About

The Big Picture is a forum created by foreign policy analyst Shamila N. Chaudhary to explore international affairs through arts and culture.

It hosts cultural experiences alongside policy-relevant conversations on global issues. The forum was housed at the Johns Hopkins SAIS Foreign Policy Institute (FPI) from 2017 to 2019 when Chaudhary served as an FPI Fellow and Senior Advisor to the Dean of Johns Hopkins SAIS.

In bringing different communities into conversation with one another, the Forum is motivated by the view that better policy will result from engaging in interdisciplinary conversations across many sectors. 

The Big Picture‘s programs are guided by a commitment to collaboration, dialogue, and exploration with thoughtful, impact-oriented, and creative partners; an appreciation of the need to get out of our bubbles to be truly effective in solving global challenges; and a recognition that forms of cultural expression pique our interest in the world and can offer new solutions for solving global challenges.

If you are interested in hosting a Big Picture conversation, please contact us.