César Alvarez, Brendan Nyhan, and Amie Thomasson are among 180 award recipients.
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Dickey Center public service program returns to the nation's capital.
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine has amplified fears that the world is teetering back to a Cold War-like era in which the most powerful countries compete for dominance. That could mean not only Russia exerting control over Eastern Europe but also China imposing itself over East and Southeast Asia — particularly Taiwan.
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On Saturday night, while Russian forces entered the Ukrainian city of Volnovakha, and blocked convoys of food and medicine intended for the nearby besieged city of Mariupol, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine's President, called Naftali Bennett, the Israeli Prime Minister. The two spoke for more than an hour and discussed, Zelensky tweeted, "Russian aggression and the prospects for peace talks"—which, earlier in the day, Zelensky had suggested might take place in Jerusalem.
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"The relative morale of the two sides is playing a key role in shaping how the war is being fought," said Jason Lyall, an associate professor in transnational studies at Dartmouth College. He told VICE World News that on the Ukrainian side, Zelenskyy's decision to remain in Kyiv and his skilled media presence has boosted morale, increased the number of volunteers joining the resistance, and inspired confidence among international backers like NATO.
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