Overview of Think tank world globally and in Washington DC

1. Think Tanks As Public Policy
Actors
Tatiana A. Indina
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2. Tatiana A. Indina
 2014-2015 Research affiliate at Berkman Center for
Internet and Society, Harvard University
 2013 – 2014 Researcher at Center for New Media and
Society (NES) Moscow.
 2012-2013 Visiting scholar at School of
Communication, American University (Washington DC)
 2011-2012 Fulbright visiting Scholar at Woodrow
Wilson International Center, Kennan Institute
(Washington DC)
 2007-2012 Russian Academy of Education, PI RAE
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3. Think tanks in the World

5. Definition and Role of think tanks
• A think tank (or policy institute, research institute, etc.) is
an organization that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such
as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture.
• Most policy institutes are non-profit organizations. Other think tanks are
funded by governments, advocacy groups, or businesses, or derive revenue
from consulting or research work related to their projects.
• Functions:
• Independent research
• Consultancy
• Influencing/advocacy
• Applied, empirical or synthesis research
• Theoretical or academic research

6. History of Think tanks
• While the term "think tank" with its present sense originated in the
1950s, such organizations date to the 19th century.
• The Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) was founded in
1831 in London.
• The oldest American think tank, the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace, was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1910 by
philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
• The Brookings Institution was founded shortly thereafter in 1916
by Robert S. Brookings and was conceived as a bipartisan "research
center modeled on academic institutions and focused on addressing the
questions of the federal government."
• After 1945, the number of policy institutes increased, as many small
new ones were formed to express various issue and policy agendas.

7. Types & classification of think tanks
• Ideological perspectives /Strategy
• (conservative, liberal)
• Areas/issues of focus
• (Politics, Business, IR, Culture, Environment)
• Funding sources
• (Government, Private or Corporate Donors)
• Size
• (offices, branches, networks)
• Geography

8. Classification of think tanks
• Different methods of describing policy Diane Stone (2005):
• Independent civil society think tanks established as non-profit
organizations –ideologically identifiable or not
• Policy research institutes affiliated with a university.
• Governmentally created or state sponsored think tanks.
• Corporate created or business affiliated think tanks.
• Political party think tanks and legacy or personal think tanks.
• Global (or regional) think tanks

10. Think tanks in the World
• The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of
Pennsylvania annually rates policy institutes worldwide in a number of categories
and presents its findings in the "Global Go-To Think Tanks" rating index
• On Jan. 22, the University of Pennsylvania presented its 2013 think tank ranking -
“The Global Go-To Think Tanks Index” – with a list of the world’s best analytical
centers.
• Six U.S. think tanks rank in the Top 10: Brookings Institution (1st place), Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (3rd), the Center for Strategic and
International Studies (4th), Council on Foreign Relations (7th), Rand
Corporation (8th) and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars (10th).
• UK’s Chatham House and International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) took
second and ninth positions respectively, with Sweden’s Stockholm International
Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and Belgium’s Bruegel rounding out the Top 10.

11. Think tanks in Russia
• The world's most influential and elaborate think tank ranking
included only four Russian thinks tanks in the world's Top 100,
with the list dominated by American and European organizations.
That’s led to debate about how Russia can make its expertise
more in demand globally.
• four Russian think tanks were included in the Top 100: Carnegie
Moscow Center (26th), the Institute for World Economy and
International Relations (IMEMO) of the Russian Academy of
Sciences (32nd), the Council of Foreign and Defense Policy (98th)
and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO),
ranked 100th.
• http://www.russia-direct.org/analysis/global-think-tanks-index-
2013-does-russia-fall-behind

12. Think tanks in Russia
• The list of the best analytical centers in Central
and Eastern Europe includes 11 Russian thinks
tanks such as Carnegie Moscow Center (2nd
place), IMEMO (4th), MGIMO (5th), the Center
for Economic and Financial Research (6th), the
Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies (27th),
and the Russian International Affairs
Council (RIAC), which ranked 60th. At the same
time, RIAC ranked second in the category "The
Best New Analytical Center."

