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Hakan Altinay went through the World Fellows program in 2009, then spent years trying to work out exactly why it had worked. He now runs a school in Istanbul built on what he found. Free of charge, small, gentle, and designed above all to produce the one thing he thinks our societies are running short of.

In his new book, the Yale political scientist examines how missed opportunities, neoliberal economic policies, and decisions by political leaders shaped today's global challenges — and outlines steps to help reverse them.

This year's cohort of World Fellows includes a Ukrainian journalist, a Chinese environmentalist, and a Kenyan orchestral conductor.

What does it take to rebuild a society fractured by distrust, populism, and eroding civic bonds? In his third Yale Conversations lecture, author and columnist David Brooks traces the shifting cultural paradigms of the past 70 years to diagnose how America arrived at its current crisis.

The February 9, 2026 event, “The World from the Periphery,” explored Bosnia and Herzegovina’s position in geopolitics — as a small country, a generation removed from war and genocide, still searching for stability.

Why are Christian churches in parts of Africa defending liberal democracy? Kate Baldwin’s new book shows how religious institutions back democratic systems to protect their independence.

In Tomorrow is Yesterday, Robert Malley argues that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is rooted as much in history, emotions, and competing narratives as in political disputes.

The research, published in PLOS ONE, shows that Conservative Members of Parliament (MPs) who resisted switching to a pro-Brexit position faced significantly higher political risks than those who aligned themselves with the referendum result.

At a pivotal moment for global democracy, a series of dialogues will explore the present and future of democratic governance.

The Elihu Professor of Global Affairs and History reinterprets the institution not as an international cooperation effort with equal partners, but as a push by Western powers to consolidate power through resources, defense, and populations.