International Think Tanks

Canada

• Country Indicators for Foreign Policy (CIFP), Identifying the causes of state fragility.

European Union

• Arab Reform Initiative, Paris-based project.

• CARIM Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration, CARIM aims to observe, analyse, and forecast migration in Southern & Eastern Mediterranean and Sub-Saharan Countries (hereafter the Region). Created by the EU.

• Clingendael Institute, Dutch institute.

  • Erwin van Veen , Researcher

• European Council on Foreign Relations - MENA Region

  • Sajad Jiyad, Visiting Fellow

• Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Norwegian think tank.
  Norway

• German Marshall Fund of the United States

• International Crisis Group, Brussels-based independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization focused on conflict prevention and resolution. Internet: @CrisisGroup

• Islamic Research Project (IRP), coordinates and administers the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ research programme ‘Strengthening knowledge of and dialogue with the Islamic/Arab world’

• Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, German-based think tank.

• Quilliam Foundation, UK Counter-extremism think tank.

• Middle East Directions Programme, EU-funded program based in Italy.

  • Tamer Badawi, Associate

• Reset Doc Dialogue of Civilizations, Italian think tank.

• Southern Neighbourhood & Islam and Europe (CEPS) The Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI )
  Sweden

• Transparency International, German-based think tank leading the fight against corruption

United Kingdom

• Building Global Democracy programme (BGD), a major international action-oriented research initiative. It explores how global issues can be governed in democratic ways.

• ​Chatham House, London-based Royal Institute of International Affairs is an independent institute focused on foreign affairs. Twitter: @ChathamHouse

  • ​Renad Mansour, Senior Research Fellow

• Control Risks

  • Patrick Osgood, Senior Analyst

• International Center for the Study of Radicalization (ICSR), King's College

  • Inna Rudolf, Research Fellow

• International Institute for Strategic Studies, The IISS is the primary source of objective information on international strategic issues. The Institute owes no allegiance to any government.

• Synaps Network, Middle East-based political analysis.

  • Peter Harling, Founder & Director​​

United States

• American Enterprise Institute

• American Foreign Policy Council

• Atlantic Council, Washington-based think tank.

  • Abbas Kadhim, Senior Fellow & Iraq Initiative Director, Author, "Reclaiming Iraq: 1920 Revolution & the Founding of the Modern State."

• Baker Institute of Public Policy

• Brookings Institute - Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings is an independent institution for policy analysis.

• Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World, looking at U.S. policy in the Islamic World following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

• Carnegie Endowment Arab Reform Bulletin

• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

• Carter Center

• Cato Institute U.S Foreign Policy and National Security, The Cato Institute conducts U.S. Security and Foreign Policy research on topics such as terrorism, the United Nations, intelligence, and studies by country and/or region.

• Center for Defense Information

• Center for International Development (CID) Harvard University

• Center for International Policy, Promotes U.S. foreign policy based on peace, international cooperation, demilitarization and respect for basic human rights.

• Center for Global Policy, Washington-based Think Tank working on U.S. foreign policy and Muslim geopolitics. Twitter: @CGPd

  • Faysal Itani, Deputy Director

  • Husham Alhashimi, Fellow

• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Middle East, a center providing policy research in current global issues.

• Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

• Council on Foreign Relations - Middle East, The Council is an independent, non-partisan think tank.

• Enabling Peace in Iraq

  • Omar Al Nidawi, Program Manager & Iraq Analyst

• Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP)

• Gulf States Analytics, Washington-based political risk consultancy firm coveringthe GCC.

  • Giorgio Cafiero, CEO

• Heritage Foundation

• Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, located in Stanford University, it is a public policy research center that publishes research on political issues, foreign relations and diplomacy, economic issues, and security and defense.

• Hudson Institute, Washington-based institute focused on US international affairs.

• Middle East Forum, Promotes American interests in the Middle East.

• Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), explores the Middle East through the region’s media.

• Middle East Institute, Washington-based Think Tank promoting greater understanding between the U.S. & Middle East | Twitter: @MiddleEastInst

  • ​​Paul Salem, President

  • Randa Slim, Senior Fellow & Director of Conflict Resolution & Track II Dialogues Program

• Middle East Policy Council

• National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, dedicated to improving American knowledge and understanding of the Arab world.

• National Iranian American Council

• National Security Archive, George Washington University

• Near East Study Resources, Princeton University Library

• The Nixon Center

• Palestine Center, Eucational program of the Jerusalem Fund, gives voice to the Palestinian narrative through policy briefings, lecture series, and conferences.

• Progressive Policy Institute

• ​Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)

• Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East (Atlantic Council), The Center provides analysis and policy recommendations regarding political, economic, and social change in the Arab countries.

• RAND International Affairs, The international affairs division covers international policy research largely focusing on countries other than the U.S.

• United States Institute of Peace, Washington-based instituted founded by Congress and dedicated to creatig a world without violence. Twitter: @USIP

• Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Washington-based Think Tank on U.S. Middle East Foreign Policy Twiter: @WashInstitute​

  • Ghaith al-Omari, Senior Fellow

  • Oula A. Alrifai, Fellow

  • Katherine Bauer, Fellow

  • Anna Borshchevskaya, Senior Fellow

  • Soner Cagaptay,Fellow, Director, Turkish Research Program

  • Catherine Cleveland, Fellow, Managing Editor, Fikra Forum

  • Elana DeLozier, Research Fellow

  • Michael Eisenstadt, Fellow, Director, Military & Security Studies Program

  • Ben Fishman, Senior Fellow

  • Hanin Ghaddar, Fellow

  • Simon Henderson, Fellow, Director, Program on Gulf and Energy Policy

  • Michael Herzog, Fellow

  • Conor Hiney, Military Fellow

  • Mehdi Khalaji, Fellow

  • Michael Knights, Senior Fellow

  • Martin Kramer, Fellow

  • Barbara A. Leaf, Fellow, Director, Program on Arab Politics

  • Matthew Levitt, Fellow, Director, Program on Counter-terrorism and Intelligence

  • David Makovsky, Fellow, Director, Project on Arab-Israel Relations, Family Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship

  • Assaf Orion, International Fellow

  • David Pollock, Fellow, Director, Project Fikra

  • Phillip Smyth, Fellow (wrote The Shiite Jihad in Syria & Its Regional Effects)

  • Dana Stroul, Fellow

  • Charles Thépaut, Visiting Fellow

  • Bilal Wahab, Fellow

  • Ehud Yaari, International Fellow

  • Aaron Zelin, Fellow

• Washington Kurdish Institute, Washington-based institute to increase public awareness of Kurdish issues. Twitter: @wdckurd

• Washington Report on Middle East Affairs

• Watson Institute for International Sutdies - Brown University

• Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Middle East Program, the Program continues to concentrate on long-term developments and their impact on political and social structures.

Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.