Tag Archives: Barrios

Barrio Counterinsurgency

Newsweek’s Mac Margolis has an excellent report from Rio de Janeiro outlining the scale of police action it will take to make real inroads into our own problem with urban violence. Really essential reading. Brazil’s approach is…not for the fainthearted. … Continue reading

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The Dickensian Aspect

Rory Carroll’s written a superlative article on Venezuela’s gangland violence for The Guardian, together with this arresting, difficult to watch short film and this photo gallery by Sean Smith. What makes this corner of South America, once best known for … Continue reading

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