A tale of two cities
In Amman, economic policies are prompting a widening geographic rift. [...] Read More... The post A tale of two cities appeared first on Institute of Current World Affairs .
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Review: A man of no nation
Andrea Wulf rediscovers the pioneering 18th-century globalist George Forster. [...] Read More... The post Review: A man of no nation appeared first on Institute of Current World Affairs .
Jori Lewis to publish new book of essays
A Natural History of the Spirits will be published November 10, 2026 [...] Read More... The post Jori Lewis to publish new book of essays appeared first on Institute of Current World Affairs .
The Portuguese colonial holdouts
David Hapgood reports in 1962 about resistance to independence for Guinea-Bissau. [...] Read More... The post The Portuguese colonial holdouts appeared first on Institute of Current World Affairs .
ICIJ: David Kenner on Assad-linked firms winning UN contracts
“Companies once tied to Assad kept winning UN contracts under Syria’s new rulers,” by David Kenner (Saudi Arabia, 2019-2021), International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, August 4, 2026 [...] Read More... The post ICIJ: David Kenner on Assad-linked firms winning UN contracts appeared first on Institute of Current World Affairs .
Resistance, reckoning and rock ‘n’ roll
How a small Sámi village in Norway came to host the world’s largest Indigenous cultural festival. [...] Read More... The post Resistance, reckoning and rock ‘n’ roll appeared first on Institute of Current World Affairs .
Ten years of post-truth
A decade after the launch of the Philippines’ ‘war on drugs,’ the country is grappling over facts and memory. [...] Read More... The post Ten years of post-truth appeared first on Institute of Current World Affairs .
Review: Who serves whom?
Technology should help humans, a new book argues, not the other way around. [...] Read More... The post Review: Who serves whom? appeared first on Institute of Current World Affairs .
The ping heard round the world
Nixon’s opening to China [...] Read More... The post The ping heard round the world appeared first on Institute of Current World Affairs .
Letter from Amman
Behind an appearance of normality, airstrikes on Jordan are raising questions about its uncomfortable dependence on the US. [...] Read More... The post Letter from Amman appeared first on Institute of Current World Affairs .