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The arts—from visual arts and literature to performing arts such as music, drama, and dance—provide benefits that extend beyond individual enjoyment and personal enrichment, to include exposure to new perspectives, sharpened learning skills among young people, expanded capacity for empathy, and stronger social bonds in communities. RAND studies have shown that the many benefits of arts education and involvement can be sustained and enhanced by strengthening public appreciation of humanities and the arts.

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Jul 15, 2013

Erik Nemeth Appears on History Channel's 'America's Book of Secrets: Lost Treasures'

In an episode of the History Channel's America's Book of Secrets, Erik Nemeth discusses the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist of 1990 and the broader implications of art crime for national security.
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Jun 17, 2013

Putting the Spring in the Arab Spring

Qatar has a salsa scene. Dubai hosted the big international Fujairah Latin Festival. The Oman Salsa Festival took place in March. Jordan and Cairo both have a salsa scene. What makes this so conversation-worthy is that it is indicative of a growing cultural openness in parts of the Middle East.
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May 28, 2013

Artists and the Arab Uprisings

Artists can play a positive role in shaping public debate and supporting democratic transition in the Middle East. This report explores challenges to artists after the Arab uprisings and how governments and nongovernmental actors can support them.
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May 28, 2013

الفنانون والثورات العربية

قد يلعب الفنانون دوراً إيجابياً في تشكيل الرأي العام ودعم التحول الديمقراطي في الشرق الأوسط. تناقش هذه الدراسة التحديات التي تواجه الفنانين بعد الثورات العربية، وكيفية دعم الفنانين من قبل الجهات الحكومية والغير حكومية.
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Feb 26, 2013

A Gap in Cultural Intelligence

High-end collectors and cultural-heritage abusers alike would benefit from a boost in cultural intelligence, or “CQ,” to grasp the interrelation of art, culture, economic development, and human rights, writes Erik Nemeth.
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Feb 1, 2013

Alternative Power: Political Economy of Cultural Property

the politics of cultural property and economics of the art market indicate a complement to hard and soft power in foreign relations.
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Nov 16, 2012

The Diplomatic Power of Art

Museum directors and owners of private collections can wait to be challenged on the provenance of artifacts of foreign cultural heritage—or realize an opportunity for strengthening relations with the source nation, writes Erik Nemeth.
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Nov 1, 2012

The Diplomatic Power of Art

Even as cultural property faces immediate peril today in conflict zones like Syria and Mali, there is anecdotal evidence that some nations are awakening to the diplomatic and foreign policy benefits that can flow from the repatriation of cultural patrimony.
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Jun 7, 2012

Repatriating Part of Saddam Statue Could Promote Democracy

Proactive protection and repatriation of artworks and artifacts can demonstrate our respect for another nation's heritage when the chaos of conflict obscures the value of cultural identity, writes Erik Nemeth.
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Jun 1, 2012

Repatriating Part of Saddam Statue Could Promote Democracy: U.S. Should Consider Strategic Protection of Cultural Artifacts

Proactive protection and repatriation of artworks and artifacts can demonstrate our respect for another nation's heritage when the chaos of conflict obscures the value of cultural identity.
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Apr 20, 2012

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Apr 1, 2012

Strategic Value of African Tribal Art: Auction Sales Trends as Cultural Intelligence

This paper explores the potential of the art market for open-source intelligence assessments of cultural security.

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