Category: Op-eds

Op-eds

Drogas: la guerra que no acabó y los riesgos que emergen

Razón Pública January, 2018 En medio de una reñida campaña presidencial, el aumento en las hectáreas de coca podría revivir las fumigaciones y endurecer otra vez la “guerra” contras la drogas. ¿Cómo reducir los cultivos ilícitos sin hacer daño a la paz y al desarrollo?

Op-eds

Egypt´s terrorist violence is a reminder of the new normal

WEF Forum November, 2017 Friday´s savage attack in Egypt is a reminder that the vast majority of terrorist-related killings occur in less well known cities far from the media glare. To be sure, the brutal murder of 305 practicing Sufis in Bir al-Abed represents a

Op-eds

What it will take to stem the violence in Latin America

The sense of unease on many Latin American city streets is palpable. Fear and uncertainty affect people’s day-to-day decisions — whether to take public transport, where to buy groceries, when to go out at night.

Digital Security in the Media

Brazil’s Internet Is Under Attack, Again

The Brazilian government has launched a consultation on the future of CGI.br, the body that sets internet policy in the country. Some fear that the Temer administration is trying to gut it.

International

How Violence Is Changing in Post-FARC Colombia

The end of war hasn’t released Colombia from the grip of violence. Homicide rates have fallen in the 12 months since the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) agreed to a permanent ceasefire, but other forms of victimization have started to rise.

Brazilian

Rio de Janeiro´s violence: a tale of two cities

OpenDemocracy July, 2017 Rio de Janeiro is not one, but many cities. There´s the one that most people have heard about – made up of posh beach facing neighbourhoods such as Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon. Then there´s the city that gets less attention which includes

International

It´s time for cities to lead

OpenDemocracy July, 2017 If the test of successful political leadership could be distilled to a single issue, the fight to safeguard our climate would be a strong candidate. With President Trump withdrawing the US from the Paris Climate Change Agreement (COP21), he abdicates a claim to serious leadership.

International

Here’s What Violence Along the U.S.-Mexico Border Really Looks Like

OpenDemocracy July, 2017 This article is published as part of the campaign Instinto de Vida. Part of the justification for President Donald Trump’s “great wall” is that it is needed to keep America protected from what lies below – northern Mexico is rife with drug violence

International

Organised violence is ravaging Central America and displacing thousands

The Guardian June, 2017 A silent emergency is spreading across Central America and Mexico. Unprecedented numbers of men, women and children are fleeing the region’s violence-plagued cities and towns. They are seeking asylum in neighbouring countries, or are searching for safer ground closer to home. Two main

International

Tempering the human cost of building Brazil’s dams

Devex June, 2017 Brazil is the site of not one, but multiple forced migration crises. Since 2016, thousands of Venezuelans have poured across the border in search of safer ground. Congolese, Mozambican and Syrian refugees are claiming asylum there alongside Haitian survival migrants. Much less visible, however,

International

How to fix Latin America’s homicide problem

The Conversation, Robert Muggah, 28/06/2017 In the 1990s, the capital of Colombia’s mountainous Antioquia province Medellin had one of the world’s highest-ever recorded murder rates: 380 homicides per 100,000 people. After national authorities wrested control of the city’s poorest communities from paramilitaries, mayor Sergio Fajardo

Op-eds

Europe’s terror threat is real. But its cities are much safer than you think

WEForum June, 2017 The world has suffered an alarming increase in terrorism events over the past five years. Equally dramatic is the spike in terrorism-related fatalities. While the vast majority of terrorist-related killings are concentrated in the Middle East, North Africa and Central and South

Op-eds

Safe havens: why cities are crucial to the global refugee crisis

WEForum June, 2017 The world is facing unprecedented levels of population displacement. At least 65 million people are on the move, including 21.3 million refugees and 31 million internally displaced persons since the beginning of 2016. That means that one in every 100 people globally

International

Llegó el Día D+180 y no se cumplieron los tiempos de la paz

Razón Pública May, 2017 Por Katherine Aguirre, pesquisadora de Instituto Igarapé Incumplimientos de todos los lados El día clave del proceso de paz será el jueves 1 de junio: ese día es el número 180 de la que dimos en llamar “implementación” del Acuerdo Final,

International

Why a ‘Great Wall’ Won’t Stop the Cross-Border Gun Trade

Americas Quarterly April, 2017 That Mexico’s drug cartels get their firepower from the United States is no longer much of a mystery. Even President Donald Trump has acknowledged that the U.S. should do more to curb the flow of arms across its southern border. But

Brazilian

Digital Rights at a Crossroads

JOTA April, 2017 New infrastructure will make Brazil an even more critical component of the world’s Internet   Three years ago, former President Dilma Rousseff signed the Marco Civil da Internet into law. This crowdsourced digital bill of rights provides key guarantees for Brazilian citizens

International

The Trouble With Brazil’s Expanding Arms Trade

Defense One April, 2017 Brazilian-made weapons – whether firearms, ammunition or cluster munitions – are turning up with alarming frequency in some of the world’s most fragile countries. This is not so surprising; Brazil has ranked among the top global producers of small arms and

Brazilian

Drogas: as histórias que não te contaram

Jota March 27, 2017 Ainda que destacada pelas manchetes dos jornais no país e no mundo, a crise carcerária brasileira segue inabalada. Logo após os massacres do início do ano, o governo federal adotou medidas paliativas, mas o potencial para mais episódios de violência permanece,

International

La igualdad de género: el punto en común para la paz en Colombia

Las 2 Orillas March 24, 2017 Mientras decenas de negociadores en la mesa de La Habana intentaban llegar a puntos de acuerdo en la complicada agenda de terminación del conflicto, el enfoque de género fue un punto de común acuerdo entre grupos que han estado

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