The pioneering scholar of Latin America advised Colombian presidents. […]
Malcolm Deas dies
Irving Spitzberg dies
Irving Joseph Spitzberg, Jr., professor, immigration lawyer, higher education policy consultant and former ICWA fellow, died peacefully in Rockville, MD on October 13 after an unsuccessful battle with cryptococcal meningitis, Spitzberg’s widow Virginia Thorndike said. He was 81. “Irving had a special place in his heart for ICWA,” she wrote, “and often spoke of his […]
A documentary filmmaker reflects on Russians’ collective complicity
Vitaly Mansky’s films have long been sounding the alarm about Vladimir Putin. […]
Upcoming Nov. 16: Russian scholars in exile panel discussion
How are they trying to keep teaching, researching and preserving Russia’s intellectual capital ? […]
Nov. 10: Syrians in exile, Joshua Levkowitz fellowship report
Joshua Levkowitz fellowship report and expert panel discussion […]
Foreign Policy: Karina Piser on Japan’s fertility crisis
“Cash Can’t Fix Japan’s Fertility Crisis,” by Karina Piser (France, 2017-2019), Foreign Policy, October 23, 2023 […]
Amid regional instability, the oldest US military installation in Greece gets an upgrade
The latest stage in over 50 years of US-Greece cooperation on Crete. […]
Russian actors struggle in emigration and at home
Once vibrant, the theater faces tough choices amid war and repression. […]
Market wars in Ghana
An economic embargo is complicating the country’s deadliest local leadership conflict. […]
Upcoming Nov. 10: Syrians in exile, Joshua Levkowitz fellowship report
Joshua Levkowitz fellowship report and expert panel discussion […]