Articles by Robert Muggah

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The Criminal Underside of the Green Transition
Robert Muggah | Toda Peace Institute - TRANSCEND Media Service, 15 Jun 2026

5 Jun 2026 – How Critical Minerals Could Turn the Amazon into a Strategic Asset, or a Criminalized Supply Chain Frontier

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Reducing Armed Violence the Asian Way
Fred Lubang and Robert Muggah – TRANSCEND Media Service, 4 Apr 2011

Whilst armed violence affects every country, some societies are more affected than others. In South and Southeast Asia, countries such as Afghanistan, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand are affected by on-going armed conflicts within and across their borders. Others such as Cambodia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are emerging from war. Meanwhile, Bangladesh and Indonesia, along with virtually every other state across both regions, are confronting simmering urban violence due to growing organized crime and gang activity.

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BRAZIL’S “SOUTHERN EFFECT” IN FRAGILE COUNTRIES
Robert Muggah and lona Szabó de Carvalho - Open Democracy, 20 Nov 2009

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.Rebuilding "fragile" and "failing" states is a declared priority of most western governments. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has issued a rash of policy statements and guidelines to help donor […]

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