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Brookings Institution
URL: http://www.brookings.edu
Founded in 1916, the Brookings Institution is one of Washington's
oldest think tanks. It is an independent, nonpartisan organization
devoted to research, analysis, and public education with an
emphasis on economics, foreign policy, governance, and metropolitan
policy.
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
URL: http://www.ceip.org
Founded in 1910, this private, nonprofit organization is
dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and
promoting active international engagement by the United
States.
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Center for Nonproliferation
URL: http://cns.miis.edu
Established in 1989, the CNS at the Monterey Institute of
International Studies is the largest nongovernmental organization
in the United States devoted exclusively to research and training
on nonproliferation issues. CNS publishes the journal Nonproliferation Review.
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Center for Strategic and International Studies
URL: http://www.csis.org
For four decades, CSIS 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., the center's staff of 190 researchers focus primarily on
three areas: the spectrum of new challenges to national and
international security, monitoring of all of the world's major
geographical regions, and development of new methods of
governance for the global age. CSIS has programs on technology
and public policy, international trade and finance, and energy.
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Council on Foreign Relations
URL: http://www.cfr.org
Founded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations is a non-profit and
nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to improving the understanding
of U.S. foreign policy and international affairs through the free exchange
of ideas. The Council's website is a good source for current issues
in international affiars.
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Federation of American Scientists
URL: http://www.fas.org/main/home.jsp
The Federation of American Scientists is a nonprofit, tax-exempt,
organization founded in 1945 as the Federation of Atomic Scientists.
Its founders were members of the Manhattan Project and deeply
concerned about the implications of the use of atomic weapons for
the future of humankind. FAS is the oldest organization dedicated
to ending the worldwide arms race and avoiding the use of nuclear
weapons for any purpose.
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International Crisis Group
URL: http://www.icg.org/home/index.cfm
Established in 1995, the ICG is an independent, non-profit, multinational organization working
through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and
resolve deadly conflict. Their website can be a good source for recent
information on conflicts worldwide.
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Institute for Defense & Disarmament Studies
URL: http://www.idds.org
Founded in 1980, IDDS is a nonprofit think tank for research and
education on ways to reduce the risk of war, minimize the burden
of military spending, and promote democratic institutions. IDDS
staff members study the global policies and programs needed to
make organized armed violence rare and brief.
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International Institute for Strategic Studies
URL: http://www.iiss.org
Based in London, the IISS is the world’s leading authority on
political-military conflict. It was founded in 1958 by individuals
interested in how to maintain civilized international relations in
the nuclear age. Today, the IISS is the primary source of accurate and
objective information on international strategic issues for
politicians and diplomats, foreign affairs analysts, international
businesses, economists, the military, defense commentators,
journalists, academics, and the informed public.
- International Relations
and Security Network
URL: http://www.isn.ethz.ch
Based in Zurich, Switzerland, at the Center for Security Studies at
the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, the ISN’s team is drawn
from various disciplines, including the humanities, the social
sciences, and information and communication technology, to engage
in research projects and education activities, provide news stories
and in-depth analyses, and develop technologies for information
sharing.
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
URL: http://www.osce.org
Established in 1973, the OSCE is headquartered in Vienna and made
up of 55 participating states from Europe, Central Asia and North
America. It is active in early warning, conflict prevention,
crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation.
- RAND Corporation
URL: http://www.rand.org
RAND is a nonprofit public policy research institution established after
World War II to study national security. Current areas of research
and analysis include national defense, education and training,
health care, criminal and civil justice, labor and population,
science and technology, community development, international
relations and regional studies. See the
RAND Publications Research Guide for more help in locating
RAND publications. See also the section on
National Security and
Terrorism.
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
URL: http://www.sipri.org/
Established in 1966, SIPRI has built its reputation by collecting
and providing impartial information on weapon developments, arms
transfers and production, military expenditure, arms
reduction, and disarmament throughout the world. SIPRI conducts
scientific research on the questions of conflict and cooperation
with the aim of contributing to the understanding of conditions
for peaceful solution to international conflicts.
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United States Institute of Peace
URL: http://www.usip.org
Established in 1984, 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
through an array of programs, including grants, fellowships,
conferences and workshops, library services, publications,
and other educational activities.
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Strategic Studies Institute
URL: http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil
The SSI is the U.S. Army's institute for geostrategic and national
security research and analysis. Its primary function is to provide
direct analysis for Army and Department of Defense leadership, and
serve as a bridge to the wider strategic community.
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