Cities, not nation states, will determine our future survival. Here's why

Jun 2, 2017

Most nation states have failed to deal with the major global challenges of our era. In their place, cities are stepping up. Image: REUTERS/Edgar Su

Robert Muggah

Co-founder, SecDev Group and Co-founder, Igarapé Institute

Randy Sargent

Senior Systems Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University

Illah Nourbakhsh

Professor, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Paul Dille

Senior Research Programmer and Analyst, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

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