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ICWA virtual gala 2021

Posted on February 17, 2021 (February 26, 2021) by ICWA

Please join a global celebration marking our 96th year advancing American understanding of world cultures and affairs. […]

Postcard from Goa

Posted on February 10, 2021 (March 12, 2021) by Astha Rajvanshi

Why some Indians are setting their sights on Portugal. […]

THE CABLE PODCAST: Who’s afraid of Alexei Navalny?

Posted on February 3, 2021 (February 3, 2021) by ICWA

A discussion with Olga Shorina, Kiryl Sukhotski and Pavel Butorin. […]

Nicholas Schmidle to publish book on Virgin Galactic space program

Posted on February 2, 2021 (March 2, 2026) by Nicholas Schmidle

New Yorker writer Nicholas Schmidle (ICWA fellow in Pakistan, 2006-2008) tells the story of the test pilots, engineers and visionaries behind Virgin Galactic’s campaign to build a space tourism company in his soon-to-be-released book Test Gods: Virgin Galactic and the Making of a Modern Astronaut. The Washington Post describes a previously unreported account of a […]

Saudi Arabia’s coffee craze

Posted on January 29, 2021 (February 17, 2021) by David Kenner

Cafés are at the forefront of social change in the kingdom, but entrepreneurs still face big obstacles. […]

As the pandemic rages, Germany battles disinformation

Posted on January 29, 2021 (February 10, 2021) by Emily Schultheis

At a crucial turning point, the spread of conspiracy thinking threatens the country’s Covid-19 response. […]

FROM THE FIELD: Why Germany didn’t get Covid-19 under control

Posted on January 28, 2021 (January 28, 2021) by ICWA

A conversation with Emily Schultheis. […]

Why the Putin regime won’t collapse any time soon

Posted on January 27, 2021 (January 27, 2021) by Dan Peleschuk

The embattled opposition leader Alexei Navalny is prompting protests in Russia again, but he’s still far from reaching a critical mass of discontent. […]