# the compass (blogs) — RSS Amplifier

Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover the compass.

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## [A tale of two cities](https://www.icwa.org/amman-jordan-city-planning/)

_2026-08-19 · Diana Kruzman · Institute of Current World Affairs_

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 .

## [Review: A man of no nation](https://compass.icwa.org/p/review-a-man-of-no-nation)

_2026-08-18 · Anna Gielas · Institute of Current World Affairs_

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](https://thenewpress.org/books/a-natural-history-of-the-spirits/)

_2026-08-14 · Jori Lewis · Institute of Current World Affairs_

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](https://compass.icwa.org/p/the-portuguese-colonial-holdouts)

_2026-08-11 · David Hapgood · Institute of Current World Affairs_

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](https://www.icij.org/investigations/damascus-dossier/companies-once-tied-to-assad-kept-winning-un-contracts-under-syrias-new-rulers/)

_2026-08-10 · David Kenner · Institute of Current World Affairs_

“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](https://www.icwa.org/norway-sami-culture-festival/)

_2026-08-10 · Brett Simpson · Institute of Current World Affairs_

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](https://www.icwa.org/philippines-drugs-war-anniversary/)

_2026-08-04 · Sabrina Ochoa · Institute of Current World Affairs_

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?](https://compass.icwa.org/p/review-who-serves-whom)

_2026-08-04 · Anna Gielas · Institute of Current World Affairs_

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](https://compass.icwa.org/p/the-ping-heard-round-the-world)

_2026-07-28 · Marvin Kalb · Institute of Current World Affairs_

Nixon’s opening to China \[...\] Read More... The post The ping heard round the world appeared first on Institute of Current World Affairs .

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## [Letter from Amman](https://compass.icwa.org/p/letter-from-amman)

_2026-07-27 · Diana Kruzman · Institute of Current World Affairs_

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 .