Russia’s Reindeer Herders Go Global
As the Russian Arctic undergoes an economic transformation, reindeer herders are seeking new markets for their goods
Identity By Conquest
How India’s Indigenous Ho community developed a political identity through territorial expansion
In Print: “And the Beat Goes On”
Native journalists Tristan Ahtone and Christine Trudeau discuss the past and future of reporting on Indigenous issues
In Print: “Parks and Arbitration”
A Russian Indigenous leader describes his community’s decades-long fight to create a national park that safeguards Indigenous rights
Brazil’s Land Battles
A Brazilian indigenous-rights organizer discusses how land disputes threaten the country’s native peoples
Introducing World Policy’s new website
Welcome to our new website! This has been many months in the works, and we’re delighted to finally roll it out.
The Strange Story of Chinese-Indian Internment
A group of Chinese-Indians detained in a prison camp in India in 1962 are now demanding an official apology from the government
The Case for a Right to a Healthy Environment
Marcos A. Orellana argues that recognizing the right to a healthy environment could provide activists around the world with essential legal tools and political leverage.
Climate Change and Circumpolar Cuisine
How climate change is undermining food security in the Arctic
Countering the Chill
This article was originally published in Africa in Fact, the journal of Good Governance Africa.
By Micah Reddy
When Barrel Bombs Fall, Enter the White Helmets
This article was previously published by Syria Deeply.
By Tamer Osman
Mohammad Nour Houriyya had just graduated from high school when Syria's uprising against Bashar al-Assad turned violent.
Talking Policy: Mark Galeotti on Russia
Russia's resurgent militarism in Syria and Ukraine has brought up questions of what Putin is trying to achieve and whether Russian cooperation with the West is still possible. World Policy Journal sat down with Dr. Mark Galeotti, modern Russia expert and Clinical Professor in Global Affairs at New York University, to discuss Russia’s current objectives.
Best of 2015: World Policy On Air
Capping our Best of 2015 series this week, we look back on the year's best episodes from our podcast World Policy On Air. Host David Alpern spoke with Pulitzer Prize-winning former U.S.
World Policy On Air, Ep. 48: Reforming the EU or "Brexit"
World Policy On Air is a podcast from the pages and website of World Policy Journal.
The Battle for Free Education in South Africa
As 2015 comes to a close, we look back at Ndumiso Daluxolo Ngidi’s piece on South Africa's #feesmustfall movement. Ngidi examined the protests through South Africa's historical context and argues that the discontent is about far more than rising education costs.
Don’t Reform the Security Council
Today in our Best of 2015 series, we take another look at calls to reform the United Nations Security Council. A growing number of states are demanding changes to the rules governing one of the most important U.N. bodies, but, according to World Policy Institute’s Jonathan Cristol, UNSC reform remains impossible and unnecessary.
Whose Arctic Is It? The Ethics of Arctic Campaigning
As part of our Best of 2015 series, we look back at Heather Exner-Pirot’s op-ed from October. Taking a holistic view of Arctic policy, Exner-Pirot asked whose agenda should matter more: environmental groups who prioritize curbing climate change or the interests of marginalized Arctic inhabitants who want a greater say in their own destiny?
HIV & the Arab Spring: the Unseen War
As refugees in the Middle East and North Africa turn to sex work, the number of HIV cases and AIDS-related deaths has spiked.
Nauru: A Cautionary Tale
Today in our Best of 2015 series, we highlight Vlad Sokhin’s contribution to the latest issue of World Policy Journal. In this winter's Portfolio section, Sokhin documents life in Nauru, where the land has been stripped bare and the hulking shells of its last industry sit abandoned in the tropical sun.