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Germany debates its global role
Trump was a wakeup call for a country reluctant to act internationally.


What a 40-year-old massacre says about El Salvador today
Legal and political tussles over an infamous 1981 atrocity may help determine the future of the country’s democracy.


Europe’s far right struggles over Biden’s election
Four years after billing Trump’s ascendance as a major boon, populist leaders are seeing their fortunes decline—for now.


An uncertain future for Ethiopia’s conflict
The government has declared an end to its war with Tigrayan rebels, but what happens next remains far from clear.


What some countries expect of Biden
The incoming administration faces a multitude of pressing issues around the world. Here’s what ICWA fellows say from India to El Salvador.


Can Thailand’s embattled monarchy rule on?
The protest movement is entering uncharted territory, former ICWA fellow Matthew Wheeler says.
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