With the Rio Olympics wrapping in just a few days, The Cipher Brief’s Kaitlin Lavinder spoke with Director of Research at the Rio-based Igarapé Institute, Robert Muggah

Americas Quarterly – The U.S. can change a historic pattern of irresponsible arms sales driving regional violence

Devex – If the 20th century belonged to nation states, then the 21st will be owned by cities

Open Democracy – The hacktivist group has significantly ramped up its cyber attacks for the Olympic Games

A lot of people are fretting about the safety of the Summer Olympics. Zika fears have kept some athletes from competing in Rio de Janeiro. Then there’s the notoriously unsafe water in Guanabara Bay, an Olympic venue so filthy that some rowers and sailors are planning to wear protective gear.

Open Democracy – The vast majority of firearms in the hands of the population are of Brazilian origin

The Guardian – Once in decline, killings by police in Rio de Janeiro are on the rise as the Olympic games approach

This Strategic Paper features the main results of the Childhood Security Index (CSI) application regarding participants from the Bola Pra Frente Institute, which is located in the Complexo do Muquiço and attends children and teenagers from neighborhoods such as Guadalupe, Deodoro and others in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone.

Institute for Security Studies – The 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations (UN) last year has prompted new questions about

Council on Foreign Relations – Around the world, social media is being colonized not just by extremist groups but