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About Robert Muggah

Robert Muggah is Principal of the SecDev Group and Associate at the International Relations Institute, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. He was previously Research Director of the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey and Global Security and Cooperation Professional Fellow (SSRC) at Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford. He received his D.Phil. at Oxford University and his M.Phil. at the Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex. He is also an Associate of the Households in Conflict Network (UK) and the Conflict Analysis Resource Centre (Colombia).

Articles by Robert Muggah

Tuesday 18th October

Relocation failures in Sri Lanka

The tragic consequence of internal displacement in Sri Lanka and the failure of the government to address the situation will most likely be renewed instability.
Friday 14th October

Stay alive: turning around a failing war

A deep strategic rethink is needed to reverse the dismal failure of the war on drugs and gangs, particularly in the way this has been fought across Central America and the Caribbean. Intimate community engagement and integral policy approaches are crucial steps in moving on from the bankrupt iron fist.
Tuesday 4th January

Breaking our promise to Haiti

The Haitian government’s handling of the situation has been spectacularly poor. But the international aid sector's record has also been dismal.
Monday 13th September

Jamaica's war on gangs

Jamaica is at the forefront of the Caribbean's fight against gangs, but the country needs to recognise that this is a complex struggle in which strong-arm tactics can be counter-productive, argues Robert Muggah and Glaister Leslie.
Wednesday 2nd December

A gangster's paradise

How can we prevent gang violence in the world's most violent city?
Thursday 19th November

Brazil's "southern effect" in fragile countries

Global preoccupation with fragile environments is on the rise. Can south-south and triangular co-operation help? Brazil thinks so. A reply to Oliver Richmond.
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