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American Think Tanks
- Acton Institute
- American Enterprise Institute
- American Foreign Policy Council
- American Legislative Exchange Council
- Ash Center for Democratic Governance & Innovation
- Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
- Aspen Institute
- Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
- Atlantic Council
- Baker Institute
- Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs
- Bipartisan Policy Center
- Brookings Institution
- BRIE - The Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy
- Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
- Carter Center
- Cascade Policy Institute
- Cato Institute
- Center for American Progress
- Center for Education Policy Analysis
- Center for Education Policy Research
- Center for Housing Policy
- Center for International Development
- Center for a New American Security
- Center for Public Leadership
- Center for an Urban Future
- Center for American Women and Politics
- Center for Army Lessons Learned
- Center for Civil-Military Relations
- Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
- Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
- Center for Complex Operations
- Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies
- Center for Democracy and Technology
- Center for Economic Policy and Research
- Center for Effective Government
- Center for Global Development
- Center for Health Decision Science
- Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement
- Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland
- Center for International Develpment
- Center for International Earth Science Information Network
- Center for International Trade and Security
- Center for Law and Social Policy
- Center for National Policy
- Center for Naval Warfare Studies
- Center for New American Security
- Center for Progressive Reform
- Center for Public Integrity
- Center for Public Leadership
- Center for Public Policy & Administration
- Center for Public Policy Priorities
- Center for Reproductive Rights
- Center for Security Policy
- Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Center for the National Interest
- Center for Transatlantic Relations
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Century Foundation
- Committee for Economic Development
- Commonwealth Institute
- Competitive Enterprise Institute
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Democratic Leadership Council
- Demos
- Eagleton Institute of Politics
- Earth Institute
- East- West Center
- Economic Policy Institute
- Edmund J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics
- Ethics and Public Policy Center
- Foreign Policy Research Institute
- Foundation for Economic Education
- Free Expression Policy Project
- Freedom Forum
- Freedom House
- George C. Marshall Institute
- German Marchall Fund
- Global Development and Environment Institute
- Henry L. Stimson Center
- Heritage Foundation
- Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute
- Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
- Hudson Institute
- Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
- Human Rights Watch
- ICA Institute
- Independent Institute
- Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy
- Institute for Energy and Environment Research
- Institute for Global Ethics
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
- Institute for Higher Education Policy
- Institute for National Strategic Studies
- Institute for Peace
- Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy
- Institute for Policy Research
- Institute for Policy Studies
- Institute for Public & International Affairs
- Institute for Research on Poverty
- Institute for Social Research
- Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
- Institute for Women's Policy Research
- Institute of Politics
- Institution for Social and Policy Studies
- Inter-American Dialogue
- International Center for Research on Women
- International Food Policy Research Institute
- International Forum for Peace Operations
- International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Joint Center for Housing Studies
- Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies
- Joint Center for Poverty Research
- Levy Economics Institute
- Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
- Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research
- Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
- Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth
- Mercatus Center
- Milken Institute
- Morrison Institute for Public Policy
- Mossaver-Rahmani Center for Business & Government
- National Academy of Public Administration
- National Alliance for Civic Education
- National Bureau of Economic Research
- National Center for Children in Poverty
- National Center for Policy Analysis
- National Center for Smart Growth Research & Education
- National Center for State Courts
- National Health Policy Forum
- Nautilus Institute for Security & Sustainable Development
- Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
- New American Foundation
- Northeast-Midwest Institute
- Oakland Institute
- Pacific Research Institute
- Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Pew Research Center
- Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
- Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research
- Political Research Associates
- Project on Defense Alternatives
- Program on the Economics of Crime & Justice Policy
- Progressive Policy Institute
- Public Agenda
- Public Policy Institute of California
- Public Policy Research Center
- Rand Corporation
- Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston
- Reason Foundation
- Resources for the Future
- Roosevelt Institute
- Sentencing Project
- Shorenstein Center on the Press, Poltics, and Public Policy
- Social Science Research Council
- Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research & Policy
- Stimson Center
- Strategic Studies Institute
- Substance Abuse Policy Research Program
- Taubman Center for State & Local Government
- TRAC: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
- Transparency International - USA
- United States Institute of Peace
- Urban Institute
- Vera Institute of Justice
- Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- Weatherhead East Asian Institute
- Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, & Public Policy
