How Cannabis Legalization Could Reshape Brazil’s Justice System and Economy 23 de May de 2025 In the Media International Cooperation Citizen Security Security In the Media International Cooperation Citizen Security Security In 2024, Brazil took a bold step toward cannabis reform. The country’s Supreme Federal Court ruled that adults can legally possess up to 40 grams of cannabis and cultivate six female plants for personal use. While this landmark decision doesn’t amount to full legalization, it... In the Media International Cooperation Citizen Security Security Access
The world needs a new UN protocol to fight environmental crime 15 de May de 2025 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Climate Security In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Climate Security In Brazil’s Yanomami Indigenous Territory and across other parts of the Amazon Basin, illegal gold mining has metastasized into a transnational criminal enterprise. What starts with illegal deforestation and mercury poisoning ends with laundered gold flowing into global supply chains. The trade finances organized crime, corrupt officials,... In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Climate Security Access
Flows of Guns and Money Are Dooming Haiti 12 de May de 2025 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Citizen Security In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Citizen Security Haiti is sliding into the abyss. Violence has intensified since the beginning of the year as gangs continued to overrun communities and paralyze basic services. The capital, Port-au-Prince, and several other cities are now largely controlled by powerful gang coalitions, most notably Viv Amsanm and Gran Grif. The country’s Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), formed with CARICOM over a year... In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Citizen Security Access
Latin America’s Deadliest Threat Is Made in the U.S. 21 de April de 2025 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Earlier this month, Juliette Dorson, a 50-year-old Haitian caterer, was shot while working an event in Port-au-Prince. Her business partner, Luc, died in the attack. She survived, but barely. For residents of Haiti’s capital, such horrors are tragically routine. Gangs now control four-fifths of the city, wielding not... In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Access
5 futures for aid in a divided world 21 de April de 2025 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation The global development industry is facing a reckoning. Long reliant on Western donors, the sector is grappling with deep and sudden cuts to official development assistance. The crisis in aid affects tens of thousands of workers and service users with cascading effects on food security, poverty reduction, health and education provision,... In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Access
Disappearing before our eyes: Can philanthropy save civil society? 21 de April de 2025 In the Media International Cooperation In the Media International Cooperation A world in crisis needs a functioning civil society. But today, three out of four people live under authoritarian regimes that are determined to stifle civil society – and even those in liberal democracies are witnessing alarming efforts to dismantle the sector. What should philanthropy do? A panel... In the Media International Cooperation Access
Brazil takes center stage in G20, advancing social issues 25 de October de 2024 In the Media International Cooperation In the Media International Cooperation Under Brazil’s presidency, the social agenda of the G20 has gained significant focus this year, with proposals addressing three key priorities of the country’s leadership: poverty alleviation, reform of global governance, and sustainable development. Participation from organizations extended beyond engagement groups, with formal contributions made... In the Media International Cooperation Access
The war in Ukraine is triggering a re-evaluation of global systemic risk 30 de June de 2022 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation The world is confronting multiple intersecting geopolitical events with highly unpredictable consequences In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Access
Civil society can push for action on Our Common Agenda 9 de November de 2021 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation UN75 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation UN75 The COP26 in Glasgow may be the world’s last best chance to confront the most pressing global catastrophic risk of our time In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation UN75 Access
How the Data Revolution Will Help the World Fight Climate Change 22 de October de 2021 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Cities are the front line of climate change as perpetrators, victims, and problem-solvers In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Access
Opinion: How climate financing for the developing world will help all 20 de October de 2021 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation UN75 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation UN75 It is conceivable that 2021 will be remembered as the year we reached a climate action tipping point — and not a moment too soon In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation UN75 Access
U.N.’s Guterres Has a Plan to Reboot Multilateralism 21 de September de 2021 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation UN75 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation UN75 Yet now more than ever, humanity’s collective future hinges on effective cooperation In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation UN75 Access
To Handle Threats, Global Cooperation Needs More Inclusion 13 de September de 2021 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation UN75 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation UN75 The world is facing interconnected and complex global challenges In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation UN75 Access
Islamic State-Khorasan’s Reach Extends Far Beyond Afghanistan 9 de September de 2021 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation The U.S. military responded less than 48 hours later with an unmanned airstrike in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Access
U.S.-made weapons seized by Taliban could lead to regional arms bazaar 19 de August de 2021 In the Media International Cooperation In the Media International Cooperation After all, they've been buying, pilfering and seizing them from ANDSF forces for almost two decades. In the Media International Cooperation Access