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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been widely accused of mishandling the coronavirus in his country. (Sergio Lima/AFP via Getty Images) Robert Muggah is a principal of the SecDev Group and cofounder of the Igarape Institute. His latest book, Terra Incognita , co-authored with Ian Goldin, focuses on the systemic threats facing our world. RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil is in critical condition. Latin America's largest country is experiencing record-breaking death tolls and its health system is teetering on the brink of collapse. On Wednesday, it reported over 1,900 deaths in a 24-hour period, t...

Abdulrahman al-Masri MENASource MENASource MENASource On February 25, the US military carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted Iran-backed Shia militias. The move is the first military action under the Joe Biden Administration. The retaliatory strike comes after a rocket attack on February 15 near the Erbil Airport that killed a US military contractor and injured several, including a US service member. With nuclear negotiations on the horizon, what will this mean for the Biden administration’s ongoing effort to re-engage Iran? ...

Cambodia’s Internet Clampdown: A ‘Great Firewall’, or No Worse than the West? width No media source currently available 0:00 0:01:48 0:00 share Government spokesperson “[Is there] any country which does not control the Internet? The USA and England have it … so Cambodia made this sub-decree by learning from other countries.” Misleading On February 16, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen signed a sub-decree to set up a National Internet Gateway (NIG). The Cambodian government initially proposed the NIG in July 2020 with the stated goal of controlling and monitoring online traffic. The...