Politico: Neri Zilber on Israel and Syria
What started with an isolated event has expanded into a massive cross-border military operation to provide food, aid and infrastructure.
Devex: Malia Politzer on global health security
Pandemics are the greatest global risk by far, with the potential to wipe out between 5 and 10 percent of the world's GDP.
WPJ: Robbie Corey-Boulet on the challenges for LGBT Liberians
The election of Donald Trump and the selection of a successor to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf this fall threaten to undo recent progress.
Former Fellow Cheng Li on China’s Upcoming Party Congress
Former Fellow Cheng Li (China, 1993-1995) discusses the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) upcoming 19th Party Congress in a series on the Brookings website. The page, “which will be updated throughout the 19th Party Congress, features research and analysis from Brookings experts, who unpack the trends and signals that are most essential to follow.” Click here
Former Fellow Hansen on Going Local
Former Fellow Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009) wrote an article published by The New York Times Magazine regarding the possibility, as a foreigner, to experience a country as its people do. Hansen remarks that “authenticity in travel, taking in a culture on its own terms, has become an increasingly implausible endeavor, but it’s still a popular
Former Fellow Hansen on International Perceptions of American Power
Former Fellow Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009) talked about her book Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World, in an interview with Elmira Bayrasli for C-SPAN. Hansen “reports on international perceptions of America’s power and influence as well as her own view of the U.S.” Click here for the interview.
Former Fellow Rose on ACLU’s Request for Dismissal of Tainted Cases
Former Fellow Carol Rose (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, 1990-1993) was featured in an article published by MassLive regarding ACLU of Massachusetts request for the state’s highest court to dismiss all cases tainted by the misconduct of Sonja Farak. The former state drug lab chemist was arrested in 2013 “for stealing samples from the Amherst drug lab to
Former Fellow Tabler on the President’s “Plan to Stop Iran in Syria”
Former Fellow Andrew Tabler (Lebanon, Syria, 2005-2007) was quoted in an article published by The Washington Post, regarding top Trump administration officials claim that a key pillar of U.S. Syria policy is to prevent Iran from expanding its power there as the Islamic State falls. This is a matter of “grave concern of Syrians and allies such as
Former Fellow Hansen on Knowledge of the Old to Solve the New
Former Fellow Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009) was the subject of an article published by Los Angeles Review of Books regarding her book Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World. The article reflects on the manner and extent to which knowledge of the history provides a solution to current issues. Click here
Former Fellow Hansen’s Years Abroad a “Shattering and a Shame”
Former Fellow Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009) was the subject of an article published by Los Angeles Review of Books regarding her book, Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World. The article reflects on how Hansen’s years as an American abroad were not characterized as “a joyous romp of self-discovery and romance.”