13. Are think tanks
independent actors?

14. How think tanks affect public policy?
• Traditionally, think tanks try to influence policy making through
advocacy and their research outputs.
• Some governments like in the United Kingdom have considered
outsourcing policy making and implementing to think tanks.
• Theoretical or academic research
• Consultancy
• Influencing/advocacy
• Applied, empirical research
• Universities – Universities research institutes –
Independent/affiliated* think tanks – Political Institution’s
internal think tanks – Political Institution

17. Think tank world of Washington
DC

18. Woodrow Wilson International Center
• Wilson Center Programs
• Africa Program
• Asia Program
• Brazil Institute
• Canada Institute
• China Environment Forum
• Cold War International History Project
• Environmental Change and Security Program
• Foreign Policy Fellowship Program
• Global Europe Program
• Global Sustainability and Resilience Program
• Global Womens Leadership Initiative
• History and Public Policy Program
• International Security Studies
• Kennan Institute
• Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
• Latin American Program
• Maternal Health Initiative
• Mexico Institute
• Middle East Program
• North Korea International Documentation Project
• Nuclear Proliferation International History Project
• Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
• Science and Technology Innovation Program
• Urban Sustainability Laboratory
www.wilsoncenter.org
Democracy
Economics
and Globalization
Energy
Food and Agriculture
Global Health
Governance
Human Rights
Migration
Science and Technology
Society and Culture
U.S. Politics
Conflict Resolution
and Peacebuilding
Disaster Management
Education
Environment
Gender
Global Governance
History
International
Development
Population
Security and Defense
Urban Studies
Issues/Areas

19. Kennan Institute
• The Kennan Institute was founded as a division of
the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars in December 1974 through the joint
initiative of Ambassador George F. Kennan, then
Wilson Center Director James Billington, and
historian S. Frederick Starr.
• Named in honor of George Kennan "the Elder"
(1845-1924), a nineteenth-century explorer of
Russia and Siberia, the Kennan Institute is
committed to improving American expertise and
knowledge about Russia, Ukraine, and other
states in the region.
• Through its residential scholarship programs,
lecture and workshop series, and publication
program, the Institute strives to attract, publicize,
and integrate new research into the policy
community.

21. • http://www.brookings.edu/
• One of Washington's oldest think tanks, conducts research and education in
the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy,
governance, foreign policy, and global economy and development.
•Business and Finance
Defense and Security
Economics
Education
Energy and Environment
Fiscal Policy
Global Development
Health
International Affairs
Law and Justice
Metropolitan Areas
Politics and Elections
Social Policy
Technology
U.S. Government

22. The Heritage Foundation
• http://www.heritage.org/ Founded in 1973,
The Heritage Foundation is a research and
educational institution—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.
• he Institute for Economic Freedom and
Opportunity
• The Institute for Family, Community, and
Opportunity
• The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute
for National Security and Foreign Policy
ISSUES : Federal Spending; Immigration; Welfare
Reform; Agriculture; Budget and Spending; Economy;
Education; Energy and Environment; Family and
Marriage; Health Care; Housing; Immigration; Labor;
Political Thought; Poverty and Inequality; Regulation;
Religion and Civil Society; Retirement Security; Sex
Education and Abstinence; Taxes; Transportation;
Welfare and Welfare Spending; National Security and
Defense; Alliances; Arms Control and;
Nonproliferation; Democracy and Human Rights;
Economic Freedom; Foreign Aid and Development
Homeland Security; International Conflicts
Missile Defense; National Security and Defense
Public Diplomacy; Space Policy
Terrorism; Trade

23. http://csis.org/
50 years of strategic insights
and bipartisan policy
solutions.
TOPICS
Defense and Security
Economic Development and
Reconstruction
Energy and Climate Change
Global Health
Global Trends and Forecasting
Governance
Human Rights
Technology
Trade and Economics
REGIONS
East Asia and the
Pacific
South Asia
Africa
Americas
Europe
Middle East
Russia & Eurasia

24. CATO Institute
• RESEARCH AREAS
• Education and Child Policy
• Energy and Environment
• Finance, Banking & Monetary Policy
• Foreign Policy and National Security
• Government and Politics
• Health Care & Welfare
• International Economics and
Development
• Law and Civil Liberties
• Political Philosophy
• Regulatory Studies
• Social Security
• Tax and Budget Policy
• Telecom, Internet & Information Policy
• Trade and Immigration
•
www.cato.org Dedicated to the principles of
individual liberty, limited government, free
markets and peace. Its scholars and analysts
conduct independent, nonpartisan research on
a wide range of policy issues.
Founded in 1977, Cato owes its name to Cato’s
Letters, a series of essays published in 18th-
century England that presented a vision of
society free from excessive government power.

