Top 30 Think Tanks in the World
Broadening the list of influential think tanks beyond these top 10 I then proceeded to develop
a list of the top 30 think tanks internationally. The rankings of the expert panel, coupled with
our own research and assessment, have yielded the top 30 think tanks globally:
Table 3. Top 30 Think Tanks Globally
(Arranged Alphabetically)
Think Tank Country
Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies Egypt
Center for European Reform UK
Center for Strategic and International Studies Indonesia
Centre for European Policy Studies Belgium
Centro de Estudios Públicos Chile
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences China
European Policy Center Belgium
European Union Institute for Security Studies France
French Institute of International Relations France
Fundação Getúlio Vargas Brazil
German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) Germany
German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) Germany
Institut Montaigne France
Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis India
Institute for International and Strategic Relations France
Institute for International Policy Studies Japan
Institute for Security Studies South Africa
Institute for the U.S. and Canadian Studies Russia
Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) Russia
International Affairs Institute Italy
International Crisis Group Belgium
International Institute for Strategic Studies UK
Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies Israel
Japan Institute of International Affairs Japan
Kiel Institute for World Economy Germany
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs Norway
Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House) UK
Shanghai Institute for International Studies China
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Sweden
Strategic Research Foundation France