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.
Is Bangladesh’s Shahbag the Next Tahrir Square?
By Nayma Qayum
During the past week, thousands of Bangladeshis have gathered at Shahbag, a neighborhood in Dhaka, demanding justice for the war crimes of 1971. The protests emerged after an international tribunal sentenced Abdul Qader Mollah, assistant secretary general of the political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), to life in prison.
Fleeing Burma: Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
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[Editors Note: The Burmese state of Rakhine is currently experiencing a humanitarian crisis as minority Rohingya Muslims clash with ethnic Rakine Buddhists. The violence has so far left scores dead, and sent tens of thousands of refugees over the border into Bangladesh.
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