This new study estimates the volume and value of arms trafficking from the United States to Mexico.

This article debates the BRICS participation in a wider cooperation scenario.

[In Portuguese] Article about new opportunities for Brazil internacional insertion in pos-conflict contexts.

This report considers the extent to which disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) and related concepts are accounted for in peace processes and peace agreements.

This article debates Brazil’s role in peacebuilding, reflecting on it’s new position as a ascendant power.

How is cyberspace shaping citizens action and State-society relations in Latin America? Check the preliminary outcomes of the field research in Brazil.

A research on urbanization challenges, focused on the connections between urban violence, inequalities and poverty and on identifying the most effective strategies for addressing these challenges.

The Igarapé Institute coordinated the first ever seminar on Brazilian civilian capacities for peace support operations in February 2012.

This report aims to generate more understanding of what works and what does not when it comes to armed violence reduction and prevention (AVRP), to stimulate further evaluation and to contribute to more effective and efficient policies and programmes.

Report on the seminar ‘Expanding the Civilian Role in Peace Operations: Assessing Progress and Addressing Gaps’, held on 18–19 April 2011 in Rio de Janeiro.

This short report features an array of tried and tested innovations from Brazil that could have applicability for Haiti as it regains its footing after the devastating January 2010 earthquake.

This concept note parses out emerging “southern-effect” and some of its wider implications for engagement with fragile states in the twenty first century.