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.
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.
Pouring Gas on the Fire: How Nigeria Could Fuel Terrorism
After President Goodluck Jonathan's announcement on New Year’s Day that Nigeria would no longer subsidize fuel consumption—subsidies on which the majority of Nigeria’s poor depend—Nigerians immediately took to the streets and went on strike, effectively bringing business as usual to a grinding halt.
admin's blog | 
1 comment | 
Tags: Boko Haram, ethnic conflict, gas, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria, Oil, petrol, protests Conflict in Congo
_0.jpg)
[Editor's Note: After a disputed election caused increased incidents of violence and chaos in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila was finally sworn in as president on Tuesday.
admin's blog | Add new comment | Tags: assailants, bloodshed, civil war, clans, Conflict, Congo, Congo war, Congolese, Democratic Republic of Congo, deplaces, Djupamula, Djupanyahonore, Djuparigi, ethnic conflict, Hema, Ituri, Ituri Conflict, land issues, Lendu, machetes, Mobutu Sese Seko, peace, refugees, Rwanda, tribes, Uganda, UN Habitat, United Nations, Violence, war Conflict in Congo
_0.jpg)
Tags: assailants, bloodshed, civil war, clans, Conflict, Congo, Congo war, Congolese, Democratic Republic of Congo, deplaces, Djupamula, Djupanyahonore, Djuparigi, ethnic conflict, Hema, Ituri, Ituri Conflict, land issues, Lendu, machetes, Mobutu Sese Seko, peace, refugees, Rwanda, tribes, Uganda, UN Habitat, United Nations, Violence, war
