Upcoming Events
Rep. Maxine Waters speaks at David Mixner memorial
The Institute of Current World Affairs and the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors held a dinner to celebrate the life and achievements of David Mixner. We also marked the launch of ICWA’s David Mixner LGBTQ+ Fellowship, which supports David’s legacy by advancing understanding of the global challenges facing the LGBTQ+ community, and its progress. Congresswoman Maxine Waters ...Read moreUpcoming: May 17
James Courtright fellowship report on West Africa’s FulaniWashington, DC, 2 p.m., May 17Read more
Past Events
Upcoming: May 17
James Courtright fellowship report on West Africa’s FulaniWashington, DC, 2 p.m., May 17Read moreDavid Mixner dies
The Institute of Current World Affairs mourns the loss of David Mixner, a towering figure in the global fight for LGBTQ+ rights, peace and justice for whom ICWA named its current LGBTQ+ fellowship. He died in New York on March 11, ICWA trustee Fabrice Houdart said. Mixner was no ordinary American political activist and author. “He ...Read moreRussian exile discussion series
Many hundreds of thousands of Russians have fled their increasingly authoritarian country since the start of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, joining a global exile community. They include leaders of the political opposition, civil society and media who have long opposed the Kremlin, are natural allies against Russia’s war in Ukraine, and a key ...Read moreVideo: Post-Putinist Russia
How are they trying to keep teaching, researching and preserving Russia’s intellectual capital?Read more