Lessons from Norway’s winter mørketid. […]
Into the darkness
In Portugal, drug decriminalization is not depenalization
First impressions from a misunderstood country. […]
Colonialism, capitalism, cooperation: Norway’s complicated legacy of polar research
The Fram Center cements the country’s status as an Arctic powerhouse. But it also inherits old myths. […]
McGill Reporter: Jean-Benoît Nadeau on a biodiversity initiative
“Champions of biodiversity,” by Jean-Benoît Nadeau (France, 1998-2000), McGill Reporter, November 19, 2024 […]
Financial Times: Neri Zilber on Israel and the US election
“Israeli right celebrates hawkish Donald Trump government picks,” by Neri Zilber (Israel, 2011-2013), Financial Times, November 13, 2024 […]
ICWA fall dinner 2024
“Once we understand Xi Jinping’s intentions, we can better formulate our policies. But right now we don’t know what his intentions are.” So said The New York Times diplomatic correspondent and former Beijing bureau chief Edward Wong at ICWA’s fall dinner on Nov. 8, 2024 about the Chinese leader’s plans for his country’s burgeoning military, […]
Video: Russians in exile, Aron Ouzilevski fellowship report and panel
Aron Ouzilevski spoke at the US Institute of Peace and joined a panel with the leading exiles Lyubov Sobol and Anna Veduta discussing what the future may hold for Russian emigres and their home country, moderated by ICWA’s Gregory Feifer. […]
Dutch culture’s role in modern drug policy
Musings on why here in the Netherlands? […]
The planet has a plastic problem. Norway has a groundbreaking solution
The inaugural World Cleanup Day highlights a historic approach to coastal cleanup. […]
NYRB: Suzy Hansen on Gaza, Israel and America
“Gaza, Israel, and the American Left: October 7 One Year Later,” a conversation with Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009), Ben Rhodes and Pankaj Mishra, The New York Review of Books, October 15, 2024 […]