Tomorrow, for ICWA's 100th, Deanna Donovan, William Knowland, @brettvsimpson.bsky.social & James Workman will discuss what we must do to adapt to climate change. Open to the public. Register to join us on Nov 14 at House of Sweden in DC @swedeninusa.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-world-...

The suspension of the US Refugee Admissions Program is impacting Omaha, where ICWA trustee Joel Millman has been tracking the rise of a growing East African community. Nebraska joins 4 more deeply red states leading US destinations for refugee resettlement: compass.icwa.org/p/red-states...

For ICWA's 100th anniversary, alumni @brynbarnardart.bsky.social, Kenneth Cavander, Jean-Benoît Nadeau & Roger Reynolds will discuss how art can bridge national & economic divides. Open to the public. Register to join us on Nov 14 at @swedeninusa.bsky.social in DC: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-world-...

After a year+ living in the Norwegian Arctic (69°N) writing on an @icwa.org fellowship, I’ve finally joined friends on Substack. For a view from the world’s fast-warming region, follow here: open.substack.com/pub/brettvsi...

The fight over mines & windmills in Norway has pitted environmental & Sami activists against the state & its renewable energy goals, becoming emblematic of a bizarre climate calculus in Norway’s race to “green” the north, @brettvsimpson.bsky.social reports from Kvalsund: www.icwa.org/norway-sami-...

For ICWA's centenary, ICWA alumni Joseph Battat, Bacete Bwogo, William Foote & Joel Millman will discuss tariffs & anti-migration policies dominating the international agenda. Open to the public. Register to join us on Nov 14 at @swedeninusa.bsky.social in DC: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-world-...

North Korea's active support of Russian aggression in Ukraine has prompted morbid curiosity about Pyongyang’s intentions, resources & prospects. Thae Yong-ho's memoir Passcode to the Third Floor has a lot to say about that, Dmitry Kharitonov writes for Compass: compass.icwa.org/p/no-need-fo...

Gang control is unfortunately here to stay, Andrew Weil Fellow Rowland Robinson reports from Fortaleza, Brazil. Gang members outnumber the state's security forces two-to-one and offer young people a competitive salary to join. www.icwa.org/brazil-gangs...

Join us at @hrc.org in Washington, DC on Nov 13, when returning David Mixner LGBTQ+ Fellow Edric Huang will deliver his end-of-fellowship talk about the role of LGBTQ+ rights in Taiwan’s democracy & what the movement says about the country. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/lgbtq-righ...

Presenting Russia as a guardian of family and spiritual freedom is a form of spiritual phishing, Russian Orthodox priest Andrei Kordochkin writes for Compass. It asks American conservatives to lower their guard and become unwitting vectors of Russian soft power: compass.icwa.org/p/the-kremli...

For ICWA's centenary, ICWA alumni experts Eve Fairbanks, @katherineroth.bsky.social, Emily Schultheis & Andrew Tabler will discuss the new political realities & transforming global order. The event is hosted in partnership with @swedeninusa.bsky.social. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-world-...

After Norway’s September elections, feelings are mixed in the country’s north. Critics say the country doesn't seem to be taking Arctic security risks seriously enough, @brettvsimpson.bsky.social writes: icwa.org/norway-democ...

Japan's first female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi & her cabinet have broad approval, seen as an all-star team at a pivotal time, ICWA trustee @katherineroth.bsky.social writes. For Japan, her qualifications are more important than this pioneering moment for women: compass.icwa.org/p/in-japan-s...

A person’s neighborhood always affects one’s access to care, but that traditional barrier is much greater in Fortaleza, Andrew Weil Fellow Rowland Robinson reports from Brazil. Armed gangs are limiting access to health care and social services. www.icwa.org/brazil-gangs...

Join us at @hrc.org in Washington, DC on Nov 13, when returning David Mixner LGBTQ+ Fellow Edric Huang will deliver his end-of-fellowship talk about the role of LGBTQ+ rights in Taiwan’s democracy & what the movement says about the country. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/lgbtq-righ...

