List of think tanks
This article is a list of notable think tanks sorted by country.
United Nations
- United Nations University
European Union
- European Council on Foreign Relations
- Leap2020
- OneEurope
Albania
- Albanian Institute for International Studies
Argentina
- Balseiro Institute
- Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense
- Leloir Institute
- National Agricultural Technology Institute
- National Atomic Energy Commission
- National Institute of Industrial Technology
- National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Australia
- Air Power Australia
- Australia Institute
- Australian Institute of International Affairs
- Australian Strategic Policy Institute
- Brisbane Institute
- Committee for Economic Development of Australia
- Centre for Independent Studies
- Centre for Policy Development
- Development Policy Centre
- East Asian Bureau of Economic Research
- Evatt Foundation
- Grattan Institute
- H.R. Nicholls Society
- Institute of Public Affairs
- Lowy Institute for International Policy
- Mannkal Economic Education Foundation
- The McKell Institute
- Menzies Research Centre
- Per Capita
- Prosper Australia
- Sydney Institute
- Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
- United States Studies Centre
- Western Australia Policy Forum
Azerbaijan
- Center for Economic and Social Development
- Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies
- Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs
- Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies
- Centre for Policy Dialogue
- Making Our Economy Right
Belgium
- Bruegel
- Centre for European Policy Studies
- Centre for the New Europe
- Egmont
- European Centre on the International Political Economy
- European Policy Centre
- Friends of Europe
- International Crisis Group
- Itinera Institute
- Liberales
- Nova Civitas
- Vlaamse Volksbeweging
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Foreign Policy Initiative BH
Brazil
- Fundação Getúlio Vargas
- Institute of Applied Economic Research
Canada
- Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
- Atlantic Provinces Economic Council
- Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
- Broadbent Institute
- Canada West Foundation
- Caledon Institute of Social Policy
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
- Canadian Global Affairs Institute
- Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
- Canadian International Council
- Canadian Tax Foundation
- Centre for International Governance Innovation
- Conference Board of Canada
- Council of Canadians
- C. D. Howe Institute
- Fraser Institute
- Frontier Centre for Public Policy
- Institute for Liberal Studies
- Institute for Research on Public Policy
- International Institute for Sustainable Development
- Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
- Macdonald-Laurier Institute
- Montreal Economic Institute
- Mowat Centre
- North-South Institute
- Pembina Institute
- Public Policy Forum
- Wellesley Institute
Chile
- Centro de Estudios Públicos
- Libertad y Desarrollo
China
- China Center for International Economic Exchanges
- China Development Institute
- Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
- State Information Center of China
- Taihe Institute
Costa Rica
- Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Czech Republic
- Institute for Social and Economic Analyses
Denmark
- CEPOS
- Copenhagen Institute
- Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Egypt
- Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies
Finland
- Crisis Management Initiative
- European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
- Finnish Institute of International Affairs
- Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
- Åland Islands Peace Institute
France
- Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales
- Cercle de l'Oratoire
- Conférence Olivaint
- European Union Institute for Security Studies
- Gracques
- Groupement de recherche et d'études pour la civilisation européenne
- Institut Choiseul for International Politics and Geoeconomics
- Institut français des relations internationales
- Institut Montaigne
- Jacques Delors Institute
- Mont Pelerin Society
- Saint-Simon Foundation
- Sport and Citizenship
Georgia
- Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies
- New Economic School – Georgia
Germany
- Atlantic Community
- Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik
- Bonn International Center for Conversion
- Centre for European Policy
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für auswärtige Politik
- Friedrich Naumann Foundation
- Friedrich Ebert Foundation
- German Advisory Council on Global Change
- German Institute for Economic Research
- German Institute for International and Security Affairs
- German Institute of Global and Area Studies
- Hanns Seidel Foundation
- Heinrich Böll Foundation
- Ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
- Konrad Adenauer Foundation
- Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
- Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
- Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
- Stiftung Neue Verantwortung
- Walter Eucken Institut
Greece
- Centre of Planning and Economic Research
- Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
- International Centre for Black Sea Studies
Hong Kong
- Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre
- Central Policy Unit – a government department
- Civic Exchange
- HKGolden50
- Hong Kong Democratic Foundation
- The Lion Rock Institute
- New Century Forum
- One Country Two Systems Research Institute
- Our Hong Kong Foundation
- The Global Institute for Tomorrow
- The Professional Commons
Hungary
- Centre for Fair Political Analysis
- Club of Budapest
- Millennium Institute
India
- Association for Democratic Reforms – New Delhi
- Centre for Civil Society – New Delhi
- Centre for Policy Research - New Delhi
- Centre for Public Policy Research – Kochi, Kerala
- Chennai Centre for China Studies
- Foundation for Democratic Reforms – Hyderabad, Telangana
- Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs - New Delhi
- Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
- Observer Research Foundation – New Delhi
