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The Inaugural Edition of the MIPJ, examining the Nexus of Media, Information, International Relations and Humanitarian Affairs. Edited by K.J. Wetherholt and Gary Knight of VII. Subject matter includes the wars and effects in Iraq and Afghanistan, Bosnia, Arab Spring, Mexican drug cartels, War and famine in the Horn of Africa, Feral Cities, the Environment and Human Security, Information and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), the Occupy movement, and forgotten victims of war. Print contributions by Patrick Meier, Mark Southard, photojournalist Jason P. Howe, Huffington Post contributor Janet Ritz, Professor Richard Norton of the U.S. Naval War College, Claudia Hinterseer of NOOR, and journalists Monica Campbell, Julian Rubinstein and Leigh Barrett. Additional material by Melissa Ulto, Teohna Williams, and Sean Mullan. Photo features by VII Photographers Donald Weber, Franco Pagetti, Alexandra Boulat, Stephanie Sinclair, Lynsey Addario, Maciek Nabrdalik, Ron Haviv, and Peter DiCampo; NOOR Photographers Jan Grarup, Kadir van Lohuizen, and Alixandra Fazzina; with additional photo features by Martin Roemers and Brian Driscoll.