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| Global Center on Cooperative Security | |
|---|---|
| Name | Global Center on Cooperative Security |
| Formation | 2004 |
| Type | Nonprofit think tank |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Region served | Global |
| Leader title | Executive Director |
| Leader name | Naz Modirzadeh |
Global Center on Cooperative Security is an international policy institute focused on countering violent extremism, transnational crime, and threats to international peace and stability. The institute works at the intersection of policy, law, and practice to advance multilateral responses involving stakeholders from the United Nations, NATO, the African Union, and regional organizations. Its work engages with policymakers from the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and countries across Africa and Asia.
The organization was established in 2004 by former officials and academics with backgrounds linked to United Nations policy initiatives, United States Department of State programs, and post-conflict reconstruction efforts in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Early activities intersected with initiatives by United Nations Security Council counterterrorism resolutions and consultations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on capacity building. Over time the institute expanded collaborations with the African Union, European Union External Action Service, and national partners including the Government of Nigeria and the Government of Kenya.
The institute’s mission emphasizes strengthening international capacity to prevent and respond to threats through legal, institutional, and policy instruments that align with frameworks like the United Nations Charter and instruments advanced by the International Criminal Court. Objectives include enhancing rule-of-law responses similar to reforms advocated after the Balkan conflicts and promoting capacity-building models used by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and World Bank governance programs. The institute seeks to influence policy debates engaged by actors such as the U.S. Congress, House of Commons (UK), and regional bodies including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Programming covers countering violent extremism initiatives modeled on lessons from Somalia, stabilization projects influenced by post-Bosnia and Herzegovina reconstruction, and border security efforts comparable to reforms in Colombia. The institute implements training and technical assistance drawing on curricula used by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and judicial reform partnerships with national ministries of justice in states such as Mali and Tunisia. Initiatives also include mentorship and capacity-building aligned with International Committee of the Red Cross protection standards and electoral integrity programs analogous to those run by International Foundation for Electoral Systems.
The organization produces analyses on topics that intersect with literature from Harvard University centers, reports commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme, and policy briefs used in hearings before the United States Senate. Publications have examined case studies including Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and governance challenges in Yemen. Research outputs draw on methodologies common to scholars at Oxford University, practitioners from Chatham House, and comparative assessments used by RAND Corporation.
Partnership relations include multilateral entities such as the United Nations Development Programme, regional organizations like the African Union Commission, and bilateral donors including the United States Agency for International Development, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK), and the Government of Canada. Funding has come from foundations with profiles similar to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, as well as contracts from agencies such as the European Commission and the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Collaborations often involve academic partners such as Columbia University and Georgetown University.
The institute is organized with a leadership team comparable to structures at think tanks like the Brookings Institution and the Council on Foreign Relations, including program directors, legal advisors, and regional specialists. Staff profiles include former diplomats from the United States Foreign Service, legal scholars linked to the International Court of Justice and practitioners with experience in missions under the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. Governance includes a board of experts drawn from former officials of the European External Action Service, ambassadors to the United Nations, and scholars affiliated with Stanford University and London School of Economics.
Advocates cite contributions to capacity-building in counterterrorism and criminal justice reforms akin to successes in parts of West Africa and parts of Southeast Asia; endorsements have come from former officials in the United Nations Security Council and legislators in the European Parliament. Critics have questioned the influence of donor agendas seen in debates involving the International Monetary Fund and transparency standards emphasized by watchdogs like Transparency International; other critiques mirror debates about policy impact raised in analyses by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Academic assessments have compared the institute’s role to networks studied by scholars at Princeton University and Yale University that examine the policy influence of nonstate actors.