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Note:
An annotated listing of think tanks is provided by the Foreign Affairs Online
Web Site at http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjb3v/T-tanks.html
Categories
of Think Tanks (whether conservative or liberal or independent) provided by the
University of Michigan Documents Center: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/psthink.html
See
also Electronic Journal on The Role of Think Tanks in the Formulation of US
FOREIGN POLICY:
http://www.america.gov/journals/itps/1102/ijpe/ijpe1102.htm
Another
Annotated Listing is provided by the National Institute of Research Advancement
at http://www.nira.go.jp/ice/nwdtt/index.html#1
Almanac
of Policy Issues
http://www.policyalmanac.org/
"Comprehensive,
unbiased background information and links on major U.S. public policy
issues" -- e.g., hot paper topics -- like gun control, drug policy,
abortion, etc. Not a Think Tank per se, but provides links to many Think
Tank products.
Brookings
Institute:
http://www.brook.edu
Full-text news articles, studies and policy briefs from this
Washington-based, left-leaning think tank. The Brookings Institution is an
independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, education,
and publication focused on public policy issues in the areas of economics,
foreign policy, and governance. The goal of Brookings activities is to improve
the performance of American institutions and the quality of public policy by
using social science to analyze emerging issues and to offer practical
approaches to those issues in language aimed at the general public.
Cato
Institute:
http://www.cato.org
(Briefing papers, background and press releases from a non-partisan
public-policy research foundation based in Washington, D.C. The Cato Institute
was founded in 1977 by Edward H. Crane. It is a non-profit public policy
research foundation headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Institute is named for
Cato's Letters, a series of libertarian pamphlets that helped lay the
philosophical foundation for the American Revolution.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/
The Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated
to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international
engagement by the United States. Founded in 1910, its work is nonpartisan and
dedicated to achieving practical results. Includes links to the latest news on
Iraq from the Washington Post, New York Times and Los Angeles Times and a list
of experts who might be useful for quotes, DVCs, etc. Also includes links to
official Iraqi web pages.
Center
for Strategic and International Studies:
http://www.csis.org.
(An international issues think tank.
CSIS researches and publishes in the field of international affairs,
including Latin American issues. For four decades, the Center for Strategic and
International Studies (CSIS) has been dedicated to providing world leaders with
strategic insights on - and policy solutions to - current and emerging global
issues.
Center
of International Studies (CIS), Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs, Princeton University
http://www.wws.princeton.edu/~cis/
Links
to working papers, conference proceedings, journals, policy briefs, economic
indicators and more produced by a variety of Think Tanks. The current feature is
an excellent backgrounder on land mines.
Council on Foreign Relations:
http://www.cfr.org
Contains extensive
materials on America’s response to terrorism, a media guide to policy experts
and responses to the attacks from the members of the Council’s International
Advisory Board. The Council on
Foreign Relations is dedicated to increasing America's understanding of the
world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy. The Council accomplishes
this mainly by promoting constructive debates and discussions, clarifying world
issues, and publishing Foreign Affairs, the leading journal on global issues.
Foreign
Policy Institute (FPI) Johns Hopkins University
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/centers/fpi/index.html
The Foreign Policy Institute, (FPI), an integral part of The
Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International
Studies (SAIS), was established in 1980
to unite the worlds of scholarship and public affairs in the search for
realistic answers to international issues facing the United States and the
world.
Henry
L. Stimson Center
http://www.stimson.org/?SN=TI200110174
Their mission is to offer practical, nonpartisan, creative solutions to
the problems of national and international security through research projects of
the highest quality.
Heritage
Foundation
http://www.heritage.org/
Founded in 1973, The Heritage
Foundation is a research and educational institute - a think tank - whose
mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the
principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom,
traditional American values, and a strong national defense.
Hoover
Institution on War, Revolution and Peace.
Stanford University.
http://www-hoover.stanford.edu/ Conservative think-tank.
Hudson
Institute.
http://www.hudson.org
(Background information and policy updates from this Indianapolis-based public
policy research organization that forecasts trends and develops potential
solutions for governments, businesses and the public.)
Inter-American
Dialog:
http://www.iadialog.org/ The
Inter-American Dialogue is the premier center for policy analysis, exchange, and
communication on issues in Western Hemisphere affairs. The Dialogue engages
public and private leaders from across the Americas in efforts to develop and
mobilize support for cooperative responses to key hemispheric problems and
opportunities. Look at their publications offered at this site.
International
Institute for Strategic Studies
http://www.iiss.org/ The
IISS is the primary source of accurate, objective information on international
strategic issues for politicians and diplomats, foreign affairs analysts,
international business, economists, the military, defence commentators,
journalists, academics and the informed public.
The
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy Rice University
http://riceinfo.rice.edu/projects/baker
The Baker Institute is strictly non-partisan and dedicated to the highest
standards of intellectual excellence and integrity with the goal of helping
bridge the gap between the theory and practice of public policy by drawing
together experts from academia, government, the media, business, and
non-governmental organizations.
Multilateral
Organizations and Commissions:
http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Government/Multilateral/Regional
Rand
Corporation: http://www.rand.org
(Selected reports from the U.S. based research institute; covers national
defense, security issues, education, health care, criminal justice, labor,
population, science, technology, community development, international studies,
and regional studies.)
Stateline.org
http://stateline.org
(State government news and recent legislative initiatives aimed at journalists,
and public policy makers. Updated daily
and archived. Links to many Think Tank studies.
United
Nations: http://www.un.org.
(For the United Nations directory of NGOs worldwide, see http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/index.html
This
provides addresses, phone numbers and links to web sites.
For
information on UN initiatives, policy statements and other resources concerning
HIV/AIDS, consult the UN’s specific portal at: http://www.unaids.org/en/default.asp
See
also the related UN Development Organization Web Site at http://www.undp.org/
with
online publications on corruption, democratic governance, poverty reduction and
HIV/AIDS. Not a Think Tank, but many Think Tanks get their ideas from UN
resources listed on this Web Site.
United
States Institute of Peace: www.usip.org
(An independent USG agency doing research and publishing on a wide range
of issues related to MPP themes. Contains full text documents and many useful
links. The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan
federal institution created and funded by Congress
to strengthen the nation's capacity to promote the peaceful resolution of
international conflict.
University
of Colorado: Listing of International Organizations: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/int/internat.htm
See
also: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/foreigngovt.htm
Urban
Institute:
a Nonpartisan Economic and Social Policy
Research Organization.
http://www.urban.org
A well-recognized progressive think tank on American social and economic issues,
the Web Site supplies news releases, reports, and interviews in full text. Major
issues emphasize economic security and employment, crime and law enforcement,
and the Federal budget. Updated weekly.
A
Listing of THINK TANKS from RESOURCESHELF.COM:
“Think
Tanks come in all flavors. NO matter what the issue, some organized group is
studying it and churning out papers. No matter what political ideology, some
entity is out there beating the drum for it.
Keeping
in mind all the various axes being ground here, these institutions are often a
decent source of research material -- backgrounders, policy briefs, surveys,
etc. Somewhere out there is the think tank of your dreams. Check these listings:
+ Hillwatch.com:
Think Tanks ("A directory of Canadian and International Think
Tanks")
+ KSG
Directory of Think Tanks (Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University)
+ NIRA's World Directory of Think
Tanks (National Institute for Research Advancement in Japan. Hard copies of
the directory are issued every three years. The 2002 edition is online here.)
+ + Political
Resources: Think Tanks (University of Michigan Documents Center)
+ Worldpress.org: Think
Tanks and N.G.O.s”
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