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Foreign Policy: James Courtright on ethnic killings of Fulanis

  • March 10, 2023
  • ICWA

“Ethnic Killings by West African Armies Are Undermining Regional Security,” by James Courtright (West Africa, 2021-2023), Foreign Policy, March 7, 2023.

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Eve Fairbanks wins PEN nonfiction award

  • March 6, 2023
  • ICWA

“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.

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Andrew Rice nominated for ASME award

  • February 27, 2023
  • ICWA

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.

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Christopher Ball in Quinnipiac conference on Ukraine

  • February 21, 2023
  • ICWA

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

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Washington Institute: Andrew Tabler on Syrian earthquake aid

  • February 18, 2023
  • ICWA

“Helping Syrian Earthquake Victims, Not Assad,” by Andrew Tabler (Lebanon, Syria, 2005-2007), The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, February 16, 2023  

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NYT: Shannon Sims on rebuilding after Hurricane Ian

  • February 14, 2023
  • ICWA

“‘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

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Pramila Jayapal named ranking member of immigration subcommittee

  • February 9, 2023
  • ICWA

Progressive champion Pramila Jayapal named ranking member of immigration subcommittee, DAILY KOS on Rep. Pramila Jayapal (India, 1995-96), February 2, 2023

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TIME: Astha Rajvanshi on Indian crony capitalism

  • February 3, 2023
  • ICWA

“What Adani’s Downfall Tells Us About India’s Crony Capitalism,” by Astha Rajvanshi (India, 2020 – 2022), TIME, February 1, 2023

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Bloomberg: Ezra Fieser on Venezuela’s failed coup

  • February 3, 2023
  • ICWA

“Trump-Backed Dream of a Venezuela Coup Dies With Maduro Gaining Power,” by Ezra Fieser (Guatemala, 2008-2010) and Andreina Itriago Acosta, Bloomberg, January 31, 2023 

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MERIP: Hannah Armstrong on France’s exit from the Sahel

  • January 30, 2023
  • ICWA

“Exit France—The Influence of External Actors in the Sahel Region,” by Hannah Armstrong (West Africa, 2012-2014), Middle East Research and Information Project, 2022 winter edition

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