Unusual Suspects: Overlooked Avenues for the Prevention of Recruitment Into Non-State Armed Groups

This policy brief examines why people join non-state armed groups, focusing on three overlooked factors: situational avoidance, defection from non-state armed groups, and sensation seeking. These factors open up creative avenues for the prevention of voluntary and/or forced recruitment, including opportunities for situational prevention, links to the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV), and programs for non-violent sensation seeking.

Urbanization for the Few: Soaring Housing Inequality in Kinshasa

Providing adequate housing—whether in Kinshasa, Jakarta, or São Paulo—will be increasingly difficult unless the entrenched power dynamics that determine who matters, who belongs, and whose interests are served, is addressed. This paper contends that the future of urbanization and housing lies in understanding housing as a governance and justice issue, using Kinshasa as a case study.

6 Ways Multilateral Development Banks Can Unlock Financial Resources for Low-Income Countries

Global Spotlight: What to Watch in 2025 from CIC Experts

NYU’s Center on International Cooperation Announces Paul Smoke as Acting Director

Paul Smoke