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“On the Morning You Wake – Again”: ballistic and nuclear threat reality
Jan. 13, 2018. 8.08 a.m. That morning, 1.4 million citizens of Hawaii received an emergency alert on their cell phones. It read: "BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL." Despite the fact that I’ve been working as a...
Trump vs. Harris: How the 2024 Election Could Shape U.S. Foreign Policy
As international journalists observing the U.S. elections this fall, many of us are closely following how U.S. foreign policy might shift after the election, particularly considering the current global tensions. For example, Donald Trump's stance on the war in...
Americans struggle with political conversations as election draws nearer
Fear and insecurity. These are the prevailing emotions among many Americans a month before the presidential election. Both Democratic and Republican supporters are anxiously following the election campaign. In Minnesota, a traditionally “blue” state, voters are taking...
The ‘transgender refuge state’ and the impact of its governor on the election outcome
So, our three weeks in the “transgender refuge state” just ended. “The transgender refugee state” is what some Americans have been calling Minnesota since 2023, after the state passed a law that protected gender-affirming health care for youth. At that time, LGBTQ...
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Next WPI U.S. Fellowship Program – Autumn 2024
The next World Press Institute Fellowship Program will run from Friday, Sept. 6 to Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. The application period opened on December 1, 2023, and will close on February 15, 2024. Selection announcements will be made in ...