25. • http://www.ned.org/
• NED is dedicated to fostering the growth of a wide
range of democratic institutions abroad, including
political parties, trade unions, free markets and
business organizations, as well as the many
elements of a vibrant civil society that ensure
human rights, an independent media, and the rule
of law.
• From its beginning, NED has remained steadfastly
bipartisan. Created jointly by Republicans and
Democrats, NED is governed by a board balanced
between both parties and enjoys Congressional
support across the political spectrum.

26. Internews
• www.internews.org
• What We Do
• IMPROVE News and Information Quality
• INCREASE Coverage of Vital Issues
• EXPAND Information Access
• ADVOCATE for Media Law & Policy
• STRENGTHEN Viability of Local Media
• DELIVER Innovative Media Solutions
• Internews is an international non-profit
organization whose mission is to empower local
media worldwide to give people the news and
information they need, the ability to connect and
the means to make their voices heard.
WHERE WE WORK
Asia
Eurasia
Europe
Latin America & the
Caribbean
Middle East & North
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa

27. Freedom House
• Freedom House is an independent watchdog
organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom
around the world.
Today, as more than two billion people live under
oppressive rule, Freedom House speaks out against
the main threats to democracy and empowers
citizens to exercise their fundamental rights. We
analyze the challenges to freedom; advocate for
greater political and civil liberties; and support
frontline activists to defend human rights and
promote democratic change. Founded in 1941,
Freedom House was the first American organization
to champion the advancement of freedom globally.
• The daily work of the organization is conducted by its
approximately 150 staff members in Washington,
New York, and field offices around the world.
Signature reports
Freedom on the Net
Freedom in the World
Freedom of the Press
Nations in Transit
Counties at the Crossroads
Women’s rights in the
Middle East and North Africa

28. Pew Research Center
• Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that
informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends
shaping America and the world. It conducts public
opinion polling, demographic research, media content
analysis and other empirical social science research.
Pew Research does not take policy positions.
• RESEARCH PROJECTS
• Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
• Pew Research Center’s Journalism Project
• Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life
Project
• Pew Research Center’s Religion & Public Life Project
• Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project
• Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project
• Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends

29. RAND Corporation
• RAND Policy Focus
• Children and Families
• Education and the Arts
• Energy and Environment
• Health and Health Care
• Infrastructure and Transportation
• International Affairs
• Law and Business
• National Security
• Population and Aging
• Public Safety
• Science and Technology
• Terrorism and Homeland Security
The RAND Corporation is a research organization
that develops solutions to public policy challenges to
help make communities throughout the world safer
and more secure, healthier and more prosperous.
RAND is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to
the public interest.

30. Carnegie Endowment for
International Piece
• Asia
• Democracy and
Rule of Law
• Energy and Climate
• Europe
• Middle East
• Nuclear Policy
• Russia and Eurasia
• South Asia
http://carnegieendowment.org/
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a
unique global network of policy research centers in Russia,
China, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Our
mission, dating back more than a century, is to advance the
cause of peace through analysis and development of fresh
policy ideas and direct engagement and collaboration with
decisionmakers in government, business, and civil society.
Working together, our centers bring the inestimable
benefit of multiple national viewpoints to bilateral,
regional, and global issues.
Founded in 1910, Carnegie is the oldest international
affairs think tank in the United States. It is known for
excellence in scholarship, responsiveness to changing
global circumstances, and a commitment to concrete
improvements in public policy.

31. The Atlantic Council
• http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/
• Programs
– Brent Scowcroft Center
– Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East
– Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
– Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center
– South Asia Center
– Africa Center
– Young Atlanticist Program
– Global Business and Economics
– Global Energy Center
– Transatlantic Relations Program
The Atlantic Council promotes constructive leadership and engagement
in international affairs based on the Atlantic Community's central role in
meeting global challenges. The Council provides an essential forum for
navigating the dramatic economic and political changes defining the
twenty-first century by informing and galvanizing its uniquely influential
network of global leaders. Through the papers we write, the ideas we
generate, and the communities we build, the Council shapes policy
choices and strategies to create a more secure and prosperous world.

