Research & Analysis

The research and analysis component of the institute recognizes the importance of both basic and applied forms of research and analysis. This component forms the foundation for the Institute’s mission to developing new approaches to legitimacy and security through knowledge, multilateral cooperation and action. Importantly, we expect the research and analysis component to produce a continuous flow of outcomes that are directly translatable into programmatic and policy initiatives to enhance multilateral cooperation, governance and security.

Examples include:

1.1. Understanding and Countering the Finance of Terrorism

1.2. Mapping Illicit Networks

1.3. Terrorism Finance (including investigations into the nexus of militants groups with non-profit organizations)

1.4. New approaches to controlling national and international illegal firearms Markets

1.5. Managing trade security to reduce the threat of exporting dual use and/or WMD related products to restricted parties and terrorists

1.6 Research on factors associated with the persistence of inter-group conflict with a focus on the Israeli – Palestinian conflict

1.7. Modeling intergroup conflict: development of a general game theoretic simulation of model of inter-group conflict

1.8. The impact of new international rules and standards on growth, development and good governance

1.9. Research program on corruption, and corruption and good governance policy initiatives