“Affordable Luxury in Bucharest: The Little Paris Shines Again,” by Cris Duschek (Romania, 2004-2006), Paradise Advertising, April 29, 2024 […]
Jori Lewis finalist for James Beard Award
“Tell Me Why the Watermelon Grows,” by Jori Lewis, Switchyard and the Food & Environment Reporting Network, has been nominated for the 2024 Foodways award. […]
NYRB: Pooja Bhatia on Haiti
“Haiti on the Precipice,” by Pooja Bhatia (Haiti, 2009-2011), New York Review of Books, April 27, 2024 […]
Letter from Taipei
![](https://www.icwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/EH-5-IMG_1-crowd-of-people-1024x576.png)
Reflections about family and queer connection over Lunar New Year. […]
Russian indie musicians navigate exile
![](https://www.icwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AO-17-heart-shirt-singer-close-to-crowd-1024x576.png)
Onetime headliners back home are finding new audiences abroad. […]
Upcoming: May 17
James Courtright fellowship report on West Africa
![](https://www.icwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JC-Fulani-2-e1715303837303-1024x512.jpg)
Washington, DC, 2 p.m., May 17 […]
Rep. Maxine Waters speaks at David Mixner memorial
![](https://www.icwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-1024x576.jpg)
Remembering her friend the civil rights leader David Mixner, Congresswoman Maxine Waters urged guests to maintain the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights during an inspiring keynote talk at a dinner in Washington held by the Institute of Current World Affairs and trustee Fabrice Houdart’s Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors to celebrate Mixner’s life and achievements. She […]
Forcing a ‘Russian law,’ Georgia’s government is complicating EU prospects
![](https://www.icwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GC-4.30.24-2-scaled-e1714500577328-1024x426.jpg)
A year after major street protests forced the ruling party to back down over ‘foreign agents’ legislation, it’s bent on success this time, Tbilisi-based ICWA fellow Aron Ouzilevski says. […]
Earthquake response burnishes Taiwan’s international reputation
![](https://www.icwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GC-Edric-April-2024-3-1024x576.jpg)
ICWA fellow Edric Huang witnessed the largest quake to hit the island in 25 years. […]
Washington Institute: Andrew Tabler on Israel’s attacks
“Two Israeli Air Strikes, and Two Syrian Mothers and Sons,” by Andrew Tabler (Lebanon, Syria, 2005-2007), The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, April 8, 2024 […]