- Malcolm Weiner Center for Social Policy
- Williams Institute
- Women & Public Policy Program
- Wooodrow Wilson Center for Scholars
- World Policy Institute
- World Resources Institute
- Worldwatch Institute
International Think Tanks
- Adam Smith Institute (United Kingdom)
- Advocates Coalition for Development and the Environment (Uganda)
- Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (Afghanistan)
- Africa Institute of South Africa (South Africa)
- African Centre for Economic Growth (Kenya)
- African Centre for Technology Studies (Kenya)
- African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (South Africa)
- African Technology Policy Studies Network (Tanzania)
- African Economic Research Consortium (Kenya)
- Al Jazeera Centre for Studies (Qatar)
- Al-Ahram Center for Political & Strategic Studies (Egypt)
- Alternate Solutions Institute (Pakistan)
- Arab Planning Institute (Kuwait)
- Arab Thought Forum (Jordan)
- Asan Institute for Policy Studies (South Korea)
- Asian Development Bank Institute (Japan)
- Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (Canada)
- Australian Institute for International Affairs (Australia)
- Bangladesh Institute for Development Studies (Bangladesh)
- Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (Spain)
- Begin Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (Israel)
- BioCentre (United Kingdom)
- Bonn International Center for Conversion (Germany)
- Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (Botswana)
- British American Security Information Council (United Kingdom)
- Brookings Doha Center (Qatar)
- Bruegel (Belgium)
- Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (Cambodia)
- Canadian Defense and Foreign Affairs Institute (Canada)
- Canadian International Council (Canada)
- Carnegie Middle East Center (Lebanon)
- Carnegie Moscow Center (Russia)
- Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy (China)
- C.D. Howe Institute (Canada)
- Center for Development and the Environment (Norway)
- Center for Economic & Social Development (Azerbaijan)
- Center for Economic Research (Uzbekistan)
- Center for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (Turkey)
- Center for International and Strategic Studies (China)
- Center for International Peace Operations (Germany)
- Center for International Policy Studies (Japan)
- Center for International Studies (Poland)
- Center for Policy Analysis (Ghana)
- Center for Policy Research (India)
- Center for Policy Studies at Central European University (Hungary)
- Center for Security Studies (Switzerland)
- Center for Social & Economic Research (Poland)
- Center for Strategic & International Studies (Indonesia)
- Center for Strategic Studies (Jordan)
- Center for Study of Science, Technology & Policy (India)
- Center for the Study of the Economies of Africa (Nigeria)
- Centre for Civil Society (India)
- Centre for Conflict Resolution (South Africa)
- Centre for Development and Enterprise (South Africa)
- Centre for Development & the Environment (Sweden)
- Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
- Centre for European Policy Studies (Belgium)
- Centre for European Reform (United Kingdom)
- Centre for Independent Studies (Australia)
- Centre for International and Defense Policy (Canada)
- Centre for International Governance Innovation (Canada)
- Centre for Policy Analysis (Ghana)
- Centre for Policy Studies (United Kingdom)
- Centre for Policy Research (India)
- Centre for Population and Environmental Development (Nigeria)
- Centre for Public Policy Studies (Malaysia)
- Centre for Research and Technology Development (Kenya)
- Centre for Social Justice (United Kingdom)
- Centre for Strategic Research & Analysis (United Kingdom)
- Centre for Strategic Studies (New Zealand)
- Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (India)
- Centre for the Study of Public Policy (United Kingdom)
- Centre of Excellance– Defense Against Terrorism (Turkey)
- Centro de Estudios Espinosa Yglesias (Mexico)
- Centro de Estudios Publicos (Chile)
- Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (Italy)
- Chatham House (United Kingdom)
- China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (China)
- China Institute of International Studies (China)
- Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (Taiwan)
- Civilian Capacity for Peace Operations (Germany)
- Civitas: Institute for the Study of Civil Society (United Kingdom)
- Clingendael (Netherlands)
- Conference Board of Canada (Canada)
- Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales (Mexico)
- Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (Senegal)
- Danish Institute for International Studies (Denmark)
- Delhi Policy Group (India)
- Demos (United Kingdom)
- Development Alternatives (India)
- East Asia Institute (South Korea)
- Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Chile)
- Economic Policy Research Center (Uganda)
- Economic Research Institute for ASEAN & East Asia (Indonesia)
- Economic and Social Research Foundation (Tanzania)
- Economic & Social Research Institute (Ireland)
- Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations (Belgium)
- Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (Egypt)
- Ethiopian Development Research Institute (Ethiopia)
- Emirates Center for Strategic Studies & Research (United Arab Emirates)
- Energy and Resources Institute (India)
- EU Institute for Security Studies (France)
- European Centre on the International Political Economy (Belgium)
- European Council on Foreign Relations (United Kingdom)
- European Institute of Romania (Romania)
- European Policy Centre (EU)
- European Policy Forum (United Kingdom)
- European Trade Union Institute (Belgium)
- Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (South Africa)
- Foundation for International Relations and Foreign Dialogue (Spain)
- Fraser Institute (Canada)
- Free Market Foundation (South Africa)
- French Institute of International Relations (France)
- Frontier Centre for Public Policy (Canada)
- Fundacao Getulio Vargas (Brazil)
- Fundacion para el Analisis y los Estudios Sociales (Spain)
- Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations (India)
- German Council on Foreign Relations (Germany)
- German Development Institute (Germany)
- German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Germany)
- Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (Ghana)
