Research: Think Tanks, NGOs and IGOs: Selected Think Tanks

Selected Think Tanks

(Note: The 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) lists over 6800 NGOs and IGOs. The following have been selected for the amount and quality of free full-text provided.)

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research AEI research covers economics and trade; social welfare; government tax, spending, regulatory, and legal policies; U.S. politics; international affairs; and U.S. defense and foreign policies. The Institute publishes dozens of books and hundreds of articles and reports each year, a well as the magazine American Enterprise.
American Foreign Policy Council Issues covered include: Aid to the Former USSR; Missile Threats & Defenses; Espionage, the KGB & the Russian Security Services; Reform in Russia; U.S.-China Relations, and Chemical Weapons.
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research AEI research covers economics and trade; social welfare; government tax, spending, regulatory, and legal policies; U.S. politics; international affairs; and U.S. defense and foreign policies. The Institute publishes dozens of books and hundreds of articles and reports each year, a well as the magazine American Enterprise.
American Foreign Policy Council Issues covered include: Aid to the Former USSR; Missile Threats & Defenses; Espionage, the KGB & the Russian Security Services; Reform in Russia; U.S.-China Relations, and Chemical Weapons.
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Brookings Institution The institution helps scholars study contemporary economic, governmental, and international problems by financing research projects and publishing their findings.

see specifically Foreign Policy Studies

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Specializes in research on foreign relations and diplomacy, security and defense.
Cato Institute Maintains an extensive publications program on topics such as the federal budget, Social Security, monetary policy, natural resource policy, military spending, NATO, and international trade.

Conference papers are published thrice yearly in the Cato Journal. The Institute also publishes the quarterly magazine Regulation and a bimonthly newsletter, Cato Policy Report. see also Foreign Policy Briefing

The Center for Defense Information A private, nongovernmental, and "independent monitor" of the military.
Center for Economic and Policy Research CEPR was founded in 1999 to "promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues."
Center for International Development (Harvard University) Policy papers, special reports, and data in the area of global political economy.
Center for International Policy "Promoting a U.S. foreign policy based on peace, international cooperation, demilitarization and respect for basic human rights."(from the site) Topics include Cuba, Arms Trade, and Demilitarization.
Center for Nonproliferation Studies "The world's largest non-governmental organization devoted to combating the spread of weapons of mass destruction."(from the site) Resources by subject and by region.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Topics ranging from Defense and Preventive Diplomacy to Infectious Disease.
Center for the Study of Technology and Society A major focus of the Center is National Security.
Commonwealth Institute A local (Cambridge) public policy research organization with current projecs in defense and military affairs.
Council on Foreign Relations Publishes Foreign Affairs, a leading journal on global issues.
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) A public interest research center in Washington, D.C. established to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues in the electronic age, and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.
European Policy Centre The EPC "plays an active role by bringing together government, business, professional regional authorities and civil society organizations to debate and influence the major policy challenges facing the European Union."
Federation of American Scientists (FAS). The FAS is a widely respected organization of scientists concerned with arms control issues.

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