It is hard to know with certainty where and why cities will falter and fail in the 21st century
Devex – It is hard to know with certainty where and why cities will falter and fail in the 21st century
The Guardian – Across the global development sector, a new narrative on the relationship between security and development is gathering momentum
Global Post – A considerable proportion of illegally acquired firearms in Mexico were originally sold by federally licensed dealers in the US
The Guardian – This week, New York and LA reacted very differently to the same bomb scare. So how does a city judge how seriously to take such threats – and is it really that easy to bring a major metropolis to a halt?
Yemen is the new Syria. A civil war erupted there early this year between two factions, each claiming to be the legitimate government
Foreign Affairs – Over the last five months, El Salvador has suffered unprecedented levels of homicidal violence
Americas Quarterly – Economic growth alone won’t stem violent crime. But the right policies – and leadership – can make a difference
BID – A vast array of public and private policies and programs are underway. Most of them can be categorized as “citizen security” interventions
IDS – While no one knows for sure, at least 600 informal settlements litter the hills and peripheral areas of Rio de Janeiro. The city’s 1.5 million poor live cheek to jowl
By 2050, roughly 6.4 billion people – almost the equivalent of the planet´s current population – will live in a city. The future success of the SDGs resides, in large part, in cities.
Foreign Affairs – Brazil ranks second worldwide in online bank fraud and financial malware. Yet much of the Brazilian public remains unaware of the scale of the problem.
The Guardian – At least 122,683 Syrians have died violently since the civil war flared up four years ago, according to the Violations
Americas Quarterly – Rio de Janeiro’s most wanted drug trafficker, Playboy, died in a hail of police gunfire at his girlfriend’s apartment this month. Photographs of his bullet-riddled body began circulating on the Internet within minutes of his demise. So did an audio recording suggesting that he “left the scene alive, but arrived to the hospital dead.” His assassination is yet another pixel in Brazil´s relentless war on drugs.
The Huffington Post – Rio de Janeiro´s famously laid-back residents are in a state of panic. A string of high profile knifings in well-heeled areas of the city are putting Cariocas on edge.
Thanks to the technology revolution, policing in Brazil and around the world is changing
Se por um lado demos um passo importante para garantir a vida de nossas crianças durante seus primeiros anos, por outro, fracassamos em evitar o trágico destino de morte violenta para muitas destas crianças na segunda década de suas vidas
Levar jovens para dentro de prisões superlotadas e desumanas, ao invés de reduzir, alimentará ainda mais o ciclo vicioso da violência
Se quisermos deixar de ficar reféns do medo da morte violenta, temos que discutir, para ontem e com toda a seriedade, questões como democratização da política, reforma da atual política de drogas, regulação responsável de armas, e, principalmente, políticas públicas de prevenção da violência.
The sheer pace and scale of urbanization is precipitating one of the most dramatic demographic shifts in human history. More than half of the world’s population now resides in cities
Latin America cities are among the most violent and insecure on earth. The regional homicide rate is three times the global average
“Strong gun laws are not equivalent to taking guns away from citizens”, says newest p-ed written by Rob Muggah and Ilona Szabó and published at the The Huffington Post
While not welcomed by everyone, new technologies such as cop cams are coming. Many of the U.S.’s largest police departments are already testing them
By reducing the number of legal and illegal guns in circulation, amnesties decrease the likelihood of someone getting shot
O que está por trás da relação entre o Brasil e a África? O Itamaraty defende tratar-se de um projeto de cooperação, mas o fato é que o Brasil tem interesses econômicos
In the wake of recent cases of police violence in the United States, a national conversation has started about the use of body cameras.
The world has entered its urban age. More than half of the globe’s population currently resides in cities as compared to
The Atlantic – There’s a war brewing in Central America
Open Democracy – It will be decided in these new types of situations that are neither war nor peace, a new kind of menace facing cities worldwide
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