1.0link146810<![CDATA[The New Wars and Cities: Something Is Changing]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/saskia-sassen/the-new-wars-and-cites-so_b_146810.htmlThe Mumbai attacks are part of an emerging type of urban violence. These were organized, simultaneous frontal attacks with grenades and machine guns on at least ten high-end sites in the central business district.
Then there are the gangs in Rio de Janeiro that every now and then announce they will take over a major central area of the city from, say, 9 to 5: the result is shuttered shops and empty streets. If the police try to respond, it...