The Economist – The thorny task of comparing crime rates across the world is tricky because legal interpretations vary

Open Canada – The world is urbanizing at breakneck speed. But not all regions are moving at the same speed

Outdated drug policies around the world have resulted in soaring drug-related violence, overstretched criminal justice systems

To contribute to Brazil’s National Action Plan (PNA), the Igarapé Institute releases this Strategic Article highlighting lessons learned by countries that have previously developed national plans of this kind.

Los Angeles Times – El Salvador is the world’s most violent country and its capital, San Salvador, is the world’s most homicidal city

Virtually every government, business and civil society organization around the world has to contend with some kind of fragility

From ensuring women’s participation to shifting toward sustaining peace, here are top takeaways from recent UN reviews on fostering global stability

Global Post – The news trickling out of Caracas just keeps getting worse. A recently published ranking of the world’s most dangerous cities listed the Venezuelan capital at the top of the charts

Brazil would do well to support a comprehensive approach to stability and reconstruction in Syria as advocated by the so-called Vienna Process since October 2015.

Carta Capital – Ao contrário do que dizem os críticos do Estatuto do Desarmamento, menos armas representam menos crimes

World Economic Forum – The world is urbanizing at a breakneck pace. But not all regions are moving at the same speed

Open Democracy – Probably San Salvador’s murder rate exceeds the violent death rate in many of the world’s most vicious armed conflicts

Americas Quartely – A new study shows narco-trafficking gangs are only part of the problem

Haiti currently faces a political crisis without precedent. The country has a president with no clear constitutional provision for leadership after his term expires

This Strategic Note presents the results of a national survey of 1,766 Haitian adults conducted in January, 2016; they were asked about their participation in voting, barriers to participating in the voting process, their choice for president, and about related subjects.