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Wittenberg [Ohio] International Student Party. Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kb8wfh/317775677/" target=_blank">Matt Cline</a>, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en" target=_blank">(CC)</a>

DEC 10, 2008 Article

A Redistribution of Services in International Youth Exchange Programs

The number of international youth exchange programs has increased in the last eight years. Yet for young people in the developing world from poor backgrounds, ...

Some say trade negotiations rely on <br>momentum. Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/raysto/252630833/">raysto</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

DEC 10, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Thinking Outside the Bicycle

As the Doha Round drags on in the shadow of the financial crisis, a splattering of bilateral and regional agreements could push convergence on socially ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/windwaerts/7024073799/">Windwärts Energie GmbH</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

DEC 10, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Germany Moves from Atoms to Photons

Predictions that Germany will be left dangling in the wind once its nuclear power plants are shut down may be premature. Pro-renewables policies have thus ...

Firewood market in Darfur. CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/genocideintervention/2713877998/in/set-72157606434376928/">Genocide Intervention Network</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

DEC 9, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Alternative Fuels Take Root in Refugee Camps

Faced with scarce firewood, humanitarian organizations are introducing efficient alternative-fuel stoves to Darfur and other refugee camps worldwide.

South Africa's Jacob Zuma. Photo by <br><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/albertbredenhann/2698881130/">Albert Bredenhann</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

DEC 1, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Testing Democracy in South Africa

The sudden emergence of a challenger to the electoral dominance of the African National Congress could put stress on South Africa's young democracy.

DEC 1, 2008 Journal

Winter 2008 (22.4)

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/40766286@N00/136003041/">Ernesto Cabellos/Guarango Cine y Video</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 21, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Corporate Social License and Community Consent

Moving beyond "social license" to respecting the principle of consent can be an effective way for companies and communities to control risks and create mutual ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/rndbau/2293048740/">Randy Bautista</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 18, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Electric Jeepneys Challenge a Philippine Icon

The Philippine passenger jeepney has started to shed its image as a smoke-belching, eardrum-busting public utility vehicle. Originally fashioned out of WWII American military jeeps, ...

Pirate flag skull and crossbones. Photo by <br><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/nickhumphries/1405653435/">Nick Humphries</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 18, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Somali Pirates Scuttle Sea Laws

Armed with automatic weapons and confident in their ability to extort millions of dollars from shipping companies, pirates are once again trolling the high seas ...

Avenue of Flags at the UN Building, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/munksynz/1350801503/" target="_blank">munksynz</a>, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">CC</a>)

NOV 11, 2008 Article

Don't Give Up on Globalization

Globalization is an attitude of openness, and whether in cultural attitudes or economics, openness improves the lives of citizens by expanding opportunities for choice, says ...