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Robert Muggah

Artificial Intelligence Will Entrench Global Inequality

In the News
Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

“Unmitigated AI could deepen social, economic, and digital cleavages between and within countries,” warns Robert Muggah with Ilona Szabó.

Icon for Chat GPT on a phone home screen.
AP Photos
Science, Technology and Innovation

Latin America's Crime Surge is Fueled by Cocaine Production

In the News
Small Wars Journal
Robert Muggah

Many Latin American and Caribbean countries are in the grip of a crime epidemic as international drug trafficking surges with cocaine production.

Colombian victims of drug trafficking violence
AP Photos
Defense and Security

The Global Gold Rush Imperils the Brazilian Amazon

In the News
NPR
Robert Muggah

Economic instability has increased the price of gold as Brazilian President Lula da Silva attempts to crack down on illegal mining threating the Amazon.

Illegal Brazilian mining in the Amazon.
AP Photos
Climate and the Environment

Will Brazil Destroy the Amazon to Save the Climate?

In the News
Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

Brazil’s mineral wealth could power the global energy transition, but mining is a very dirty business, writes Nonresident Fellow Robert Muggah.

Mining in Brazilian Amazon.
Reuters
Climate and the Environment

Ecuador's Crime Wave and its Albanian Connection

In the News
Americas Quarterly
Robert Muggah

Criminal groups from the Balkans are helping reverse the drop in Ecuador's homicide rate and turn the country into a hub for illegal exports.

Police search for illegal drugs.
Reuters
Global Politics

The Amazon Gold Rush is a Threat to Law and Order

In the News
Context
Robert Muggah

Criminal activity and money laundering is making efforts to protect indigenous people and nature far harder, writes Nonresident Fellow Rob Muggah.

An illegal gold mine in the Amazon rainforest.
Reuters
Global Politics

Can a New Regional Pact Protect the Amazon from Environmental Crime?

In the News
Mongabay
Robert Muggah

Police, prosecutors, money-laundering experts, and others convened in Brazil to tackle drug and environmental crimes that are growing in scale across the Amazon.

Amazon Rainforest
Crystal Mirallegro
Global Politics

With Russian Support, Nicaragua Smothers Dissent

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Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

The crackdown and assault on civil society includes the key tool of the 21st century autocrat: restrictions and surveillance of digital communications.

Nicaragua Protests
Alisdare Hickson
Global Politics

The Pushback Against the 15-Minute City

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Boston Globe
Robert Muggah

After years of advocating for greener and more accessible neighborhoods, champions of the 15-minute city are suddenly the target of far-right conspiracies.

Busy Istanbul Street
Alex Berger
Global Cities

AI and the Global South

In the News
Project Syndicate
Robert Muggah

Predictive analytics are being deployed at an unprecedented scale, including in countries that are still in the midst of their own digital revolutions.

ChatGPT
Reuters
Defense and Security