Past Fellows

TLS: Gregory Feifer on Trump, Putin and authoritarian kleptocracy

  • October 14, 2020
  • ICWA

A review of three new books on populism, autocracy and money laundering.

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Scott Erich wins Fulbright-Hays grant

  • October 13, 2020
  • ICWA

He'll travel to the UAE to study oceanic governance in the Gulf of Oman.

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New York Magazine: Andrew Rice on NYC real-estate paralysis

  • October 13, 2020
  • ICWA

The coronavirus pandemic has panicked real estate brokers, and there's no end in sight.

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Washington Post: Eve Fairbanks on why the debate was great

  • October 6, 2020
  • ICWA

In most debates, candidates just recite soundbites. At this one, they revealed their true characters.

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Africa Arguments: Hannah Armstrong on images of the Sahel

  • October 1, 2020
  • ICWA

Swiss photographer Philippe Dudouit's new book captures the nuance often missing from depictions of the Sahel.

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Mother Jones: Karina Piser on food-insecure families losing funding

  • September 21, 2020
  • ICWA

An important resource in fighting child hunger is set expire, leaving millions of children without funds for food.

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Daily Beast: Neri Zilber on Israel’s crisis at home

  • September 17, 2020
  • ICWA

International peace deals will not help Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu control the fires burning at home.

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WNYC: Karina Piser on Brooklyn’s battle

  • September 17, 2020
  • ICWA

Following on the heels of Queens' epic struggle with Amazon, another New York City borough is waging war on grand-scale development.

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TIME: Malia Politzer on what makes extremists tick

  • September 3, 2020
  • ICWA

Studies into what motivates people to become violent—and how to prevent them from becoming violent in the first place, are not without their own danger.

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NYT: Matthew Wheeler on Thailand’s emboldened protesters

  • August 17, 2020
  • ICWA

Bangkok activists are no longer content with carefully coded criticism of the monarchy, but now demand wholesale democratic change.

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