On a gray afternoon in November 2021, Metropolitan Police officers pulled over a vehicle on a highway north of London, acting on a tip about a suspected drug deal. In the car, they found 250,000 pounds in cash, according to the investigators involved. A sweep…

In a remarkable achievement, Nigerian policy analyst Mr Dapo Oyewole has received the Richard von Weizsäcker Fellowship Award at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin, Germany. Oyewole, who is the pioneer Secretary-General of the Conference of Speakers and Presidents of African Union Legislatures (CoSPAL), remarked…

Criminal groups are expanding their operations into cybercrime, online fraud, and environmental exploitation while simultaneously coercing, co-opting, and colluding with governments worldwide. Yet, efforts to combat this global threat remain fragmented and largely confined to law enforcement actions. The Igarapé Institute, in collaboration with the…

As we navigate a new era and an administration advancing Project 2025, we find ourselves at a crossroads of unprecedented technological dominance and profound societal challenges. There is a heightened urgency to steer innovation toward the public good while advocating for better safeguards. At New America, our Technology and…

Non-lethal violence against women does not receive the necessary attention in public policy formulation. It is imperative to develop new strategies that effectively address the underlying causes and provide an efficient response.

Ana Luíza Vastag Ana Luíza Vastag é graduada em Jornalismo e especialista em Semiótica Psicanalítica. Com mais de 10 anos de experiência e uma trajetória multidisciplinar na área da Comunicação, trabalha com o Terceiro Setor desde o início de sua jornada profissional. Já atuou também…

Most artificial intelligence (AI) policies and practices have been developed in and for the Global North—contributing to a growing divide between the countries that influence global AI governance and the countries that do not. If global AI governance continues to predominantly exclude the Global South,…

Robert Muggah Julho 2024   A escala e a diversidade da Amazônia Legal brasileira são fatores significativos quando o objetivo é mensurar a segurança pessoal. A região abrange 772 municípios distribuídos pelos estados do Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima e Tocantins,…

  With the aim of supporting discussions on public policies to combat and prevent violence against women in the Amazon, the Igarapé Institute developed the platform “Women in the Amazon: Conflicts and Violence.” This platform provides an overview of the various types of violence faced…

At the upcoming UN Summit of the Future, the proposed Pact for the Future could generate the necessary political will for countries to commit to a just green transition. Low- and middle-income countries, in particular, could negotiate for fairer multilateral agreements and new financing mechanisms…

Das 287 entrevistadas, quase a metade sofreu algum tipo de violência entre 2021 e 2022 Violência psicológica é a mais citada nos três países Caso encontre problemas para visualizar esta página corretamente, clique aqui para baixar o press release em PDF.   Na Amazônia, mulheres…

Even before Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva assumed office on Jan. 1, he was steeling himself for a national emergency

High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism (HLAB) releases report A Breakthrough for People and the Planet: Effective and Inclusive Global Governance for the Present and the Future Strengthening and democratizing the multilateral system is not only critical but imperative in tackling the complex and evolving…

CitizenSecurity Safety is a precondition for the development of people and society. It is not by chance that violence is among the greatest concerns of citizens, especially in regions with high crime rates, such as Latin America and the Caribbean. Brazil, for example, is the…

Laura is Senior Researcher at the Igarapé Institute. She holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Cambridge and a Research Master’s in Political Science from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po Paris). She has more than ten years of research and…