10 November, 2017   City specialist and co-founder of the Igarapé Institute, Robert Muggah, sets out six ways for urban centers to address the global migration crisis, terrorism, and climate change. His TED talk “How Cities Can Become More Resilient” was released yesterday, 9 November, and is available here.   Watch…

the Role of Climate Change in Recurring Violence   Giovanna Kuele and Ana Cristina Miola The deadliest blast in Somalia’s history, which killed more than 350 people, and the double car bombing in Mogadishu last October represented frustrating backslides in the country’s efforts to build stability….

Local and international actors should reinforce their support to preventing conflict and sustaining peace in Somalia   Omar Mahmood and Gustavo de Carvalho After the attack in central Mogadishu on 14 October 2017, which killed more than 350 people, both traditional and social media seem…

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Robert Muggah is back on TED. In this TED Global NYC, Muggah articulates an ancient but resurging idea: that cities should be not only the center of economic life but also the foundation of our political lives.

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