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AUG 5, 2013 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Story of Maria's Libraries

Maria's Libraries is redefining what libraries can do for community development through a connected network of libraries across Kenya.

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AUG 1, 2013 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: The 'Copter Will See You Now

As countries develop policies for civilian and commercial drones, it is important to apply ethical standards that are permissive of innovation.

Colored Cosmopolitanism: The Shared Struggle for Freedom in the United States and India

JUL 25, 2013 Article

Book Review: Colored Cosmopolitanism: The Shared Struggle for Freedom in the United States and India

"South Asians and African Americans learned from each other in ways that not only advanced their respective struggles for freedom but helped define what freedom ...

Street corner in Yangon, Myanmar. CREDIT: Devin Stewart

JUL 24, 2013 Article

Burma's Reforms and Regional Cooperation in East Asia

"Though the 2010 elections that brought a civilian government to power were not free and fair, the new president, Thein Sein, has embarked upon a path-breaking ...

JUL 24, 2013 Journal Online Exclusive

Upcoming Conferences of Interest

These upcoming conferences may be of interest to our readers.

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JUL 23, 2013 Article

Now That Abe Won Control of the Government, the True Test of Abenomics Begins

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his ruling Liberal Democrat Party, and his "Abenomics" economic revitalization platform won solid victories in Japan's recent upper house elections. But ...

JUL 16, 2013 Journal Online Exclusive

The Flaws in FAO's New Measurements of Hunger

In this Policy Brief, forthcoming in the Fall issue, leading international development specialists critique the methodology used in 2012 by FAO to count the world's hungry. ...

CREDIT: Devin Stewart

JUL 11, 2013 Article

Globalization Is the Unsung Champion of the Protests Happening Around the World

Through the late 80s and 90s, protests everywhere from Berlin to Seattle revealed a common target of public unrest: globalization. Now, however, globalization has become ...

Political Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Authors and Arguments

JUL 11, 2013 Article

Book Review: Political Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Authors and Arguments

This collection of essays edited by Catherine Zuckert provides an overview of the work and lives of 18 thinkers who made significant contributions to the development ...

JUL 11, 2013 Journal Online Exclusive

Whales, Law, and Science: Australia v. Japan at the ICJ

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) met recently to begin hearing its most prominent case in years. It pits two heavyweights, Australia and Japan, against ...