This Week at ISN

12 - 16 March 2012 Having concluded Part One of the Editorial Plan we are now playing a little "jazz" to catch our breath and gather our thoughts before we continue, on 2 April, with Part Two of the plan entitled "Shifting Power Dynamics". This week, we illustrate how graphic novels and cartoons provide alternative perspectives on international relations and security.

International Politics Animated

Sometimes a Picture Says the Most
16 Mar 2012 / ISN Special Feature

The winners of the Center for International Private Enterprise's Global Editorial Cartoon Competition come from Afghanistan, Indonesia and Israel. In this special feature we present them and their work. More Animation Without Borders
15 Mar 2012 / ISN Insights

How can we connect people facing language and literacy barriers with life-improving knowledge? Julia BelloBravo, Ibrahim Baoua Boukary and Barry R Pittendrigh tell us how their cell phone animations combine expert knowledge and local skills in an entertaining way to distribute educational content in India and several African countries. More Adventures of a Would Be Arms Dealer
14 Mar 2012 / ISN Special Feature

Many non-governmental organizations use cartoons to promote their causes from a unique angle. To demonstrate this, we present Adventures of a Would Be Arms Dealer, a cartoon produced by our partners at the Small Arms Survey. More Illustrating the Revolution
13 Mar 2012 / ISN Special Feature

In this article we highlight how cartoons were used by activists to satirize the Egyptian Revolution, and also to galvanize support for the opposition movement. More Haiti: Tents Beyond Tents
12 Mar 2012 / ISN Special Feature

Cartoons are not only used by satirists, but also investigative journalists and documentary makers to show issues shaping the international relations agenda in a very different light. We present CartoonMovement.com's cartoon strip on the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the problems facing the country. More

Other Topics
Unpacking Kony 2012
13 Mar 2012 / ISN Blog

In this blog post Ethan Zuckerman argues that the Kony campaign, launched by Invisible Children, is so compelling because it offers an extremely simple narrative. He further explains the strengths, limits and unintended consequences of oversimplification. More Singling Out Forgotten Conflicts

15 Mar 2012 / ISN Blog

Andras Horvath develops a model to understand how protection-based humanitarian assistance was disbursed in the past decade and identifies conflicts, which were relatively under-funded or 'forgotten'. The top-five forgotten conflicts are Colombia, Angola, India, the DRC, and Turkey. More Religion in Conflict Transformation
16 Mar 2012 / ISN Podcast

Bob Roberts, founder and senior pastor of the NorthWood Church in Keller, Texas, discusses the limits of inter religious dialogue. Instead of connecting religious moderates, he proposes to bring conservatives of different faiths together in joint social activities in order to build mutual understanding. More NATO's Libyan Lessons
14 Mar 2012 / ISN Insights

John Podesta and Ken Gude warn that NATO's accomplishment in Libya risks obscuring persistent weaknesses in Europe's military capabilities. More What Is So Special About Poland?
14 Mar 2012 / ISN Blog

Poland's economic and political weight merits a growing interest, writes Andras Horvath, returning from a daylong event on Poland and European integration. More "Comfort Women" Haunt Japan-Korea Relations
16 Mar 2012 / ISN Blog

The Japanese government officially recognized its involvement in wartime sexual abuse and apologized in 1992. Korean "comfort women" however refused the apologies as not sufficient. Gina Menghini and Xenia de Graaf examine South Korean and Japanese perspectives on the "comfort women" dispute. More

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