Compass
A journal about global cultures and developments published by the Institute of Current World Affairs.
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You’ve heard this story before
In Russia, Western expat bloggers are boosting the Kremlin’s propaganda.
Fellows
The latest dispatches from the institute’s fellows writing about the Philippines, Brazil and the Norwegian Arctic. Sign up for emails to follow their research.
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A heavy cross to bear
In the Philippines, clergy helped lead opposition to former President Duterte’s war on drugs. They’re now central to his trial in The Hague.
Advancing understanding of global cultures and affairs
The Institute of Current World Affairs has sent outstanding young professionals abroad to acquire deep knowledge of international societies for more than 100 years.
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From the archive
As the institute enters its second century, we’re looking back at the writing and lives of our fellows over the past 100 years.
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Poking around Morelia’s garbage
Willy Foote looks into a conflict between Mexican garbage collectors in 1996.
Visiting Mahatma Gandhi in colonial India
Phillips Talbot spends time with the visionary leader and his community of disciples in 1941.
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Support ICWAI can’t tell you how important the experience of the fellowship was for me. Those years I spent from 1971 to 1975 really shaped my ideas about health and healing in the natural world.
