Past Fellows

Israel’s Internal Demographics Disaster

  • August 6, 2015
  • Neri Zilber

The National Interest – In a new article, Neri Zilber discusses the shifting demographics of Israel and what they will mean for the country going forward. According to Zilber, these internal changes will be more decisive than international factors. Read the article in full at The National Interest.

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The Reckless Plot to Overthrow Africa’s Most Absurd Dictator

  • July 23, 2015
  • Andrew Rice

The Guardian – Andrew Rice is the author of a fascinating new long-form piece on an attempted coup in the Gambia. Rice shares the story of a handful of Gambian immigrants to the United States who plotted to overthrow President Yahya Jammeh. The piece gets at the vital question: what motivated them to return to the

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ICWA Experts: Neri Zilber

  • July 22, 2015
  • Neri Zilber

Watch ICWA Fellow and Trustee Neri Zilber in conversation with Executive Director Edward P. Joseph on relations between Israel, Palestine, and the U.S. This is the first video in a series of conversations with ICWA Experts.

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The Chairman’s Story

  • July 2, 2015
  • Diederik J. Vandewalle

Watch as Dr. Dirk Vandewalle, Chair of ICWA’s Board of Trustees shares his experience as an ICWA Fellow in Libya from 1986 to 1989.

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Putin’s Throwback State

  • June 29, 2015
  • Gregory Feifer

Foreign Policy – Gregory Feifer’s latest article covers the undoing of Moscow’s shift West and asks “can Russia ever be normal?” Read “Putin’s Throwback State” here.

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The Dawning Moon of the Mind

  • June 16, 2015
  • Susan Brind Morrow

Susan Brind Morrow’s latest book will be released by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in December 2015.  The Dawning Moon of the Mind has been described as “a stunning and original interpretation of an ancient system of poetic, religious, and philosophical thought.” The book examines the impact of the Pyramid Texts, some of the world’s oldest poetry

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“Revealed: The Inside Story of the Last WTC Tower’s Design”

  • June 10, 2015
  • Andrew Rice

Wired Magazine — Andrew Rice’s latest piece shares the story of the design for Two World Trade Center, which will be the fourth and final World Trade Center skyscraper.  Scheduled for completion in 2020, the building has been designed by star architect Bjarke Ingels and will be the headquarters of 21st Century Fox and News Corp.

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“After Abbas, an Abyss”

  • June 5, 2015
  • Neri Zilber

Foreign Affairs — Neri  Zilber and co-author Ghaith al-Omari have a new article in Foreign Affairs.  The piece comments on the succession crisis in Palestine in the wake of a health scare suffered by President Mahmoud Abbas in December 2014. Read the article here.

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“A Finance Minister Fit for a Greek Tragedy”

  • May 22, 2015
  • Suzy Hansen

New York Times Magazine — Suzy Hansen’s latest article takes an in-depth look at the tactics of Greek Finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and Greece’s precarious place in the European Union.  Varoufakis, only four months in to his term, is determined to improve Greece’s economic situation regardless of the political cost to him. Read the article here.

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“Benjamin Netanyahu’s Grade A Pork-Barrel Politics”

  • May 21, 2015
  • Neri Zilber

Foreign Policy — Neri Zilber’s latest piece for Foreign Policyr discusses the future of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israeli government and how he has cemented his grasp on political power.  Read the article here.

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