s New Hotel

  • April 25, 2017
  • ICWA

Banksy is one of today’s most important artists. In  “Inside Banksy’s West Bank Hotel,” Zilber takes you inside Banksy’s latest project – a hotel designed in Banksy’s conception as “a place for ‘peace between people, understanding, and respect.'”  Read the article here.

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Julie Barlow and Jean Benoit Nadeau on French Election

  • April 25, 2017
  • ICWA

One of the most important elections in French history and the world currently, French experts and former ICWA fellows Julie Barlow and Jean Benoit write their predictions in Globe and Mail. Read the story here. To read more by Barlow and Nadeau, also purchase their book available at Amazon or see their past explanations on

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Suzy Hansen’s Piece on Turkey in The New York Times’ Magazine

  • April 13, 2017
  • ICWA

Former ICWA fellow Suzy Hansen’s piece on Turkey and the coup aftermath appears in The New  York Times’ Magazine on Sunday April 16th and is currently available to read online. Suzy Hansen is one of the few remaining Western journalists in Turkey, and certainly one of the best. ICWA is honored to share this fantastic piece

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Andrew Rice Interviewed on Boston Public Radio

  • April 6, 2017
  • ICWA

Andrew Rice, former ICWA fellow based out of Uganda, spoke on Boston Public Radio about Jared Kushner and his power in the Trump White House. This interview continues Rice’s excellent reporting on the strange dynamic and relationship between Kushner and his father-in-law.

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Rich Country, Poor People: Life on the Rural Panamanian Coast

  • March 28, 2017
  • Jessica Reilly

“Panama is NOT a developing country.” The young sailor leans back in her chair in the tranquil courtyard of the marina. “They’ve got all the money from the canal. People are doing alright here.” A root-choked path filled often with thigh-high mud leads from our spot in the marina to an indigenous village less than

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Nicholas Schmidle’s Breakdown of Flynn and Turkey is Necessary Reading

  • March 17, 2017
  • ICWA

This week’s New Yorker features former ICWA fellow Nicholas Schmidle explaining Michael Flynn and Turkey’s complicated relationship – we say it’s required reading in a time of alternative facts.  

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Do Whales Like it Hot?

  • February 28, 2017
  • Jessica Reilly

I’m at the bottom of the ocean, and I hear singing. I can’t see them, but their voices are clear, like a bird calling in the night. I wait motionless on the sand bottom under twenty feet of water as reef fish dart around me. I’m listening for whales. The sounds I hear are not

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Warren Unna, devoted ICWA Fellow and Trustee, 1923 – 2017

  • February 15, 2017
  • ICWA

Past Fellow and Trustee Warren Unna – a devoted friend of the Institute, its staff and members – died on February 9th at age 93. Warren was an ICWA Fellow from 1958-59 and had two stints as an ICWA Trustee from 1981-87 and from 1990-96. He served as Board Chair over the period, 1983-85. Throughout

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Malia Politzer Wins National Magazine Award!

  • February 8, 2017
  • Malia Politzer

ICWA is thrilled to announce that recent Fellow Malia Politzer’s article ‘The 21st Century Gold Rush: How the Refugee Crisis is Changing the World Economy‘ has won both a National Magazine Award and and an award from the Overseas Press Club. Politizer was a ICWA Fellow from 2013-2015 based in Spain and wrote about the

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Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson checks in with Neri Zilber

  • February 2, 2017
  • Neri Zilber

Past Fellow Neri Zilber (@NeriZilber), a journalist and adjunct fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy in Tel Aviv, talks about how Israelis and Palestinians are reacting to Trump’s first 10 days in office. Listen now.

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