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Research Institutes and Think Tanks

Baker Institute
www.bakerinstitute.org
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.

Carnegie Endowment for Peace
www.carnegieendowment.org
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.

Center for International Policy
www.ciponline.org
It's mission is to promote a U.S. foreign policy based on international cooperation, demilitarization and respect for basic human rights. Founded in 1975.

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
www.csis.org
For four decades has been dedicated to providing world leaders with strategic insights on (and policy solutions to) current and emerging global issues. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., CSIS is private, nonpartisan, and tax-exempt.

Centre for Security Policy
www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org
Since its founding in 1988, has operated as a non-profit, non-partisan organization committed to the time-tested philosophy of promoting international peace through American strength. It accomplishes this goal by stimulating and informing national and international policy debates, in particular, those involving regional, defense, economic, financial and technology developments that bear upon the security of the United States.

Comparative Democratization Project
democracy.stanford.edu
This project attempts to overcome the traditional division between academic disciplines and area studies to understand the global transformations in democratization, international relations and comparative politics. Sponsored by the Institute for International Studies of Stanford University.

Chatham House
www.chathamhouse.org.uk
One of the world's leading organizations for the analysis of international issues. It is membership-based and aims to help individuals and organizations to be at the forefront of developments in an ever-changing and increasingly complex world. (Formerly, Royal Institute of International Affairs)

Freedom House
www.freedomhouse.org
A non-profit, nonpartisan organization, its mission is to be a clear voice for democracy and freedom around the world. Through a vast array of international programs and publications, is working to advance the remarkable worldwide expansion of political and economic freedom.

Henry L. Stimson Center
www.stimson.org
A nonprofit, nonpartisan institution devoted to enhancing international peace and security through a unique combination of rigorous analysis and outreach.

Hoover Institution
www-hoover.stanford.edu
The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University, is a public policy research center devoted to advanced study of politics, economics, and political economy (both domestic and foreign) as well as international affairs.

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
www.idea.int
Created in 1995, it's an inter-governmental organization with member states from all continents, and has a mandate to support sustainable democracy worldwide. IDEA's objective is to help improve the design of key democratic institutions and processes through improved knowledge and understanding of issues that condition democratic progress.

International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism
www.ict.org.il
The International Policy Institute seeks international cooperation in the global struggle against terrorism, paving the way for multilateral action against terrorist networks, benefactors, and states sponsoring terrorism.

National Endowment for Democracy
www.ned.org
Private, nonprofit organization created in 1983 to strengthen democratic institutions around the world through nongovernmental efforts.

Netherlands Institute for International Relations
www.clingendael.nl
Known as 'Clingendael', is objective is to promote the understanding of international affairs. Special attention is devoted to European integration, transatlantic relations, international security, conflict studies, policy making on national and international energy markets, negotiations and diplomacy, and to the United Nations and other international organisations.

Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
www.hsfk.de
PRIF's work is directed towards identifying the causes of violent international and internal conflicts, carrying out research into the conditions necessary for peace, understood as a process of decreasing violence and increasing justice, and spreading the concepts of peace.

Statewatch
www.statewatch.org
Statewatch is a non-profit-making voluntary group founded in 1991. It is comprised of lawyers, academics, journalists, researchers and community activists. Its European network of contributors is drawn from 13 countries. Statewatch encourages the publication of investigative journalism and critical research in Europe the fields of the state, justice and home affairs, civil liberties, accountability and openness.

Tampere Peace Research Institute
www.uta.fi/laitokset/tapri
Founded by the Finnish Parliament in 1969, desde 1994 TAPRI is an independent research centre, affiliated with the Research Institute for Social Sciences (RISS), of the University of Tampere. Its research is focused on the study of peaceful change and transition.

The Century Foundation
www.tcf.org
This institution has called attention to facts and analyses that have corrected widespread misconceptions and provided policymakers with new ideas for addressing the challenges facing the United States. Founded in 1919 and formerly known as Twentieth Century Fund)

Transatlantic Institute
www.t-i.org.uk
The Transatlantic Institute, founded in 2004, is an educational charity which promotes a new understanding of international issues, free of political partisanship and institutional bias. The Institute fosters discussion and analysis, bringing together a wide range of individuals with an interest in international affairs.

International Organizations

European Union
europa.eu.int
The European Union or EU is an international organisation of 25 European states, established with that name by the Treaty on European Union (commonly known as the Maastricht treaty) in 1992 but many aspects of it existing since the 1950s.

UN / Action Against Terrorism
www.un.org/terrorism/
News, events and debates on the United Nations on the measures to eliminate international terrorism.

NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)

Amnesty International
www.amnesty.org
Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. AI's vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.

Intermón Oxfam
www.intermonoxfam.org
NGO dedicated to fight poverty around the world. Its work is centered in four areas: projects for cooperation on development, humanitarian relief, right commerce and social mobilization. See also ComercioConJusticia.com. (Spanish)

The Atlantic Council of Canada
www.atlantic-council.ca
Established in 1966, the Atlantic Council of Canada (ACC) is an independent, non-profit, organization dedicated to the idea that the transatlantic relationship between Canada, the nations of Europe and the United States is of critical importance to Canadians in cultural, security and economic terms. The Council's mandate is to promote a broader and deeper understanding of international peace and security issues relating to NATO.

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