- Group for the Analysis of Development (Peru)
- Gulf Research Center (United Arab Emirates)
- Hansard Society (United Kingdom)
- Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace (Israel)
- Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (Greece)
- IMANI Center for Policy and Education (Ghana)
- Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (India)
- Information & Decision Support Center (Egypt)
- Initiative for Public Policy Analysis (Nigeria)
- Insight Crime (Colombia)
- Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (India)
- Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy (Benin)
- Institute for European Environmental Policy (EU)
- Institute for Far Eastern Studies (South Korea)
- Institute for Fiscal Studies (United Kingdom)
- Institute for Global Dialogue (South Africa)
- Institute for International Political Studies (Italy)
- Institute for National Security Studies (Israel)
- Institute for Public Policy Research (Namibia)
- Institute for Public Policy Research (United Kingdom)
- Institute for Research on Public Policy (Canada)
- Institute for Security Studies (European Union)
- Institute for Security Studies (South Africa)
- Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (Nepal)
- Institute for the Integration of Latin America & the Carribean (Argentina)
- Institute of Economic Affairs (Ghana)
- Institute of Economic Affairs (Kenya)
- Institute of Economic Affairs (United Kingdom)
- Institute of Economic Growth (India)
- Institute of Developing Economies (Japan)
- Institute of Development Studies (United Kingdom)
- Institute of International and European Affairs (Ireland)
- Institute of International Policy Studies (Japan)
- Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (India)
- Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore)
- Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka)
- Institute of Public Affairs (Poland)
- Institute of Security and International Studies (Thailand)
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Singapore)
- Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Malaysia)
- Institute of World Economics & Politics (China)
- Institute of World Economy and International Relations (Russia)
- Instituto Affari Internazionali (Italy)
- Integrated Social Development Center (Ghana)
- Inter-Region Economic Network (Kenya)
- International Center for Policy Studies (Ukraine)
- International Center for the Prevention of Crime (Canada)
- International Crisis Group (Belgium)
- International Development Research Centre (Canada)
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Austria)
- International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (Israel)
- International Institute for Environment and Development (United Kingdom)
- International Institute for Strategic Studies (United Kingdom)
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (Canada)
- International Policy Network (United Kingdom)
- International Victimology Institute Tilburg (Netherlands)
- Islamabad Policy Research Institute (Pakistan)
- Japan Center for International Exhange (Japan)
- Japan Development Institute (Japan)
- Japan Institute of International Affairs (Japan)
- Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research & Analyses (Kenya)
- Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Germany)
- Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Germany)
- Korea Development Institute (South Korea)
- Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (Korea)
- Korean Energy Economics Institute (Korea)
- Libertad y Desarrollo (Chile)
- Lowy Institute for International Policy (Australia)
- LSE Ideas: International Affairs, Diplomacy, and Strategy (United Kingdom)
- Macdonald-Laurier Institute (Canada)
- Makerere Institute of Social Research (Uganda)
- Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (Malaysia)
- McGuinness Institute (New Zealand)
- Mexico Como Vamos (Mexico)
- Montreal Economic Institute (Canada)
- National Council of Applied Economic Research (India)
- National Institute for Defense Studies (Japan)
- National Institute for Research Advancement (Japan)
- New Policy Institute (United Kingdom)
- New Zealand Institute (New Zealand)
- Nigerian Institute for Social and Economic Research (Nigeria)
- Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (Nigeria)
- North South Institute (Canada)
- Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (Norway)
- Observer Research Foundation (India)
- Organization for Social Sciences Research in Eastern Africa (Ethiopia)
- Overseas Development Institute (United Kingdom)
- Oxonia: Oxford Institute for Economic Policy (United Kingdom)
- Peace Institute of Frankfurt (Germany)
- Peace Research Institute (Norway)
- Pearson Peacekeeping Center (Canada)
- Policy Exchange (United Kingdom)
- Polish Institute of International Affairs (Poland)
- Public Policy Forum (Canada)
- Rand Europe (United Kingdom)
- Rand-Qatar Policy Institute (Qatar)
- Razumkov Centre (Ukraine)
- Regional Center for Strategic Studies (Sri Lanka)
- REPOA: Policy Research for Development (Tanzania)
- Research Institute for Peace and Security (Japan)
- Research Institute of Economy, Trade & Industry (Japan)
- Rift Valley Institute (Kenya)
- Royal United Services Institute (United Kingdom)
- Shanghai Institutes of International Studies (China)
- Singapore Institute of International Affairs (Singapore)
- Slovak Foreign Policy Association (Slovakia)
- Social Policy & Development Centre (Pakistan)
- South African Institute of International Affairs (South Africa)
- South African Institute of Race Relations (South Africa)
- Statewatch (United Kingdom)
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sweden)
- Strategic and Defense Studies Centre (Australia)
- Sustainable Development Policy Institute (Pakistan)
- Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (Sweden)
- Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (Taiwan)
- Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (Taiwan)
- Timbro (Sweden)
- Tokyo Foundation (Japan)
- Transparency International (Germany)
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (Turkey)
- Unirule Institute for Economics (China)
- United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (Finland)
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (United Kingdom)
- World Institute for Development Economics Research (Finland)