32. New America Foundation
• New America is dedicated to the renewal of American
politics, prosperity, and purpose in the digital age
through big ideas, technological innovation, next
generation politics, and creative engagement with
broad audiences.
• New America is an American non-
profit, nonpartisan public policy institute and
liberal think tank focusing on a wide range of issues,
including national security studies, technology, asset
building, health, gender, energy, education, and the
economy. The organization is based in Washington,
D.C.
Technology, Economics, Education Policy Program,
Fellows Program

33. United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
• http://www.usip.org/
• The United States Institute of Peace is an independent,
nonpartisan institution established and funded by
Congress to increase the nation's capacity to manage
international conflict without violence.
• Areas
• Conflict Analysis and Prevention
• Economics and Peacebuilding
• Education
• Gender and Peacebuilding
• Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
• Mediation and Facilitation
• Post-Conflict Reconstruction
• Religion and Peacebuilding
• Rule of Law
• Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding
• Security Sector and Governance
• Training

34. Center for Transatlantic Relations
(CTR)
• http://transatlantic.sais-jhu.edu/
• The SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations is a non-profit
research center that engages opinion leaders on
contemporary challenges facing Europe and North
America. The goal of the Center is to strengthen and
reorient transatlantic relations to the dynamics of a
globalizing world.
Transatlantic Topics
Atlantic Basin Initiative
Asia and China
Central Europe
Democracy Promotion
Economy
Energy Security
Environment and Climate Change
EU
EU-U.S.
Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Immigration and Integration
Mediterranean Basin Initiative
The Middle East
NATO, Transatlantic Security and Industry
Security
Smart Power
Transatlantic Partnership Forum (TTIP)
Wider Europe

35. National Democratic Institute
• www.ndi.org
• NDI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental
organization that has supported democratic institutions
and practices in every region of the world for more than
three decades. Since its founding in 1983, NDI and its
local partners have worked to establish and strengthen
political and civic organizations, safeguard elections, and
promote citizen participation, openness and
accountability in government.
• Citizen Participation
• Debates
• Democracy and Technology
• Democratic Governance
• Elections
• Gender, Women and Democracy
• Political Inclusion of Marginalized Groups
• Political Parties

36. Think Tanks with the Most Significant Impact
on Public Policy
• 1. Brookings Institution (United States)
• 2. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (United States)
• 3. Bruegel (Belgium)
• 4. Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) (United States)
• 5. Chatham House (United Kingdom)
• 6. RAND Corporation (United States)
• 7. Amnesty International (United Kingdom)
• 8. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States)
• 9. Peterson Institute for International Economics (United States)
• 10. Transparency International (TI) (Germany)
• 11. Cato Institute (United States)
• 12. Human Rights Watch (United Kingdom)
• 13. Heritage Foundation (United States)
• 14. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (United States)
• 15. International Crisis Group (ICG) (Belgium)
• 16. Center for American Progress (CAP) (United States)
• 17. Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) (Belgium)
• 18. Centre for European Studies (CES) (Belgium)
• 19. International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (United Kingdom)
• 20. Adam Smith Institute (ASI) (United Kingdom)

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38. •Thank you !

39. Think Tanks with the Most Significant Impact on Public Policy
Table 45
• 1. Brookings Institution (United States)
• 2. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (United States)
• 3. Bruegel (Belgium)
• 4. Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) (United States)
• 5. Chatham House (United Kingdom)
• 6. RAND Corporation (United States)
• 7. Amnesty International (United Kingdom)
• 8. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States)
• 9. Peterson Institute for International Economics (United States)
• 10. Transparency International (TI) (Germany)
• 11. Cato Institute (United States)
• 12. Human Rights Watch (United Kingdom)
• 13. Heritage Foundation (United States)
• 14. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (United States)
• 15. International Crisis Group (ICG) (Belgium)
• 16. Center for American Progress (CAP) (United States)
• 17. Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) (Belgium)
• 18. Centre for European Studies (CES) (Belgium)
• 19. International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (United Kingdom)
• 20. Adam Smith Institute (ASI) (United Kingdom)
• 21. Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) (Azerbaijan)
• 22. German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) (Germany)
• 23. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) (Sweden)
• 24. Open Society Institute (OSI) (United States)
• 25. Fraser Institute (Canada)
• 26. Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) (Germany)
• 27. Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)(Turkey)
• 28. German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) (Germany)
• 29. African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) (Kenya)
• 30. Fundacao Getulio Vargas (Brazil)
• 31. Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (United Kingdom)
• 32. Center for a New American Security (CNAS) (United States)
• 33. Al-Ahram Center for Strategic and Political Studies (ACPSS) (Egypt)
• 34. Council on Foreign and Defence Policy (SVOP) (Russia)
• 35. Urban Institute (United States)
36. Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (Russia)
37. India Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) (India)
38. Libertad y Desarrollo (LyD) (Chile)
39. European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) (United Kingdom)
40. Centro Brasileiro de Relacoes Internacionais (CEBRI) (Brazil)
41. Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) (Japan)
42. Lowy Institute for International Policy (Australia)
43. Center for Policy Studies at Central European University (CPS-CEU) (Hungary)
44. C.D. Howe Institute (Canada)103
45. European Center for International Political Economy (ECIPE) (Belgium)
46. The Regional Center for Strategic Studies in Cairo (RCSS) (Egypt)
47. Asian Strategic Leadership Institute (Malaysia)
48. Centro de Estudios Publicos (CEP) (Chile)
49. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) (Costa Rica)
50. IMANI Center for Policy and Education (Ghana)
51. German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) (Germany)
52. New America Foundation (United States)
53. CESifo Group (Germany)
54. South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) (South Africa)
55. Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE) (Poland)
56. Unirule Institute of Economics (China)
57. Fundacion para la Educacion Superior y el Desarrollo (Fedesarrollo) (Colombia)
58. Korean Development Institute (KDI) (Republic of Korea)
59. Centro de Investigacion para el Desarrollo A.C. (CIDAD) (Mexico)
60. Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Germany)
61. Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
(Senegal)
62. Centre for Public Policy Studies (Malaysia)
63. Centro de Divulgacion del Conocimiento Economico para la Libertad (CEDICE
Libertad) (Venezuela)
64. Fundar, Centro de Analisis e Investigacion (Mexico)
65. Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) (Singapore)
66. Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA)
(Ethiopia)
67. North-South Institute (NSI) (Canada)
68. Instituto Fernando Henrique Cardoso (iFHC) (Brazil)
69. Ecologic (Germany)
70. The Heartland Institute (United States)

