Starting from scratch can pose bigger challenges than for many younger émigrés. […]
Middle-aged Russians struggle, adapt in exile
The multitudinous facets of Taiwan’s LGBTQ+ community
A nation and its people explore gender, sexuality and collective identity. […]
Letter from Egypt:
Historical ties to Greece hold fast
Ancient trade partner and modern ally, Egypt is home to an influential Greek community. […]
Young South Koreans struggle to see a way forward
In a country with a history of protest, revolution and transformation, why are they losing hope in the possibility of progress? […]
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… […]