ECFR: Hannah Armstrong on Europeans and the Sahel
“The roots of peace: Why Europeans should help re-establish support for local dialogue in the Sahel,” by Hannah Armstrong (West Africa, 2012-2014), European Council on Foreign Relations, March 28, 2023
Foreign Policy: Joshua Levkowitz on Turkey targeting Syrian refugees
“Turkey’s Xenophobic Turn Targets Stateless Syrians” by Joshua Levkowitz (Turkey, 2021-2023) Foreign Policy, March 26, 2023
Christian Science Monitor: Neri Zilber on Israel’s protesters
“Israeli protesters: ‘Traitors’ and ‘anarchists’ or best and brightest?” by Neri Zilber (Israel, 2011-2013), The Christian Science Monitor, March 10, 2023.
Foreign Policy: James Courtright on ethnic killings of Fulanis
“Ethnic Killings by West African Armies Are Undermining Regional Security,” by James Courtright (West Africa, 2021-2023), Foreign Policy, March 7, 2023.
Eve Fairbanks wins PEN nonfiction award
“The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa’s Racial Reckoning,” by Eve Fairbanks (South Africa, 2009-2011) wins the 2023 PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction.
Andrew Rice nominated for ASME award
Andrew Rice (Uganda, 2002-2004) and Olivia Nuzzi’s article, “What the Right Found on Hunter Biden’s Laptop,” in New York Magazine, has been named a finalist in the American Society of Magazine Editors’ 2023 National Magazine Awards.
Christopher Ball in Quinnipiac conference on Ukraine
Christopher Ball (Hungary, 1996-1998) is set to moderate a panel on global and American challenges one year into Russia’s war in Ukraine, part of a Quinnipiac University conference called “How the Ukrainian Displacement Crisis Shapes European and American Policy.” Saturday, February 25, 2023, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. For more information and to attend, click
Washington Institute: Andrew Tabler on Syrian earthquake aid
“Helping Syrian Earthquake Victims, Not Assad,” by Andrew Tabler (Lebanon, Syria, 2005-2007), The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, February 16, 2023
NYT: Shannon Sims on rebuilding after Hurricane Ian
“‘There’s No Spring Break Here’: Florida’s Gulf Coast Fights to Rebound After Hurricane Ian,” by Shannon Sims (Brazil, 2012-2014), The New York Times, February 13, 2023
Pramila Jayapal named ranking member of immigration subcommittee
Progressive champion Pramila Jayapal named ranking member of immigration subcommittee, DAILY KOS on Rep. Pramila Jayapal (India, 1995-96), February 2, 2023