Could emigres drive Africa’s economic future?
Brain drain is siphoning tens of thousands of professionals a year but some have become the continent’s leading investors.
Journal for the Anthropology of North America: Amelia Frank-Vitale on immigration court watching
“Empty Justice: Ethnographic Court-Witnessing in Authoritarian Times,” by Amelia Frank-Vitale (Mexico, 2012-2014) et al., Journal for the Anthropology of North America, January 23, 2026
House Foreign Affairs Committee: Andrew Tabler testifies to Rep. Pramila Jayapal at Syria hearing
The United States can help Syria institute reforms so investment flows back to the country, Andrew Tabler (Lebanon and Syria, 2005-2007) testified in response to former fellow Rep. Pramila Jayapal (India, 1995-1996) at a congressional hearing, “Syria at a Crossroads: US Policy Challenges Post-Assad,” February 10, 2026
The loud silence of Syria’s Christians
They will have to choose to be subjects or citizens. Their choice may shape Syria’s future.
Review: An Unforeseen Revolution
Scott Anderson gives an engaging but myopic account of the 1979 Iranian revolution.
The Dial: Eve Fairbanks on South Africa’s police state
“The Myth of the Police State: No one, not even the supposed beneficiaries, is protected,” by Eve Fairbanks (South Africa, 2009-2011), The Dial, January 27, 2026
NYRB webinar: Pramila Jayapal on the state of the left
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (India, 1995-1996) joined Fintan O’Toole for “The State of the Left with US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal,” a webinar hosted by The New York Review of Books, December 8, 2025
Finance Uncovered: Malia Politzer and Ivan Ruiz on Colombia’s pop art king, and his nephew’s trial
“The Art Tycoon, The Textile Company, and His Nephew on Trial in Colombia,” by Malia Politzer (India, Spain, 2013-2015), Finance Uncovered, December 11, 2025
