Co-founder, Igarapé Institute; research director, SecDev Foundation
Robert Muggah is the co-founder of the Igarapé Institute in Rio de Janeiro and the SecDev Group in Ottawa. He is also research director of the SecDev Foundation, and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Council on the Future of Cities and an adviser to the annual Global Risk Report. In addition to advising groups like the United Nations, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and McKinsey's, he is faculty at Singularity University and a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He received his PhD from the University of Oxford.
Despite the frequency with which terrorism makes the
headlines, the numbers reveal that
civilians around the world are much more at risk of being killed as a result of
homicide.
From ensuring women’s
participation to shifting toward sustaining peace, here are top takeaways
from recent UN reviews on fostering global stability.
The future of global security and development
will be determined by our cities. Yet, understanding their fragility is an
ongoing challenge.
As recent threats show, terrorists groups aim not just to target specific populations but to shut down entire cities. How can we better respond?
Shocking death counts in armed conflicts help convict war criminals and unlock billions in aid. But arriving at accurate numbers is far from a science.
How drug cartels and gangs are expanding their power, prestige and profits in cyberspace. By Robert Muggah.
Rafal Rohozinski and Robert Muggah on what to expect for tech in 2015.
Robert Muggah looks at what makes a city ‘smart’ and how they can exacerbate — rather than diminish — economic divides around the world.
It was supposed to be a coronation for Rousseff. Now the president is suddenly looking beatable. Robert Muggah explains.
Militarized strategies have failed to win the war on drugs. We need a new approach that puts people at the centre, says Robert Muggah.
Central America migration is a humanitarian issue, but it has been caught up in the illegal immigration debate, argues Robert Muggah.
Inclusive development depends on both freedom from want and freedom from fear, argues Robert Muggah.
Robert Muggah on how new surveillance technology can be used to check the abuse of power by police officers.
The world’s most watched sports tournament may be over, but debate over its success will undoubtedly play on as Brazil gears up for presidential elections in October, as Robert Muggah explains.
As Brazil welcomes the world for the World Cup, all is not right at home, say Robert Muggah and Ilona Szabó de Carvalho.
A growing cadre of scholars, practitioners, and hobbyists are leveraging new tools to help prevent gross violations of human rights and holding perpetrators to account after heinous crimes are committed, says Robert Muggah.
The Ukraine crisis has resurrected the old Cold War dichotomy of East vs West. But defining “the West” is not so easy, says Robert Muggah.
Technology-enabled networks are overtaking old-fashioned hierarchies in many sectors, including the aid community says Robert Muggah. Aid agencies would do well to get ahead of this trend.
Robert Muggah traces the growing influence of urban clusters with ten million or more residents on the international stage.
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff isn’t happy about the NSA monitoring her online activity. Robert Muggah on why the scandal is provoking calls for a new approach to Internet privacy from Brazil.
If Canada wants to help strengthen security in Latin America, it will need to acknowledge how Latin America’s approach has shifted.
Many are resigned to the gridlock over reforming the United Nations Security Council, but Robert Muggah believes Brazil and its allies have revealed a way forward.
The newly empowered wired generation is transforming mechanisms for social change, argues Robert Muggah.
Latin America has known for a long time that waging war on drugs is futile. Is the rest of the world finally ready for a refocused drug policy debate?
Robert Muggah on why the MDG High-Level Panel needs to take conflict, violence, and fragility seriously.
