Institute Staff

The Institute of Current World Affairs shares past fellows’ work from the around the web.

Posts and Dispatches from Institute Staff:

• Register: November 14
  The World We Want to Live In
  As we mark our 100th anniversary, expert fellows will discuss major challenges facing the world. Register to join....

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• Register: November 13
  Edric Huang fellowship report
  November 13, Human Rights Campaign, Washington, DC...

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• NYT: Shannon Sims on a town in 4 countries
  “This Family’s Home Has Stood for a Century — in Four Different Countries,” by Shannon Sims (Brazil, 2012-2014), The New York Times, October 10, 2025...

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• Washington Post: David Kenner on Israeli-Arab military cooperation
  “Arab states expanded cooperation with Israeli military during Gaza war, files show,” by David Kenner (Saudi Arabia, 2019 – 2021), The Washington Post, October 11, 2025...

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• The Baffler: Pooja Bhatia on mass deportations
  “Home City, USA: The economic and spiritual effects of mass deportation” by Pooja Bhatia (Haiti, 2009-2011), The Baffler, September 2025...

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• The New York Review: Jori Lewis on the legacy of coal mining
  “Buried Sunshine: The more I learned about the legacy of coal mining in my Illinois hometown, the more light it seemed to cast on the state’s long histories of violence,” by Jori Lewis (Senegal, 2011-2013), The New York Review, July 16, 2025...

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• Clingendael: James Courtright on cattle rustling and smuggling
  “Cattle Wahala: How Ghana, Burkina Faso and Togo can jointly address the political economy of cattle rustling and smuggling in the tri-border region,” by James Courtright (West Africa, 2021-2023) and Kars de Bruijne, Clingendael, July 8, 2025...

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• NYT: Shannon Sims on tourists in Trieste
  “The Day-Trippers Come for Trieste,” by Shannon Sims (Brazil, 2012-2014), The New York Times, September 2, 2025...

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• ICIJ: David Kenner on spyware firm Intellexa
  “‘Predator’ spyware firm Intellexa resurgent after US sanctions,” by David Kenner (Saudi Arabia, 2019 – 2021), International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, August 12, 2025...

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• New Yorker: Shannon Sims on Brazil and Trump
  “Is Brazil’s Underdog Era Coming to an End?” by Shannon Sims (Brazil, 2012-2014), New Yorker Magazine, July 30, 2025...

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