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 […]
Engelsberg Ideas: Gregory Feifer on Alexei Navalny
“The founding father of a future Russia,” by Gregory Feifer (Russia, 2000-2002), Engelsberg Ideas, February 20, 2024 […]
Video: Post-Putinist Russia
How are they trying to keep teaching, researching and preserving Russia’s intellectual capital? […]
Foreign Policy: Emily Schultheis on Dresden’s Nazi past
“The Nazi Era Continues to Haunt This German City,” by Emily Schultheis (Germany, 2019-2021), Foreign Policy, February 10, 2024 […]
WSJ: Joel Millman on prisons-turned-wedding venues
“Wedding Venues That Give a New Twist to the Ol’ Ball and Chain,” by Joel Millman (El Salvador, 1987-1989), Wall Street Journal, February 12, 2024 […]
Financial Times: Neri Zilber on Israel’s goal in Gaza
“Can Israel achieve its war goals in Gaza?” by Neri Zilber (Israel, 2011-2013), Financial Times, January 30, 2024 […]
NY Magazine: Andrew Rice on Trump’s losses
“Trump’s Reckoning Begins,” by Andrew Rice (Uganda, 2002-2004), New York Magazine, January 30, 2024 […]
New Yorker podcast: Pramila Jayapal on Biden’s coalition
“Pramila Jayapal: Biden’s ‘Coalition has fractured,’” The New Yorker Radio Hour podcast with David Remnick and Pramila Jayapal (India, 1995-1996), January 19, 2024 […]
Literary Hub: Wendy Call on translating poetry
“Wendy Call and Shook on the Power of Titles, Decolonization, and Translating Poems in Iterations,” a poets.org interview with Wendy Call (Mexico, 1999-2001) and David Shook, Literary Hub, January 8, 2024 […]
ICWA fellows on a consequential year for democracy
Key elections are taking place in Asia, Latin America and Europe. […]