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Brazil has become an even more dangerous country during the COVID-19 pandemic, with staggering increases in homicides, domestic violence, and violent crime.

The experience of the pandemic thus opens up a myriad of issues about how mobility is managed. Confronted with new experiences of immobility and confinement, but also with the realization of how globally connected we are across borders, the current moment provides an opportunity to rethink issues of mobility justice – in other words, who gets to move and why.

The brutal killing of George Floyd in one of America’s most progressive cities has catapulted race politics to the top of the national agenda.

As the coronavirus outbreak looks to increase already rising US-China tensions, the speakers outline their views on its implications for the current world order.

Jeh Johnson, former secretary of homeland security, discusses the role of agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security in responding to contemporary crises.

The president’s emergency decrees have sidelined the congress, which is worrying for accountability and the rule of law.

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the debate over whether authoritarian states are gaining the upper hand across the world. In contrast, democracies are showing capacity for innovation and adaptation.

Democracy is often depicted as a means to peacefully resolve political conflict and socioeconomic discontent. But what happens when that essential safety valve of elections has been closed off?

There has been no better example of the political diversity in Latin America than the varying responses of governments to the coronavirus crisis.