Although Norway's Arendal Week democracy festival attempts to break down the elitism of access politics, financial and professional heavyweights still dominate, ICWA fellow @brettvsimpson.bsky.social writes: icwa.org/norway-democ...

In Fortaleza, Brazil, armed gangs are limiting access to health care and social services, Andrew Weil Fellow Rowland Robinson reports. The region is home to three of the top 10 most violent municipalities in the country. www.icwa.org/brazil-gangs...

To celebrate ICWA's 100th birthday, we're gathering alumni experts in Washington DC for a day of discussions on advancing democracy, a sustainable environment, equitability & culture at a pivotal moment in history. The event is open to the public. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-world-...

For Compass, former ICWA fellow @steventagle.com returns to the remote Greek island of Chios to savor the flavor & tradition of village cuisine at Evi Katsioni's O Cafenes tou Giorgi in the central square of medieval Pitios: compass.icwa.org/p/in-a-remot...

"As long as scientists have been studying the Arctic, they’ve relied on the sure science of seafaring to get them there." Peter Bird Martin fellow @brettvsimpson.bsky.social reports from the Dana, a research vessel tracking climate change in the Arctic. www.icwa.org/arctic-ocean...

NPR station photographer and New Orleans native Tyrone Turner travelled back to Louisiana to document the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Executive director Greg Feifer @gregoryfeifer.bsky.social visits Peter Bird Martin Fellow Brett Simpson @brettvsimpson.bsky.social in Tromsø, Norway.

In the face of adversity, the stories of those who risk everything for the sake of freedom and justice should inspire us to reaffirm our commitment and work tirelessly to protect and promote democracy in every corner of the globe, Suren Avanesyan writes for Compass: compass.icwa.org/p/defending-...

Is Norway the model democracy? ICWA fellow @brettvsimpson.bsky.social digs into the contradictions of the nation's oil-funded, pro-renewables progressivism: www.icwa.org/norway-democ...

At the height of the Vietnam War, ICWA fellow Takashi Oka reflects on the tumult he had witnessed in Saigon: people pushed to extremes and corruption that seemed to undermine every action in the South: compass.icwa.org/p/icwa100-re...

Agra, India - photography by Jennifer Katzka on Compass: compass.icwa.org/p/agra-india

In 2001, Brazil established greater protections for people with mental & behavioral disorders, creating a legal framework for non-institutional forms of health care & establishing the Psychosocial Care Network, Rowland Robinson reports from Fortaleza: www.icwa.org/brazil-tangl...

"Wandering the decks, I became the ship’s curious child, brimming with basic questions. Why is the sea that color? How can you tell a current from a wave? Why, why, why?" ICWA fellow @brettvsimpson.bsky.social reports from a ship researching climate change in the Arctic. www.icwa.org/arctic-ocean...

While traveling across the US after 40 years abroad, Alison Langley @langleyshields.bsky.social meditates on myth & reality, listening to ordinary Americans at a Kansas brewery share conspiracy theories and fears for their loved ones' safety: compass.icwa.org/p/postcard-f...

During a night in Cracolândia, a neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil, known for its rampant public drug use, Rowland Robinson learns that art is a powerful tool for engaging & stimulating people living in precarious situations or struggling with substance use: www.icwa.org/night-in-cra...

David Sims argues that Trump's dramatic cuts to foreign aid might shake things up in Washington and wake other donor countries to the reality that no amount of concessionary funding from abroad is a substitute for a country's own responsibility for development: compass.icwa.org/p/killing-us...

"As I discovered aboard the Dana, crossing an ocean that comprises over 70% of Arctic geography, my worldview had been as yet—quite myopically—terrestrially bound." ICWA fellow @brettvsimpson.bsky.social reports from a ship researching climate change in the Arctic Ocean. www.icwa.org/arctic-ocean...

The contents of the nearly 100-year-old envelope opened earlier this month contained first Czechoslovak president Tomas Masaryk's thoughts on his approaching death and final messages to his country, Robert Coalson reports for Compass: compass.icwa.org/p/first-czec...

Armenia in black - photography by Annas Smitko on Compass: compass.icwa.org/p/armenia-in...

