The UNGASS is out of step with major changes taking place around the world. The outcome document does not account for the many new and urgent drug-related threats—including synthetics.
Author: Robert Muggah
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In 2012, the latest date for which relatively comprehensive information is available, one out of every three people violently killed each year around the world—outside ongoing war zones—was either Brazilian, Colombian, Mexican, or Venezuelan.
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If adopted effectively and with carefully considered checks and balances, the use of police body cameras may help prevent future accidents.
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The concept of stabilization is gaining traction within the UN system, but there is still a considerable lack of clarity about what it is, what it is intended to achieve, and when it begins or ends.
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Brazil is justifiably proud of its historical commitment to peace, yet there are signs that Brazil’s forward momentum in promoting safety, security, justice, and governance is lagging.
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A new data visualization could help shed some light on the protagonists of Congo’s interlocking conflicts.
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There is a rare consensus emerging about the future direction of drug policy reform.
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If security is to be enhanced in the long-term, African governments and their supporters need to move beyond a rigid interpretation of arms availability in reservedly supply-side terms.
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The newly empowered people of Brazil are a force to be reckoned with, and one that could well set alight comparable movements across Latin America.
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While alarms bells warn of the real and imagined threats presented by fragile cities, surprisingly little is known about them.
