The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation has granted $250,000 to the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, an initiative hosted by NYU’s Center on International Cooperation (CIC) to develop an international people-centered justice and artificial intelligence (AI) framework, followed by work with three national governments to adapt and pilot its guidance.
Join CIC’s side events during UNGA to explore AI governance, justice, economics and inequality, UN reform, local governance, and more.
CIC is joining the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service after a long and constructive tenure at NYU Arts & Science. This strategic transition to a prominent graduate school of public service, founded in 1938, will facilitate mutually productive CIC-Wagner engagement and support CIC in broadening its mission and strengthening its influence in the New York and global public service communities.
The Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University (NYU) is a research center and think tank that, for over three decades, has been a leader in applied policy, connecting politics, security, justice, development, and humanitarian issues.
This piece outlines the process for electing five new judges to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which is forthcoming next month (November 2026) at the United Nations (UN). The ICJ was established as a principal organ of the UN when the UN was established in 1945, and its statute was adopted when the UN Charter was adopted.
High-level highlights from the 2026 Data for Peace Conference, with a focus on the defining tension of the data for peacebuilding field: the gap between how fast technology evolves and how slowly governance and norms catch up.
This paper examines how private-sector participation in multilateral artificial intelligence (AI) governance can be structured to support knowledge, accountability, and implementation.
Indonesia faces a paradox: 18 million jobs created, yet the middle class is shrinking. This new policy brief unpacks the context behind this.
This report looks at the growing institutional divide regarding the United Nations Security Council's approach to artificial intelligence (AI) governance, especially in peace and conflict settings.
The paper organizes reform options according to who actually has the authority to implement them, and highlights a series of practical next steps for the next United Nations Secretary-General.
This piece follows that choice through three moments. Before anyone can reduce inequality, someone has to define it, decide how to measure it, and choose how to respond; and none of those steps are neutral.
How can we take a people-centered approach to Africa’s debt reform agenda after the adoption of the African Union’s Harare Declaration on the Dialogue on Debt Sustainability and Reform?
The NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) is pleased to co-sponsor the 2026 NYU Migration Network Annual Conference. Join us for a full-day event exploring the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in immigration policy and governance. Through expert panels and a keynote address, scholars, legal experts, policymakers, and advocates will examine how AI is reshaping immigration systems, enforcement, and decision-making, while addressing its ethical, legal, and human rights implications.
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