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Robert MuggahRM

Robert Muggah

Robert Muggah is the Research Director of the Igarapé Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Director of Research and Policy for the SecDev Foundation and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Fragility, Conflict and Violence.
A line of migrants stand with backpacks and belongings under a green sign marking the Colombian border.
Refugees from Venezuela are fleeing to Latin American cities, not refugee camps
Some of about 4,000 guns seized by Brazil's Federal Police or delivered by residents during a public disarmament campaign, are pictured before being destroyed in Rio de Janeiro on June 2, 2017.
Economics
Gun violence hits all citizens with a heavy financial toll
A protester holds a national flag as a bank branch, housed in the Supreme Court of Justice, burns during a rally against Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 12, 2017.
Conflict
Venezuela is on the brink of civil war. Here’s how its neighbors could stop it.
Guns delivered during a disarmament campaign are displayed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 6, 2011.
Conflict
Guns kill about 40,000 Brazilians every year. Some lawmakers think more guns will make the country safer.
Rio security Ipanema beach
Conflict
By some measures, Rio will be the most secure Olympic Games yet
Rio security Ipanema beach
Conflict
By some measures, Rio will be the most secure Olympic Games yet
Agence France-Presse
It’s really hard to say which city is the world’s most murderous
Many of the arms used by Mexican cartels come from the US and Central America, but that's not the full story.
Justice
The complex picture behind the military arms behind many violent crimes in Mexico (CHARTS)