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Strategic Notes

A Reforma do Conselho de Segurança da ONU

[In Portuguese] 2015 marks United Nations 70th birthday. With this, the existing debates about the adequacy of UN system to 21st century reality and needs gain strength.

Op-eds

Meça sua indignação, parça!

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.

Op-eds

The Dangers of Urban Fragility

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

Press Release

New Data Visualization Tracks Homicide Around the World

Igarapé Institute launches the Homicide Monitor, a digital application that reveals that just a small number of countries account for a disproportionately large share of the global burden of murder

Op-eds

Stronger Gun Laws, Less Violence

“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

Op-eds

Cops on Camera. Are Police Ready?

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

International

Four Lessons to Change the World

Ilona Szabó shares four lessons to change the world based on her experience in two transforming social movements

Op-eds

Give Gun Amnesties a Chance

By reducing the number of legal and illegal guns in circulation, amnesties decrease the likelihood of someone getting shot

Brazilian

De mal a pior

O Globo – “Reduzir significativamente todas as formas de violência e as taxas de mortalidade relacionadas” encabeça o rol de metas a serem alcançadas no período 2016-2030. A hora é já.

International

SA and Brazil to try smart policing

Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro have joined hands in trying out a new policing system. The famous cities are employing the use of mobile cameras to strengthen policing in various districts while improving police accountability and enhancing police relations with society. The initiative is

International

Cuánto ganan los traficantes de arma en méxico ?

México se ha convertido en el paraíso del tráfico de armas para los grupos criminales, según denuncian los expertos. De los casi 15 millones de armas que circulan en el país, alrededor de 13 millones tienen procedencia ilegal. El principal proveedor es Estados Unidos Según

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