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.
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[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.
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On Tuesday, in a move that caught the world by surprise, the government of Myanmar announced that it reached an agreement with neighboring Bangladesh to take back its Rohingya refugee population.
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By Ben Zala
The recent announcement of Australia and Malaysia’s agreement to “swap” asylum seekers starkly demonstrates how willing decision-makers are to react quickly, rather than find sustainable solutions to the global refugee crisis.
