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EU reforms asylum system but core problems remain

Posted on April 5, 2024 (April 5, 2024) by Steven Tagle

ICWA fellows on the push factors driving migrants to Europe and voter support for stricter control. […]

A Seoul drag queen on a mission

Posted on April 3, 2024 (May 30, 2024) by Prachi Vidwans

A performer and activist who grew up alienated by South Korea’s conservative culture is working to build a diverse, accepting community. […]

LRB: Pooja Bhatia on leaving Haiti

Posted on March 28, 2024 (March 28, 2024) by ICWA

“Leaving Haiti,” Pooja Bhatia (Haiti, 2009 – 2011), London Review of Books, April 4, 2024 […]

NY Magazine: Andrew Rice on Trump’s new least favorite judge

Posted on March 28, 2024 by ICWA

“Juan Merchan Is Donald Trump’s New Least Favorite Judge,” by Andrew Rice (Uganda, 2002 – 2004), New York Magazine, March 26, 2024 […]

ICIJ: David Kenner on Qatari royal investing in Newsmax

Posted on March 28, 2024 (March 28, 2024) by ICWA

“Qatari royal invested about $50 million in pro-Trump network Newsmax,” by David Kenner (Saudi Arabia, 2019 – 2021), Sarah Ellison and Jonathan O’Connell, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, March 26, 2024 […]

Russian exile discussion series

Posted on March 20, 2024 (May 6, 2024) by ICWA

Many hundreds of thousands of Russians have fled their increasingly authoritarian country since the start of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, joining a global exile community. They include leaders of the political opposition, civil society and media who have long opposed the Kremlin, are natural allies against Russia’s war in Ukraine, and a key […]

Exiles from Russia’s North Caucasus discover their voices

Posted on March 18, 2024 (April 19, 2024) by Aron Ouzilevski

But they confront limited resources and fear of persecution back home […]

David Mixner dies

Posted on March 11, 2024 (May 6, 2024) by ICWA

The Institute of Current World Affairs mourns the loss of David Mixner, a towering figure in the global fight for LGBTQ+ rights, peace and justice for whom ICWA named its current LGBTQ+ fellowship. He died in New York on March 11, ICWA trustee Fabrice Houdart said. Mixner was no ordinary American political activist and author. […]