5 facts you need to understand the new global order
China will soon surpass the US in economic terms – and is taking the lead on everything from climate change to the digital economy.
PhD, University of Oxford. Political economist focused on security and development in urban spaces. Co-Founder, Igarapé Institute, a think and do tank devoted to using new technologies to tackle global challenges. Co-Founder, SecDev Group, a digital risk firm; and oversees projects in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Advises various UN agencies, the IADB, McKsiney's, and the World Bank. Faculty, Singularity University. Fellow, University of Oxford, the Graduate Institute in Geneva, the Chicago Council for Global Affairs, the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Member: Global Agenda Council on the Future of Cities, World Economic Forum; Global Risk Report 2018 and 2019, World Economic Forum; Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime; Know Violence in Childhood Initiative; other international networks. Has given TED talks on fragile and resilient cities in 2017 and 2015. Research and data visualizations on homicide, arms, and cities have been featured by the BBC, CBC, CNN, FastCompany, Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, New York Times and Wired. Author of seven books, dozens of articles. Named one of the top 100 most influential people working on violence (2013).
China will soon surpass the US in economic terms – and is taking the lead on everything from climate change to the digital economy.
Robert Muggah and Taylor Owen explore global democracy and analyse fears that the liberal order is in decline.
De nouvelles entités politiques sont sur le point de remplacer les anciens Etats-nations.
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.
Thanks to populism and secessionism, the short-lived reign of nation states is in decline. But what will take their place?
Countries are struggling to keep up with the pace and scale of change. With their flexible, cooperative outlook, cities are perfectly poised to take over.
过去五年,世界范围内的恐怖主义事件增长惊人。
While the threat of terrorism in Europe is genuine, it is dramatically lower than just about anywhere else in the world.
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Los homicidios en América Latina aumentan en un momento en que los asesinatos disminuyen prácticamente en todo el resto del mundo. La buena noticia es que no son inevitables.
Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world. Prisons and police have done nothing to change that.
Más allá de aceptar o no más emigrantes y refugiados de Medio Oriente y África, América Latina atraviesa una serie de crisis de desplazamiento poblacional entrelazado. La más espectacular...
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What if you could predict where a crime will take place before it occurred, even determining the time of the incident and the identity of the culprit? That might soon be a reality.