Dispatches Archives - Institute of Current World Affairs

Palantir next door?

In northern Norway, a tech billionaire’s new property raises questions that hit close to home.

The Iran conflict pushes the Philippines toward energy precarity.

The bustling jungle region is virgin only in the imagination.

In Norway, Arctic tourism is reaching a breaking point.

In the Philippines, clergy helped lead opposition to former President Duterte’s war on drugs. They’re now central to his trial in The Hague.

In Brazil, the celebration is about forgetting problems in a country full of them.

The sun returns to northern Norway.

Reflections on a nomadic fellowship

At a major gathering of leaders in Reykjavik, America was noticeably absent.

In Brazil's kitesurfing capital, growing tourism is mainly driven by foreigners.