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Illuminating the Arts-Policy Nexus 
Illuminating the Arts-Policy Nexus is a fortnightly series of articles on the role of art in public policymaking. This series invites WPI fellows and project leaders as well as external practitioners to contribute pieces on how artists have led policy change and how policymakers can use creative strategies.
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Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World
In Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World, World Policy Institute Senior Fellow Ian Bremmer illustrates a historic shift in the international system and the world economy—and an unprecedented moment of global uncertainty.
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Five Challenges for India in 2013
How will India's economy fare in 2013? Two prominent economists analyze the five biggest challenges facing the world's second most populous country.
Time for a World Space Policy
A few weeks before his death in 1963, John F. Kennedy spoke before the UN about his dream of a unified international space program. Fifty years later, his dream has never been closer. Efforts like the International Space Station provide a model for large-scale cooperation, and emerging space powers promise to spark innovation, but more can always be done.
Masked Faces, Censored Hopes: An Interview with Artist Shurooq Amin
World Policy Institute associate fellow Shaun Randol interviews Shurooq Amin, a Syrian-Kuwaiti artist whose show "It's a Man's World" was shut down by the Kuwaiti government. This act of government censorship turned Amin into an international art celebrity and only emboldened her. "Censorship," she says, "has only made me stronger."
Euro Zone: From Crisis to Complacency
What a difference a year makes. Elizabeth Pond analyzes how European leaders dealt with the euro zone crisis in 2012. Today, experts and leaders seem content with Europe's progress—a far cry from last year's anxieties.
Blood Line: Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Unspoken Border Dispute
The Durand Line is the single biggest source of tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and few outside of the region have ever heard it. Amir Ramin and Nadia Siddiqui argue that confronting this fact is the only route to long-term stability and security in the region.
Putin’s Kiss: Subjective Morality
A hit at this year's Sundance Film Festival, and set for DVD release the end of this month, the documentary Putin's Kiss explores the sinister indoctrination methods by ardent Russian nationalists. Jared Feldschreiber offers a film review with added insights, discussing the prevalent dangers within Putin's Russia.
The Trouble with Tradition
Human Rights Watch's Graeme Reid argues that the notion of traditional rights is too often used to suppress human rights, and warns that a new resolution passed by the UN Human Rights Council could do more harm than good.
An Artist Paints His Country's Toil
Kristin Deasy profiles an Iraqi artist named Ayad Alkadhi whose work reflects the violent politics and tortured history of his homeland.
World Policy on Air: Interview with Mara Tshibaka
On this week's episode of World Policy on Air, managing editor Christopher Shay sits down with Mara Tshibaka, co-producer of The Shadow Effect: Congo. The film explores the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the hope that endures in spite of it. Tshibaka offers her take on aid organizations, the conflict mineral problem, and Kony 2012.
A Risky Precedent in the Balkans
Last month, retired Croatian Generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac were acquitted on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at a tribunal in The Hague. Elizabeth Pond describes the dangerously high bar this decision sets for proving that civilian killings are deliberate or indiscriminate.
Chinese Investment in Latin American Mines: A Path to Development?
China has invested billions of dollars in Latin America in recent years, mostly to acquire metals. But without better regulations, effective governance and a strong rule of law, Carolina Ocampo-Maya says, these investments will not make life better for miners or their communities.
Negotiating Peace
The Israel/Palestine conflict is unique, argues Chip Carey, because there are no outside parties with enough objectivity to be able to help resolve it. Until courageous leaders can promote less simplistic understandings of the dilemmas at hand, the conflict will only continue to fester.
Latin America’s Top 5 News Stories of 2012
This year has been transformative for Latin America. Robert Valencia describes the highlights, which promise to shape the region well into the future.
The United States Can Benefit from China’s Rise
By carefully softening tensions, says Donald Gross, China's rise can be America's rise, too. New Chinese leaders are more ready than ever to engage with the United States and enact political reforms, but will avoid doing either if provoked.
Egypt's Police State is in Its DNA
Tension between Egypt's military and political establishments has been routine for most of modern history. In reviewing Hazem Kandil's new book Soldiers, Spies and Statesman, Jared Feldschreiber discusses this tension which has caused so much turmoil in recent weeks.
Dissident Artists Matter, Regardless of Their Fame
Uncelebrated dissident artists, writes Sidd Joag, are often the most consequential. While high-profile rebellions like those of Ai Weiwei and Pussy Riot serve a purpose, artists working behind the scenes should not be forgotten.
Teaching an Old Dog EU Tricks
The EU has taken its hits lately, but gentle pressure towards stability and unity continues to pay off. Milosevic's Socialist Party is back in power in Serbia, but now it is playing nice, seeking normalized relations with Kosovo in hopes of joining the EU and jumpstarting its anemic economy.
China Ignores Immolations at Its Peril
Chinese propaganda misconstrues Tibet's true objectives, which include bringing the Dalai Lama home and being allowed religious freedom, not independence. Drastic protest measures such as self-immolation could get worse, Dorjee Cairang argues, if China does not correct its misconceptions.
Congo: The Failures of Bureaucracy
With 5.4 million lives lost during the conflict in the Congo over the past 15 years, rhetoric is no longer enough—the international community must act, argues Mara Tshibaka. While M23 rebels have finally withdrawn from Goma, evidence suggests that neighboring Uganda and Rwanda have been arming rebels, despite their claims to the contrary, and rebels could return at any time.
Echoes of the Lost Boys of Sudan: Excerpts From a Graphic Novel
In 1983, four boys ran from their villages in southern Sudan, fleeing a violent army from the north. Niki Singleton wove her highly emotional imagery together with text
taken from interviews of the four young men with a psychiatrist when
they finally received refugee status and arrived in the U.S.
State of Democracy: A Conversation with former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo
In a sit-down interview with Robert Valencia for World Policy Journal, former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo discusses how the youth in Latin America can promote democracy over authoritarianism.
Gaza Portfolio: From the Rubble, Life
Today, Palestine's status in the UN has been changed from "entity" to "non-member observer state status," giving Palestine official non-voting status in the UN. Two years ago, WPJ ran a photo essay by Eman Mohammed about a family in the heart of Gaza. We are posting it again, to highlight this historic day.
Uganda’s Anti-Gay ‘Christmas Gift’
As Uganda's political leaders exhibit more homophobia than ever, Emily Cody explores the implications of an impending bill that would authorize the killing of gays.
Congolese MP Speaks Out Against Rwandan Meddling
In an interview with World Policy Journal, Congo's youngest MP accuses neighboring Rwanda of arming rebels. He also called on the international community to put pressure on Rwanda and its president to stop its involvement in the conflict.
Shark Fin Soup: A Recipe For Marine Extinction
Shark fin soup was a delicacy once reserved for the Chinese elite. But with China's economy on the rise, a boom in demand for the dish has the animal on the brink of extinction.
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