
With an election looming, can Brazil finally confront its injustices?
It was once fashionable to describe Brazil as the country of the future.
It was once fashionable to describe Brazil as the country of the future.
One of the many injustices of climate change is it hits the world’s poorest countries hardest
Maria Eduarda is a lawyer graduated in the Faculty of Law of the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), she is completing a Lato Sensu Postgraduate Course in Specialization in Criminal Law at the Center for Studies and Research in the Teaching
The Igarape Institute has prepared a series of products on the relationship between climate security and violence in West Africa.
Instituto Igarapé preparou o boletim “Avaliando as relações entre as mudanças climáticas e a segurança na África Ocidental”
Read the latest Igarape Institute article, in which Robert Muggah and Peter Schmidt analyze these complex relationships.
When Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro repeatedly downplayed the threat of COVID-19, Brazilians were understandably confused about the gravity of the pandemic.
We’re pleased to announce the shortlist for the Think Tank Awards 2020.
Globalization is the most progressive force in the history of humankind.
Despite numerous attempts to decrease homicides in the Latin American region, high homicide levels have persisted.
Is it possible for societies to reduce crime without creating or exacerbating adversarial relationships between the police and citizens?
Late last year, Colombia’s federal police arrested Diego Optra, a crime boss who heads a ruthless gang called La Local in the port city of Buenaventura.
The global green transition will accelerate – and not a moment too soon.
At least one foreign leader still believes outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s desperate claims that the election was rigged.
Talisson Mendes is a Social Scientist with a degree in Anthropology from the University of Brasília (UnB). He works as a Project and Partnership Assistant at the Igarapé Institute. He served as an intern in the Political and Projects sector at the UK Embassy in
Renata Rodrigues is a master candidate in Sociology and a specialist in Politics and Society at Iesp-Uerj. She has a bachelor in Communication from UFRJ, and has worked in large companies, agencies, third sector organizations and social movements as a journalist and activist. She has
The COVID-19 pandemic could give rise to positive innovations in cities and a radical intolerance of the status quo
Renata Rodrigues é mestranda em Sociologia e especialista em Política e Sociedade pelo pelo Iesp-Uerj. É bacharel em Comunicação pela UFRJ, e já atuou em grandes empresas, em agências, em organizações do terceiro setor e em movimentos sociais como jornalista e ativista. Trabalha como jornalista
All during 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic swept around the world, another novel virus with devastating long-term effects spread unnoticed worldwide
While the coronavirus pandemic is ravaging around the globe, we will continue to experience unprecedented urbanization in the coming decades.
Communication and Content Manager Dandara Tinoco has a master’s degree in Public Policy, Strategies and Development from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). Communication and Content Manager at Igarape
Discrimination and violence against Brazil’s LGBTQ communities are widespread, yet often underreported
Ilona Szabó is competing for the Think Tanker of the Year prize
Louise Marie Hurel contributed with a chapter on cyber-security governance in Brazil.
At 8:45 pm, five gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery, an upscale establishment in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
Many Brazilians were worried by the torrent of disinformation on social networks during this year’s bitterly contested U.S. presidential elections
Julia is coordinator of the Climate and Security Program at the Igarapé Institute and co-author of the book “Brasil: Paraiso Restaurável” (Sextante). The book defends a new narrative for Brazil, and places it at the heart of discussions of “new economics”, its potential protagonist role
Central Asia was long a digital backwater
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