...Michele Wucker Copyright © 2004 World Policy Institute 2004 Michele Wucker is a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute and the author of Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola. Haiti: So Many Missteps Michele Wucker...

... of flats, paint peeling in the entrance, a year's dust and leaves on the staircase. Like his mentor, Yuri Andropov, the former KGB chief and later head of the Soviet Union, Arbatov has always shunned many of the perks of the apparatchiks, content with a modest flat in the city and this dacha...

... and prosecution of Jalloh’s case reveal patterns institutional racism that many Germans are unwilling to confront. Refugees and people of color in Germany experience overlapping vulnerabilities. Refugees face hardship in the country, even while it is lauded in Europe for accepting larger numbers of asylum...

... In 2012, prior to the London Olympics, Prime Minister David Cameron said London was “probably the most diverse city in the world.” Unlike many other metropolitan areas, where nonwhite populations form stark rings around a city, London at first glance may not seem geographically divided...

.... But in their conversation with each other, it become sclear that they face many of the same challenges in overcoming their countries’ naïvenarratives on race. Copyright © 2016 World Policy Institute 2016 black lives matter racism Brazil Canada organizing RICHARD HAHN RICHARD HAHN Janaya Khan...

... as Ciutat Meridiana where about 20 percent of apartments are in eviction proceedings. But, as Brenna Bhandar writes, Ciutat Meridiana, like so many other communities, has united to fight evictions and reform Spain’s punitive mortgage laws. Copyright © 2016 World Policy Institute 2016 Spain...

...Jill Filipovic India’s ban on sex-selective abortions in 1994 was designed to increase gender equality and send the message that girls and women are valued in society. But the law has also come at a cost, according to Jill Filipovic . Many poor women now find that they can’t access second-trimester...

...Terri E. Givens Many pundits and politicians blame the left's neglect of white working-class voters for the success of far-right parties in Europe and the U.S. But sidelining or deriding diversity isn't the answer, writes political science professor Terri E. Givens . Instead, mainstream left...

... explains how India’s underfunded judicial system produces so many undertrials and why they can end up in jail for years. Copyright © 2016 World Policy Institute 2016 India criminal justice prison SIMPLY CVR Abandoned corridors of the Madras Central Prison pictured in 2009. SIMPLY CVR...

...Olga Oliker When Russia intervenes, according to analyst Olga Oliker, the result is not the respect that Moscow seeks but a reputation for unpredictability. A policy of anti-American opportunism renders many of the Kremlin's relationships transactional and fleeting. Oliker argues that until Russia...

...—but a thin veneer on a fragile, often fracturing structure that is teetering beneath the surface. Europe today is a disaster waiting to happen. Indeed, in many corners it is already upon us. The continent is firmly in the grip of a crisis from which the United States is only just emerging...

... from neighboring villages more quickly. If we work hard, we will have a good future. But if we don’t, it will be very difficult for us.” But nomads have never been homogenous, and many are keen to continue, as Ag Mostapha puts it, “walking in the footsteps of our ancestors.” Issa Barry...

... on their genitals, but who feel that this is a false or incomplete description of themselves—celebrates the landmark Supreme Court decision in April 2014 to grant full recognition to members of the “third gender.” Many within the LGBT activist community are also turning toward the cultural significance of Koovagam...

... the entire region. Many Arabs and Kurds have relatives and family members in Syria, and intermarriage across the border is common. So the historic and ongoing interaction of Arabs and Kurds across this frontier stems not only from activities such as smuggling or illicit trafficking in drugs or refugees...

... dear No one could re­ growth of the Iranian blogosphere. As in member my name. China, where the Internet is having a pro­ For alas, it was not my personal cha­ found impact on political discourse, the In­ risma that attracted so many newfound ternet in Iran...

...Thea Johnson Despite the many questions swirling around this transition, most with a stake in the process seem genuinely committed. Diego Zalamea is at the offices of the Attorney General of Ecuador to help the state prosecutor transition to a modernized system of case tracking. The office...