From the Field

Long-distance travel is out of the picture for many Europeans, so they're choosing to stay closer to home—whether in their own countries or just across the border. Berlin-based ICWA fellow Emily Schultheis talks to Dan about her experience traveling around a continent that's adjusting to life under the pandemic as well as what that may reveal about the future of travel.

Last fall, widespread protests erupted across Lebanon over an unraveling economy and chronic political mismanagement. Then came the novel coronavirus. Now, the currency is collapsing, fueling anger against the ruling elite that cuts through traditional sectarian divides. Dan talks to David Kenner in Beirut about what's going on and what's behind the crisis.