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.
The Future of Relations with the Muslim World
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, Global Expert Finder and the World Policy Institute present:
A panel debate at The New York Times:
"The Future of Relations with the Muslim World"
This event is the first in a series of Global Expert Finder debates from the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC).
One year after President Obama's Cairo speech, with no sign of an Israel-Palestine peace deal, a deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, and the ongoing nuclear standoff with Iran, is the 'new beginning' initiative stalled?
How significant is the role of the Arab-Israeli conflict in widening the gap between communities in the US, Europe and the 'Muslim world'? Is progress on the Middle East front a sine qua non for the improvement of Muslim-West relations?
Introduction and Moderation By:
Roger Cohen
Columnist, The New York Times
Featured Speakers:
- Reza Aslan, writer and commentator
- Martin Indyk, VP for Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution
- Joe Klein, Columnist, Time Magazine
- Professor Marc Lynch, George Washington University
- Dalia Mogahed, Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies and co-author with John L. Esposito, "Who Will Speak for Islam?" World Policy Journal Fall 2008.
Wednesday, July 21
6:30-8:00pm
Where:
The New York Times
620 Eighth Avenue (btwn. 40th and 41st street)
New York, New York
RSVP required:
This event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required to reserve a seat. RSVP by emailing debates@globalexpertfinder.org
Call the World Policy Institute Events line at 212.481.5005, with any event-related questions.
