Top 50 security and international affairs think tanks 2011
- By Xu Lin
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies of the United States tops the list in the latest global think tanks rankings on security and international affairs, according to a latest report released by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania's International Relations Program.
This annual report named "The 2011 Global Go To Think Tank Rankings," the fifth edition of the kind, contains the most comprehensive rankings of the world's top think tanks, which has been described as the insider's guide to the global marketplace of ideas.
A total of 6,545 think tanks in the world were contacted and encouraged to participate in the nominations process, and a group of over 6000 scholars, journalists, policymakers, public and private donors, think tanks, and regional and subject area specialists were involved. The nominations and rankings were based on the detailed set of criteria, including the think tanks' production of rigorous and relevant research, publications, and programs in one or more substantive areas of research.
The following is the list of the top 50 security and international affairs think tanks 2011:
|
Ranking |
Organization |
Country/Region |
|
1 |
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) |
United States |
|
2 |
Brookings Institution |
United States |
|
3 |
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) |
United States |
|
4 |
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |
United States |
|
5 |
Chatham House (CH), Royal Institute of International Affairs |
United Kingdom |
|
6 |
RAND Corporation |
United States |
|
7 |
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) |
Sweden |
|
8 |
International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) |
United Kingdom |
|
9 |
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars |
United States |
|
10 |
German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik SWP) |
Germany |
|
11 |
International Crisis Group (ICG) |
Belgium |
|
12 |
Heritage Foundation |
United States |
|
13 |
French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) |
France |
|
14 |
Hoover Institution |
United States |
|
15 |
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) |
United Kingdom |
|
16 |
German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) |
Germany |
|
17 |
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
United States |
|
18 |
European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) |
France |
|
19 |
Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI), Sciences Po |
France |
|
20 |
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) |
United Kingdom |
|
21 |
Clingendael, Netherlands Institute of International Relations |
The Netherlands |
|
22 |
Centro Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais |
Brazil |
|
23 |
China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) |
China |
|
24 |
East Asia Institute |
Republic of Korea |
|
25 |
Center for American Progress |
United States |
|
26 |
Peace and Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) |
Norway |
|
27 |
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) |
Indonesia |
|
28 |
Institute for International and Strategic Relations (IRIS) |
France |
|
29 |
German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMFUS) |
United States |
|
30 |
Australian Strategic Policy Institute (APSI) |
Australia |
|
31 |
United States Institute of Peace (USIP) |
United States |
|
32 |
Transparency International |
Germany |
|
33 |
Human Rights Watch |
United States |
|
34 |
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) |
United States |
|
35 |
Cato Institute |
United States |
|
36 |
Hudson Institute |
United States |
|
37 |
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) |
United States |
|
38 |
Center for a New American Security (CNAS) |
United States |
|
39 |
Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) |
Poland |
|
40 |
Egmont Institute, Royal Institute for International Relations |
Belgium |
|
41 |
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) |
Norway |
|
42 |
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), formerly known as FNA, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) |
Singapore |
|
43 |
Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) |
Japan |
|
44 |
Center for Strategic Studies |
Jordan |
|
45 |
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) |
South Africa |
|
46 |
European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) |
Belgium |
|
47 |
Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS) |
China |
|
48 |
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) |
Russia |
|
49 |
Real Instituto Elcano, Elcano Royal Institute |
Spain |
|
50 |
Institute for National Security Studies, FNA Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies |
Israel |
• Full list of top 30 think tanks in the world 2011:
http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2012-01/30/content_24505936.htm
• Top countries/regions with largest number of think tanks:
http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2012-02/08/content_24582673.htm
• Top think tanks by region:
• Western Europe • Central and Eastern Europe
• Asia • Middle East and North Africa
• Top think tanks by area of research:
• Security and international affairs • International development • International economic policy
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