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Remembrance: Kathleen Hendrix

Posted on March 13, 2025 (March 13, 2025) by Robert Coalson

ICWA fellow and Los Angeles Times reporter who championed rights for women, LGBTQ+ people and others. […]

Hybrid warfare on the high seas

Posted on February 26, 2025 (April 2, 2025) by Brett Simpson

Russia’s shadow fleet, undersea sabotage and security gray zones. […]

POLITICO: Emily Schultheis recaps Germany’s elections

Posted on February 25, 2025 (February 25, 2025) by ICWA

“The inside story of how 31 days made Merz chancellor—and changed Germany forever,” by Emily Schultheis (Germany, 2019-2021) and Nette Noestlinger, POLITICO, February 24, 2025 […]

NY Magazine: Andrew Rice on FBI Director Kash Patel

Posted on February 25, 2025 (February 25, 2025) by ICWA

“Vengeance Is His,” by Andrew Rice (Uganda, 2002-2004), New York Magazine, February 22, 2025 […]

NYRB: Suzy Hansen reviews books on the US in Afghanistan

Posted on February 25, 2025 (February 25, 2025) by ICWA

“The Price of American ‘Safety’,” Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009), The New York Review of Books, March 13, 2025 […]

A night out with Lisbon’s street outreach

Posted on January 23, 2025 (March 14, 2025) by Rowland Robinson

Serving homeless people where they’re living. […]

Stephen Maly launches Substack newsletter

Posted on January 22, 2025 (January 22, 2025) by ICWA

Stephen Maly (Canada, 1989-1991) is launching a newsletter named Freshpolitique on Substack. “My aim is to take a fresh approach to the many topics that comprise the multi-faceted domain of international affairs,” he writes. “The world order I envision borrows pragmatic aspects of both realism and idealism while blending ancient and modern concepts; it’s not […]

WSJ: Joel Millman on meals from Guatemala

Posted on January 22, 2025 (January 22, 2025) by ICWA

“1,800 Miles to Satisfy a Craving: Meet the World’s Most Dedicated Food-Delivery Guy,” by Joel Millman (El Salvador, 1987-1989), Wall Street Journal, January 2, 2025 […]