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.
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Tags: Boko Haram, ethnic conflict, gas, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria, Oil, petrol, protests A Reader Responds: Understanding Nigeria's Terrorists
In response to our recent blog entry “Terrorism in Nigeria: the Rise of Boko Haram” a reader from Nigeria highlights an important, and often overlooked, element in the struggle against his country's emerging terrorist threat.
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