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The Institute of Current World Affairs shares past fellows’ work from the around the web.
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Former Fellow Suzy Hansen on viewing America from Turkey Former Fellow Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009) was interviewed by Hurriyet Daily News regarding her book “Notes on a Foreign Country,” in which she turns her attention to her home country. The book “examines the dark side of U.S. engagement in the world, giving a searing critique of American amnesia and the belief in the ‘inherent...
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“Dreamer Dinner” with Former Fellow Jayapal Former Fellow Pramila Jayapal (India, 1994-1996) was featured in an article published by Q13 Fox regarding the dinner she held on September 4 welcoming local DACA recipients to her office in downtown Seattle as part of a nationwide Dreamer Dinners Campaign. Jayapal’s conference table was turned dinner table on Labor Day discussing the impacts of...
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Former Fellow Jayapal’s Reacts to the Decision to Repeal DACA Former Fellow Pramila Jayapal (India, 1994-1996) was featured in an article published by the Seattle Patch. The article states that local Democrats and a Republican quickly condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to repeal DACA Tuesday. Click here for the article....
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Togo, a Democratic Laggard, Sees Signs of an Energized Opposition Former Fellow Robbie Corey-Boulet (West Africa, 2014-2016) published an article for WPR about how the fall of Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh earlier this year was seen as another sign of strengthening democratic rule in West Africa. In addition to Jammeh, “the longtime president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, was forced to leave office in 2014...
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Former Fellow Carol Rose on the End of DACA Former Fellow Carol Rose (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, 1990-1993) was featured in an article published by MassLive regarding President Trump’s decision to phase out the DACA. With nearly 8,000 “Dreamers” living in Massachusetts, former Fellow Rose argues “that the state’s economy could be hurt by the Trump administration’s decision to phase out the DACA program.”...
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Former Fellow Sims on the Upcoming Brazilian Presidential Election Former Fellow Shannon Sims (Brazil, 2012-2014) published an article for U.S News regarding Brazil’s 2018 presidential election. In response to the impeachments and corruption investigations, Sims asks “Who, then, should rule Brazil?” Click here for the full article....
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London Police Reopen Investigation Into 1987 Killing of Palestinian Cartoonist Former Fellow Jonathan Guyer (Egypt, 2015-2017) was featured in a article for the New York Times by Liam Stack. In the article, Guyer is quoted, saying Naji al-Ali “has this incredible crossover appeal because he was really an independent thinker and a staunch critic of all authority. Whoever you are, there is something in Naji...
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Revisiting the great Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali 30 years after his assassination Former Fellow Jonathan Guyer (Egypt, 2015-2017) published an article for PRI about Naji al-Ali, the Palestinian political cartoonist who was gunned down in London 30 years ago. Guyer remarks that the “anniversary of [al-Ali’s] murder and the reopening of the investigation is an opportunity to consider Ali’s aesthetic and political legacy in the Middle East...
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Feifer interviewed for Makeup: A Weapon of the Cold War? Former Fellow and current Interim Executive Director Gregory Feifer (Russia, 2000-2002) was interviewed for an article published by Racked.com. The article underscores the difference in ideologies and values between the Soviet Union and the United States, and discusses the manner in which makeup was a part of the latter’s arsenal during the Cold War. Click...
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Book Chat with Suzy Hansen Highlights ICWA had the very difficult task of whittling down over an hour long discussion to 5 minutes of highlights. Below are the highlights of an engaging evening about Suzy Hansen’s new book -which has already gotten rave reviews from The Atlantic, The New York Times and The Washington Post. “You cannot grow up in the...