In a country with a history of protest, revolution and transformation, why are they losing hope in the possibility of progress? […]
Young South Koreans struggle to see a way forward
Financial Times: Neri Zilber on Israel-Hamas hostage agreement
“‘A first step’: what the Israel-Hamas hostage agreement means,” by Neri Zilber (Israel, 2011-2013), Financial Times, November 21, 2023 […]
Washington Institute: Andrew Tabler on Gaza War escalation
“Gaza War Shows Heightened Risk of Escalation in the Region,” by Andrew Tabler (Lebanon, Syria, 2005-2007), Washington Institute on Near East Policy, November 17, 2023 […]
ICIJ: David Kenner on spyware
“The spy, the lawyer and their global surveillance empire,” by David Kenner (Saudi Arabia, 2019-2021), International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, November 15, 2023 […]
NY Mag: Andrew Rice on billionaire Steve Cohen
“The Rookie,” by Andrew Rice (Uganda, 2002-2004), New York Magazine, November 8, 2023 […]
The Guardian: Jonathan Guyer reviews books about Israel-Palestine conflict
“‘Israeli talking points in Carrie Bradshaw’s voice’: what we can learn from two Israel-Palestine bestsellers,” by Jonathan Guyer (Egypt, 2015-2017), The Guardian, November 13, 2023 […]
ICWA fall dinner 2023
“Growing up in suburban America in the 1970s and ’80s, I didn’t think at all about what had happened in Nazi Germany all those decades before,” said The New Yorker‘s Susan Glasser at ICWA’s fall dinner at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC on November 10. “Kristallnacht was not part of my frame of reference… […]
ICWA appoints new 2024 fellows
Rowland Robinson will go to the Netherlands, Portugal and Brazil, while Brett Simpson will go to Norway. […]
Video: Russian scholars in exile
How are they trying to keep teaching, researching and preserving Russia’s intellectual capital? […]
Christian Science Monitor: Neri Zilber on Israel and Hezbollah
“Israel’s Dilemma in Confronting the Threat from Hezbollah,” by Neri Zilber (Israel, 2011-2013), The Christian Science Monitor, November 16, 2023 […]