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<strong>Center</strong> on InternatIonal
CooperatIon
It is now widely agreed that the world faces old <strong>and</strong> new
security challenges that are more complex than our
multilateral <strong>and</strong> national <strong>in</strong>stitutions are currently capable
of manag<strong>in</strong>g. International cooperation is ever more
necessary <strong>in</strong> meet<strong>in</strong>g these challenges. the nYU <strong>Center</strong>
on International Cooperation (CIC) works to enhance
<strong>in</strong>ternational responses to conflict, <strong>in</strong>security, <strong>and</strong> scarcity
through applied research <strong>and</strong> direct engagement with
multilateral <strong>in</strong>stitutions <strong>and</strong> the wider policy community.
CIC’s programs <strong>and</strong> research activities span the spectrum
of conflict <strong>in</strong>security, <strong>and</strong> scarcity issues. this allows us to
see critical <strong>in</strong>ter-connections <strong>and</strong> highlight the coherence
often necessary for effective response. we have a particular
concentration on the Un <strong>and</strong> multilateral responses to
conflict.