40. Think tanks in the United States
• U.S. Think Tanks by State
• State Number of Think
• Tanks
• D.C. 395
• Massachusetts 176
• California 173
• New York 145
• Virginia 105
• Illinois 55
• Maryland 50
• Texas 47
• Connecticut 45
• Pennsylvania 42

41. • Top Think Tanks in the United States
• 1. Brookings Institution (United States)
• 2. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (United States)
• 3. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States)
• 4. RAND Corporation (United States)
• 5. Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) (United States)
• 6. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (United States)
• 7. Pew Research Center (United States)
• 8. Heritage Foundation (United States)
• 9. Cato Institute (United States)
• 10. Center for American Progress (CAP) (United States)
• 11. American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) (United States)
• 12. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) (United States)
• 13. Peterson Institute for International Economics (United States)
• 14. Center for a New American Security (CNAS) (United States)
• 15. World Resources Institute (WRI) (United States)
• 16. Atlantic Council of the United States (United States)
• 17. United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (United States)

42. • 18. Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs (United States)
• 19. Hoover Institution (United States)
• 20. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy (United States)
• 21. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (United States)
• 22. Earth Institute (United States)
• 23. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) (United States)
• 24. Urban Institute (United States)
• 25. Center for International Development (CID) (United States)
• 26. Freedom House (United States)
• 27. Center for Global Development (CGD) (United States)
• 28. Human Rights Watch (United States)
• 29. Stimson Center (United States)
• 30. New America Foundation (United States)
• 31. Hudson Institute (United States
• 32. Open Society Institute (OSI) (United States)
• 33. Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) (United States)
• 34. Acton Institute (United States)
• 35. Worldwatch Institute (United States)
• 36. Resources for the Future (RFF) (United States)

43. • 37. Inter-American Dialogue (United States)
• 38. Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), FNA Pew Center on Global Climate
• Change (United States)
• 39. Center for the National Interest, FNA Nixon Center (United States)
• 40. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (United States)
• 41. Reason Foundation (United States)
• 42. Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (MI) (United States)
• 43. German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) (United States)40
• 44. Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) (United States)
• 45. Aspen Institute (United States)
• 46. Economic Policy Institute (EPI) (United States)
• 47. Mercatus Center (United States)
• 48. Center for Transatlantic Relations (CTR) (United States)
• 49. Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) (United States)
• 50. Pacific Research Institute (United States)
• 51. Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) (United States)
• 52. Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) (United States)
• 53. Demos US (United States)
• 54. Independent Institute (United States)
• 55. EastWest Institute (EWI) (United States)

44. Source:
• GLOBAL GO TO THINK THANK 2013
• CLASSEMENT ET RAPPORT
• James G. McGann, Ph.D.
• Directeur
• Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program
• Université de Pennsylvanie
• Philadelphie, Etats-Unis

45. Russian Studies Programs
• https://www.academia.edu/3068308/The_role_and_the_influence
_of_think_tanks_on_the_policy-making_process_in_Europe