- Public Health Foundation of India – New Delhi
- Strategic Foresight Group – Mumbai
- The Takshashila Institution – Bangalore, Karnataka
- United Service Institution of India – New Delhi
- Vivekananda International Foundation – New Delhi
Indonesia
- Centre for Strategic and International Studies
Ireland
- Institute of International and European Affairs
- Iona Institute
- TASC
Iran
- Association for Iranian Studies
- Foundation for Iranian Studies
- Institute of Iran and Eurasia Studies
- Ravand Institute
- Scandinavian Society for Iranian Studies
Israel
- Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies
- Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies
- Institute for National Security Studies
- Israel Council on Foreign Relations
- Israel Democracy Institute
- Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
- Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research
- Reut Institute
- Shaharit
- Shalem Center
- Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
Italy
- Bruno Leoni Institute
- Club of Rome
- European University Institute
- Future Italy
- Institute for International Political Studies
- Istituto Affari Internazionali
- Trinità dei Monti
Japan
- Asian Development Bank Institute
- Genron NPO
- Institute of Developing Economies
- Japan Institute of International Affairs
- National Institute for Research Advancement
Kazakhstan
- Institute of World Economics and Politics
- Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies
Kenya
- African Progress Center
- Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis
Lebanon
- Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs
Malaysia
- Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs
Mexico
- Center of Research for Development
- Instituto de Pensamiento Estratégico Ágora
Netherlands
- Center for European Renewal
- Edmund Burke Foundation
- International Institute for Research and Education
- Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy
- Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael
- The Hague Institute for Global Justice
- Wiardi Beckman Foundation
New Zealand
- Centre for Strategic Studies New Zealand
- Maxim Institute
- New Zealand Initiative
- New Zealand Institute
- McGuinness Institute
- The Helen Clark Foundation
Nigeria
- African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies
- National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies
- Nigerian Economic Summit Group
- Nigerian Institute of International Affairs
Norway
- Anti-Corruption Resource Centre
Pakistan
- Applied Economics Research Centre
- Institute of Policy Studies
- Institute of Regional Studies
- Institute of Strategic Studies
- Islamabad Policy Research Institute
- Pakistan Academy of Sciences
- Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
- Pakistan Institute of International Affairs
- Pakistan Institute of National Affairs
- Research Society of International Law
- Social Policy and Development Centre
- Sustainable Development Policy Institute
Philippines
- Center for Research and Communication
- Foreign Service Institute
Poland
- Adam Smith Centre
- Centre for Eastern Studies
- Institute of Economics
- Sobieski Institute
- The Casimir Pulaski Foundation
- The Kosciuszko Institute
Russia
- Agentura.Ru
- Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation
- Carnegie Moscow Center
- Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies
- Center for Strategic Research
- Central Economic Mathematical Institute
- Civil Society Development Foundation
- The Constitutional Club
- Dialogue of Civilizations
- Gorchakov Fund
- INSOR
- Institute for Election Systems Development
- Institute for US and Canadian Studies
- Institute of Democracy and Cooperation
- Institute of World Economy and International Relations
- Russian Institute for Strategic Studies
- Russian International Affairs Council
- SOVA Center
- Valdai Discussion Club
Saudi Arabia
- King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center
Serbia
- Balkan Trust for Democracy
- Centre for Contemporary Politics
- European Fund for the Balkans
- Institute of International Politics and Economics
- Institute of Political Studies in Belgrade
Singapore
- Institute of Policy Studies
- Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
- Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum*Singapore Institute of International Affairs
- S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Slovakia
- Institute for Public Affairs
- Forum Minority Research Institute
- Globsec
South Africa
- Centre for Conflict Resolution
- Centre for Development and Enterprise
- Free Market Foundation
- Institute for Security Studies
- South African Institute of International Affairs
South Korea
- The Asan Institute for Policy Studies
- Korea Development Institute
- Korea Institute of Public Administration
- Center for Free Enterprise
- Sejong Institute
Spain
- Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
- Club of Madrid
- Elcano Royal Institute
- Foundation for Analysis and Social Studies
- FRIDE
- Fundación Alternativas
- IDEAS Foundation for progress
- Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas
- Royal Institute of European Studies
Sri Lanka
- Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies
- LIRNEasia
Sweden
- Captus
- Eudoxa
- Ratio Institute
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
- Timbro
Switzerland
- Avenir Suisse
- Center for Security Studies
- foraus · Swiss Forum on Foreign Policy
- Geneva Centre for Security Policy
- Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces
- Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
- Horasis
- Liberales Institut
- World Economic Forum
Taiwan
- Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research
- Prospect Foundation
- Taiwan Asia Exchange Foundation
- Taiwan Competitiveness Forum
- Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
- Taiwan Institute of Economic Research
Turkey
- Global Political Trends Center
- International Strategic Research Organization
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation
Ukraine
- Centre of Policy and Legal Reform
- International Centre for Policy Studies
- The Razumkov Centre
United Arab Emirates
- Gulf Research Center
United Kingdom