The Center on International Cooperation at New York University

Korea Environment Institute and CIC to Advance Local Climate and Environmental Finance.

The Korea Environment Institute (KEI) and the Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University (NYU) have announced a new collaboration to advocate for reforms to the global financial architecture, with the goal of unlocking funding and financing for development, environmental action, and climate resilience at the local level.

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NYU Center on International Cooperation at 30 to Join NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

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.

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Multilateral Action to Prevent Crisis and Build Peace, Justice, and Inclusion.

The Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University (NYU) is a research center and think tank that, for over two decades, has been a leader in applied policy, connecting politics, security, justice, development, and humanitarian issues.

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2024–2026 Business Plan

Through our programming and work, CIC seeks to inform and strengthen collaborative approaches and/or collaboration among national governments, international organizations, and the wider policy community to build trust, prevent and respond to crises—and advance peace, justice, and inclusion at all levels. Find out the practical and actionable ways we are striving towards this goal through our latest business plan.

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Press Release February 27, 2026

NYU Center on International Cooperation at 30 to Join NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

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.

Thibault Chareton
Publication: Policy Brief April 9, 2026
Multilateral AI Governance

Engaged, But Not Married Yet: How to Make Private Sector Engagement in AI Governance More Than a “Tick-the-Box” Exercise

This paper establishes the analytical case for reform: it clarifies the functions that AI governance must perform and the gap between those requirements and current institutional capacity.
Publication: Analysis March 17, 2026 CIC Perspectives

The New Politics of Gender Equality at CSW70: From Progress to Preservation

This year’s review theme also speaks directly to the ambitions of SDG16 and the 2030 Agenda, focusing on effective participation and the elimination of violence against women and girls. Addressing these challenges by strengthening accountability and ensuring women’s equal participation contributes to the equitable foundations SDG16 seeks to build.
Blog March 16, 2026 Prevention and Peacebuilding
Conflict and Violence Prevention Works. How Do We Sell It Politically

Why is conflict and violence prevention so hard to champion politically? This blog explores the growing gap between evidence and incentives, as well as the institutional, financial, and communication barriers that shape prevention efforts.

Robert Muggah, Jago Salmon, Will Bennett, Céline Monnier
Publication: Policy Brief March 9, 2026
Justice

A People-Centered Justice Approach to Implementing AI Governance: How the Justice Sector Can Support Inclusive, Equitable, and Enforceable AI Governance

This paper provides the latest state analysis of AI governance and how the justice sector can enhance its success. The authors couple secondary research and primary analysis of key governance processes with input from an array of experts in the public and private sectors, multilateralism, civil society, and academia to explore two critical questions:
Publication: Analysis March 3, 2026 Promoting and Defending Multilateralism

The UNGA Third Committee and the Challenge of Meaningful Impact

As the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee takes on more mandates and ever-heavier negotiations, a quiet paradox emerges: more work does not always lead to greater impact. This piece explores the growing tension between political ambition, procedural routine, and real-world implementation, and why the way the Committee works may matter as much as what it decides.
Publication: Policy Brief February 11, 2026
Justice

Closing the Justice Gap: How Open and People-Centered Justice Can Drive the Change

This paper proposes that the next phase of justice reform should connect open justice and people-centered justice as mutually reinforcing approaches.
CIC Perspectives February 3, 2026 Promoting and Defending Multilateralism

The United Nations in 2026: Leadership and Legitimacy Under Constraint

With the UN entering 2026 under mounting political and fiscal strain, this piece explores how changing demands for delivery and reform are reshaping the UN's future legitimacy, what they signal for UN leadership, and why the next Secretary-General selection could reveal what kind of multilateralism member states are still willing to defend.

Thibault Camelli