France’s new restrictions on asylum seekers have alarmed human rights groups, Karina Piser (France, 2017-2019) reports for The Washington Post. Is the move “tactical,” to defuse the far right’s appeal, or is President Emmanuel Macron simply beginning to show his true colors? Read the full article here. Image credit here. […]
NOV. 8:
Karina Piser on French identity politics
France’s law on secularism has been weaponized against Muslims in the country, newly returned Paris fellow Karina Piser told an ICWA gathering at the Microsoft flagship store in New York on Friday, November 8. She was speaking about identity politics in France at the end of her two-year fellowship. Her research explored government initiatives to […]
THE CABLE PODCAST: Turkey’s political landscape
A discussion with Jonathan Katz, Lisel Hintz & Ozgur Unluhisarcikli. […]
BLOG: US State Department downgrades travel alert for El Salvador
Although homicides have decreased, the timing remains suspicious. […]
UPCOMING:
Karina Piser in New York
Please join us in New York to hear returning ICWA fellow Karina Piser talk about identity politics in France, at the Microsoft flagship store from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 8. Karina’s fellowship has explored government initiatives to promote French secularism and social cohesion in the aftermath of the 2015 and 2016 terrorist […]
THE CABLE PODCAST: Poland and Hungary go to the polls
A discussion with Susan Corke, Melissa Hooper and Dalibor Rohac. […]
The American Prospect: Jonathan Guyer on the Arab press
An assault on press freedoms has gone on virtually unmentioned. […]
NYT: Shannon Sims on Cuban music
Leaving Havana behind, Sims catches the island’s beat. […]
BLOG: A center-right victory provides little clarity for Austria’s future government
Sebastian Kurz’s People’s Party made significant gains in Sunday’s snap elections, but a renewed coalition with the far-right Freedom Party seems unlikely. […]
The Atlantic: Emily Schultheis on Austria’s unsinkable FPÖ
Scandals have certainly weakened the FPÖ, but it’s not going away. […]