Jean-Marie Guéhenno Named Senior Fellow with the Managing Global Insecurity Project
December 2008

Jean-Marie Guéhenno, former U.N. Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, will join the Brookings Institution and the Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University as a Senior Fellow.

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CIC Director & Senior Fellow Bruce Jones interviewed on BBC
December 2008

Center on International Cooperation's (CIC) Director & Senior Fellow and Managing Global Insecurity (MGI) co-director Bruce Jones is interviewed on Newshour on the BBC World Service, along with Grahame Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at The Open University. They discuss the current opportunity for increased international cooperation as a means to tackle the most urgent transnational threats of the twenty-first century.

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Operational Conflict Prevention and the Use of Targeted Sanctions:
Conditions for Effective Implementation by the EU and UN
December 2008

Former CIC Visiting Scholar, Mikael Eriksson, writes on targeted sanctions and the need within the EU and the UN for a more strategic approach in their design, coordination and implementation.    

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CIC in the New York Times
December 2008

In response to pressure imposed by the United States and India, Pakistani authorities have raided a camp run by the militant group suspected of carrying out the Mumbai attacks. CIC visiting fellow Arif Jamal contributed to the New York Times report.

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Conflict Prevention and the Organization of American States
December 2008

CIC has published a paper by Andrés Serbin, Executive Director of CRIES, a Latin American think tank that specializes in conflict prevention.  In this paper, Serbin discusses the OAS’s evolving role in conflict prevention, its relationship with the UN, and opportunities for the Organization to engage in more effective preventive efforts in the future.

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Parlimentary Hearing at the United Nations
November 2008

On November 21st, CIC's Global Peace Operations Program and Research Coordinator, Dr. Sarjoh Bah took part in this year's Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations titled: Towards effective Peacekeeping and the Prevention of Conflict. Dr. Bah Chaired the session on "Major challenges facing UN peacekeeping operations today." The Hearing, which brought together over 150 legislators from around the world was organized by the UN and the Inter Parliamentary Union.

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All that Aid
November 2008

CIC Senior Fellow and Advisor on UN Strategy Teresa Whitfield writes on the Political Transition occurring in Nepal. 

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Read Masala Peacemaking:Nepal's Peace Process and the Contribution of Outsiders

EASTERN DRC CRISIS
November 2008

Will bloodshed in the Congo mark the end of European military interventions in Africa? Richard Gowan contends that the EU must better integrate its efforts with those of the UN as well as other peacekeeping forces.
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In an earlier article , Richard Gowan and Benjamin Tortolani explained why the UN and EU cannot accept failure in DRC.
Read "Europe cannont accept defeat in Congo" in the European Voice

Global Trends
November 2008

CIC Non-Resident Fellow Alex Evans, co-authored an article in The Guardian with David Steven entitled “Blowing Away Certainties”.  The authors respond to the recent report “Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World” as published by the National Intelligence Council.

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Read "Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World"

Africans seek new relationship with  U.S.
November 2008

Africa’s young population, growing middle class and rising oil production represent transition for a troubled region.  Sarjoh Bah and Martin Savidge of World Focus discuss the evolving relationship between Africa and the United States following the election of Barack Obama.

Roundtable on the Financing of African-Union-led Peace Support Operations
November 2008

On November 5th CIC Director and Senior Fellow Dr. Bruce Jones took part in an experts’ roundtable on the Financing of AU-led peace support operations.  The panel, co-convened by the International Peace Institute and the UN, focused its discussion on enhancing the effectiveness of the financing mechanisms for UN mandated peace operations undertaken by the African Union.

Prospects and Scenarios for G8 Reform
October 2008

CIC Director and Senior Fellow Dr. Bruce D. Jones spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations on the Prospects and Scenarios for G8 Reform, at the invitation of CFR Senior Fellow Dr. Stewart Patrick.  His speech focused on some of the conclusions drawn from the joint CIC/Brookings Institution/Stanford University project on Managing Global Insecurity.  Dr. Jones argued for the creation of a G16 mechanism that would better enable informal and institutional cooperation between the major powers to address transnational threats such as climate change and energy security, terrorism, conflict management, and nonproliferation and to work towards revitalization of key international institutions.

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Study on the Use of Private Security Providers and Services in Humanitarian Operations
October 2008

The study by the Overseas Development Institute, in collaboration with CIC, documents the extent and nature of usage of private security providers in humanitarian contexts. Using both field and desk research, the project indentifies areas of good practice and promotes transparency and accountability in future engagement of PSPs. The final report is available here.

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