Former Fellow Hansen on Going Local
Former Fellow Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009) wrote an article published by The New York Times Magazine regarding the possibility, as a foreigner, to experience a country as its people do. Hansen remarks that “authenticity in travel, taking in a culture on its own terms, has become an increasingly implausible endeavor, but it’s still a popular
Former Fellow Hansen on International Perceptions of American Power
Former Fellow Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009) talked about her book Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World, in an interview with Elmira Bayrasli for C-SPAN. Hansen “reports on international perceptions of America’s power and influence as well as her own view of the U.S.” Click here for the interview.
Attorney General Sessions Ties Lax Immigration Laws to Rise of Drug Cartels
Former Fellow Carol Rose (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, 1990-1993) was quoted in an article published by Gloucester Times regarding Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ statement that “loose immigration policies for a proliferation of drug cartels that he says prey on immigrant communities while peddling fentanyl and other deadly opioids on the nation’s streets.” Sessions describes La Mara
Former Fellow Rose on ACLU’s Request for Dismissal of Tainted Cases
Former Fellow Carol Rose (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, 1990-1993) was featured in an article published by MassLive regarding ACLU of Massachusetts request for the state’s highest court to dismiss all cases tainted by the misconduct of Sonja Farak. The former state drug lab chemist was arrested in 2013 “for stealing samples from the Amherst drug lab to
Former Fellow Tabler on the President’s “Plan to Stop Iran in Syria”
Former Fellow Andrew Tabler (Lebanon, Syria, 2005-2007) was quoted in an article published by The Washington Post, regarding top Trump administration officials claim that a key pillar of U.S. Syria policy is to prevent Iran from expanding its power there as the Islamic State falls. This is a matter of “grave concern of Syrians and allies such as
Campaign Against Corruption Has Reached Chinese Military Elite
Former Fellow Cheng Li (China, 1993-1995) wrote an article published by China-US Focus regarding an unprecedentedly large-scale turnover at the 19th Party Congress this October, according to many analysts. The article reflects on “Xi Jinping’s bold, years-long campaign against corruption has already reached high into the ranks of the military elite…which perhaps points to the
Former Fellow Hansen on Knowledge of the Old to Solve the New
Former Fellow Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009) was the subject of an article published by Los Angeles Review of Books regarding her book Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World. The article reflects on the manner and extent to which knowledge of the history provides a solution to current issues. Click here
Former Fellow Hansen’s Years Abroad a “Shattering and a Shame”
Former Fellow Suzy Hansen (Turkey, 2007-2009) was the subject of an article published by Los Angeles Review of Books regarding her book, Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World. The article reflects on how Hansen’s years as an American abroad were not characterized as “a joyous romp of self-discovery and romance.”
Former Fellow Fieser on Caribbean Helicopters Evacuation Efforts
Former Fellow Ezra Fieser (Guatemala, 2008-2010) wrote an article published by Bloomberg about Caribbean Helicopters, owned by Neil Dickinson, which had been racing to evacuate children, elderly, and the sick off Barbuda before Hurricane Jose. Caribbean Helicopters was shuttling food, water, and emergency supplies in several times a day, and leaving with people left homeless
Former Fellow Fieser on Hurrican Irma
Former Fellow Ezra Fieser (Guatemala, 2008-2010) contributed to an article published by Livemint regarding the projected destructive costs of Hurricane Irma. The article states that “Hurricane Irma is threatening Florida with almost $200 billion worth of damages, $2 trillion of property, two weeks after Harvey struck the heart of US energy production.” Click here for