In 2001, former ICWA fellow and current executive director @gregoryfeifer.bsky.social reported on Putin’s state takeover of the main independent television station, a development one of the station’s journalists described as “the point of no return” for Russia: compass.icwa.org/p/icwa100-ho...

"The UN’s International Refugee Organization resettlement program, viewed from a certain perspective, was a success." Sheila Fitzpatrick tells Compass about her new book Lost Souls: Soviet Displaced Persons & the Birth of the Cold War @princetonupress.bsky.social: compass.icwa.org/p/lessons-fr...

Though Edric Huang was impressed by the organization & warmth of queer spaces in Tokyo, Japan as a whole remains largely homogeneous & conservative. Support for same-sex marriage has climbed to 70%, but traditional values persist, particularly within institutions: www.icwa.org/queer-japane...

Brazil makes up 47% of South America's landmass & a third of its population & economy. But although Brazil & the US are alike in many ways, the southern country is often overlooked, Andrew Weil Global Health Care Fellow Rowland Robinson reports from Fortaleza: www.icwa.org/brazil-tangl...

In Tokyo, David Mixner LGBTQ+ fellow Edric Huang met Akira the Hustler, a sculptural and visual artist whose 2000 memoir A Whore Diary chronicles his experiences as a gay escort. Akira and other queer Japanese artists are reformulating how queer bodies are seen in Japan: www.icwa.org/queer-japane...

Andrew Weil Global Health Care Fellow Rowland Robinson has his first encounter with Brazil’s national health service, Sistema Único de Saude, and begins to research Brazilian drug policy, which raises more questions than answers: www.icwa.org/brazil-tangl...

Michael Ignatieff and Robert Coalson on the violence at the core of American democracy: "any democratic system—and America is one example, but France is another—that starts in revolution, then has enormous difficulty keeping democratic argument peaceful." compass.icwa.org/p/this-is-no...

News organizations worldwide have called on US Department of Homeland Security to withdraw its plan to reduce the amount of time foreign correspondents may stay in the US to 240 days, down from the traditionally permitted 5 years, Elizabeth Wise reports for Compass: open.substack.com/pub/compass1...

Former ICWA fellow & executive director Peter Bird Martin reports on a secret 1954 meeting with the president of the African National Congress, Albert John Luthuli. Luthuli would later be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent anti-apartheid movement: compass.icwa.org/p/meeting-in...

On September 26 at 5pm, former fellow Susan Brind Morrow, author of the book Water, will participate in The Explorers Club event "Writing for Nature," responding to the question, "Where are we going, now that it's come to this?" For more information and tickets: www.explorers.org/calendar-of-...

Barry Rosen, a survivor of the Iran Hostage Crisis, writes for Compass about growing nationalism in Iran following the 12-Day War with Israel and asks whether Iranians will continue to support the repressive Islamic Republic: compass.icwa.org/p/after-war-...

Daniel Warner writes for Compass about the 1919 King-Crane Commission, whose report on the defunct Ottoman Empire might have served as a basis for resolving vexing issues in the Middle East & northern Africa: compass.icwa.org/p/a-forgotte...

During a visit to Tokyo, David Mixner LGBTQ+ fellow Edric Huang discovered the contemporary queer artists challenging the pressures of conservative Japanese society, which still offers few protections to queer people: www.icwa.org/queer-japane...

For Compass, Paul Starobin examines Russian exile media, a vibrant independent press covering the country from abroad with the aid of staff working anonymously from within: compass.icwa.org/p/how-to-rea...

"The real problem is the depth of American disillusion with the cost of being a global leader," Michael Ignatieff tells Compass's Robert Coalson. "Trump has been the first to ask, 'What’s in it for us?' so directly, but he won’t be the last." compass.icwa.org/p/this-is-no...

As ICWA marks its centenary this year, we’re looking back at the writing & lives of our fellows over the past 100 years. In this 1922 dispatch on Compass, our first fellow John O. Crane tours the countryside with Tomas Masaryk, Czechoslovakia's first president: compass.icwa.org/p/icwa100-cz...