Middle East

http://www.usip.org/events/picturing-soft-power-visual-arts-in-peacebuilding
A group of young Syrian boys with toy guns mug for the camera.

Anti-extremism messaging isn't working. So why are governments reluctant to change tactics?

Fans at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

Rook Campbell on the pitfalls of sport diplomacy.

http://www.usip.org/events/civil-resistance-and-peacebuilding-how-they-connect
Sulaymaniyah Mosque, Istanbul Turkey

Senem Cevik offers suggestions on how Turkey can seize the PD moment.

Reframing the globe through a new lens

Cari Guittard shares her approach for global engagement.

Mexican Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015

Part two of Nicholas J. Cull's look at religion at the 2015 Milan Expo.

Veneranda fabbrica del Duomo courtesy of Daniele Mascolo/Expo 2015.

Nicholas J. Cull on the role of religion at the 2015 Milan Expo.

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