Center on International Cooperation

Evolution of Multilateral Security Institutions

The EMSI project focuses on researching international security institutions and developing effective and innovative security mechanisms. Formed with the goal of transforming the international security environment in the aftermath of September 11th, EMSI provided substantial support to the UN High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change and to the subsequent UN negotiations. CIC research and outreach contributed to one of the major innovations agreed upon at the World Summit 2005: the creation of the Peacebuilding Commission. The project now continues its efforts to provide ongoing support to the UN and to assess the recent evolution and current prospects for multilateral security institutions.

Lead Researcher: Bruce Jones

Project Staff: Richard Gowan

Funders: Government of Norway, Government of Sweden

Collaborating Institutions: The Brookings Institution, Center for International Security and Cooperation

Publications
Title	Source	Author	Date
Blowing Away Certainties	National Intelligence Council	Alex Evans and David Steven	November 2008
A Global Force for Human Rights? An Audit of European Power at the UN.	European Council on Foreign Relations	Richard Gowan and Franziska Banter	September 2008
Shooting the rapids: multilateralism and global risks	Paper for the Progressive Governance Summit	Alex Evans and David Steven	April 2008
The EU's Security Strategy and the United Nations	Paper for 48th Annual ISA Convention	Richard Gowan	March 2007
The Hardheaded Case for Human Security	The Stanley Foundation	Richard Gowan	October 2007
Bio-Security, Nonstate Actors, and the Need for Global Cooperation	Ethics and International Affairs	Bruce Jones	December 2006

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