Climate change report
Join ICWA in December for an evening in Washington addressing developments and challenges ahead.
The Politics of Art in the Middle East
Creative provocations shaped the 2011 revolutions that rocked the Middle East and North Africa. Six years later, repression and the absence of political freedoms have stunted opportunities for change. Yet, time and again, Arab visual artists and novelists offer the boldest critiques of resurgent autocracy. ICWA Fellow and award-winning journalist Jonathan Guyer has brought together
Europe’s Year of Elections: Is There a Trump Effect?
March 7, 2017 In early March, ICWA hosted a talk on ‘Europe’s Year of Elections: Is There a Trump Effect?’ Our expert speakers on Germany, France, and Holland were exceptionally well-informed about these three incredibly high stakes elections. Here is a description provided by the JHU SAIS video of the event: “After an earthquake of an
Join ICWA for major conference on the struggle for LBGT rights around the globe. Keynote speaker Randy Berry, Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT persons will present along with panelists from five continents. Sponsored by ICWA in partnership with the Center for Transatlantic Relations, and The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
How Europe Sees the US Presidential Election
ICWA EVENT Event: ‘How Europe Sees the US Presidential Election’ Venue: The Embassy of Croatia; Washington, DC Date/time: October 24, 2016, noon to 2PM Participants: Professor Federiga Bindi, University of Rome (Italy) Martina Buttler, Foreign Correspondent, ARD German Radio (Germany) David Cadier, TAPIR Fellow, SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations (France) Amb. William Eacho, ret. Ambassador to
ICWA Annual Newsmaker Dinner Event
REGISTER NOW – LIMITED CAPACITY!! ‘Iran, Oman, and the US’ with 3 world class experts Friday, December 2, 2016 when: 5:00pm – 9:00pm where: The Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue NW; Washington, DC ICWA Fellowship Report Scott Erich on ‘The Most Overlooked, Critical Country in the Middle East – Oman’ Oman played a key role
China’s Role in the Middle East
December 2, 2016 - Washington, D.C. | In Partnership with Johns Hopkins - SAIS Join us for a discussion on China and how its policies and foreign investments are shaping the geopolitics of the Middle East.
The Geopolitics of LGBT Rights Conference
Read ICWA Fellow’s Robbie Corey-Boulet’s recap & watch the video here. In May of 2016, ICWA co-hosted a major conference on the struggle for LBGT rights around the globe. Keynote speaker Randy Berry, Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT persons will present along with panelists from five continents. The event was hosted in partnership
‘Panama Papers’ in Perspective – Tracing Illicit Capital Flows
Renowned expert and ICWA Trustee Krishen Mehta explains how some $30 trillion in illicit capital flows to secrecy jurisdictions keep poor countries mired in poverty and increase global insecurity for everyone. Widely consulted, Mr. Mehta appears in the acclaimed documentary, ‘The Price We Pay.’
The Global Migration and Refugee Crisis: Challenges, Lessons, and Opportunities
(video) (scope & program) This conference will explore three key dimensions of the migration crisis, uncovering lessons from past crises, elucidating the immediate and most critical challenges emanating from the MENA region, and examining the positive potential of the migration flows.