A discussion with Olga Shorina, Kiryl Sukhotski and Pavel Butorin. […]
THE CABLE PODCAST: Who’s afraid of Alexei Navalny?
Nicholas Schmidle to publish book on Virgin Galactic space program
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
Cafés are at the forefront of social change in the kingdom, but entrepreneurs still face big obstacles. […]
As the pandemic rages, Germany battles disinformation
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
A conversation with Emily Schultheis. […]
Why the Putin regime won’t collapse any time soon
The embattled opposition leader Alexei Navalny is prompting protests in Russia again, but he’s still far from reaching a critical mass of discontent. […]
Teen Vogue: Karina Piser on the community college crisis
Dropping enrollment during the pandemic is effectively closing a critical gateway for disadvantaged students. […]
New York Magazine: Andrew Rice on reopening NJ schools
Affluent, liberal, suburban parents are demanding their children go back in school, now. […]
THE CABLE PODCAST: The future of the transatlantic alliance
A discussion with Jamie Fly and Jonathan Katz. […]
India’s farmers raise alarm over endemic poverty
Protesters are standing their ground against new laws they say will squeeze the poorest. […]