Andrew Rice Interviewed on Boston Public Radio
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.
Rich Country, Poor People: Life on the Rural Panamanian Coast
“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
Nicholas Schmidle’s Breakdown of Flynn and Turkey is Necessary Reading
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.
Do Whales Like it Hot?
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
Warren Unna, devoted ICWA Fellow and Trustee, 1923 – 2017
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
Malia Politzer Wins National Magazine Award!
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
Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson checks in with 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.
Israel Plays its Trump Card
FOREIGN POLICY (Jan 20, 2017) –Past Fellow Neri Zilber explains how the Israeli government is anticipating the Trump Presidency.
The Young Trump
Read Past Fellow Andrew Rice’s excellent article in New York Magazine on Jared Kushner’s rise to unimaginable power.
“ISIS” Attack in Jerusalem Uses a Truck, the New/Old Weapon of Choice
Aside from the tragic loss of life, there are perhaps larger security and political implications to this latest event in Jersalem. Read Past Fellow Neri Zilber‘s latest dispatch in the Daily Beast.