Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis

THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL, THROUGH ITS RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS, PROMOTES CONSTRUCTIVE LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BASED ON THE CENTRAL ROLE OF THE ATLANTIC COMMUNITY IN MEETING GLOBAL CHALLENGES.

THE STIMSON CENTER PROMOTES INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, SHARED PROSPERITY & JUSTICE THROUGH APPLIED RESEARCH AND INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS, DEEP ENGAGEMENT, AND POLICY INNOVATION.

TO INVESTIGATE, RESEARCH, WRITE, PUBLISH, PRESENT CONFERENCES AND TEACH WITH RESPECT TO GLOBAL, REGIONAL, TRANSBOUNDARY, AND COMPARATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND TO MAKE THE FINDINGS FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; TO CONDUCT CASE INVESTIGATION AND ADVOCACY, INCLUDING MEDIATION, ARBITRATION AND LITIGATION IN MATTERS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, THE OUTCOME OF WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND TO PERFORM SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOREGOING PURPOSES.

MEDIA-MONITORING, RESEARCH AND MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO PROMOTING ACCURATE AND BALANCED COVERAGE OF ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

THE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES (THE INSTITUTE) IS A 60-YEAR-OLD ORGANIZATION THAT IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING A MORE EQUITABLE, ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE, AND PEACEFUL SOCIETY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DYNAMIC SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, IT TURNS TRANSFORMATIVE POLICY IDEAS INTO ACTION.

To ensure the survival of sea turtles within the wider Caribbean basin and Atlantic through research, education, training, advocacy, and protection of the natural habitats upon which they depend.

THE PACIFIC COUNCIL IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING THE VAST POTENTIAL OF THE WEST COAST FOR IMPACT ON GLOBAL ISSUES, DISCOURSE AND POLICY.

AFPC'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO BRING INFORMATION TO THOSE WHO MAKE OR INFLUENCE THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES AND ARRANGE MEETINGS AND FACILITATE DIALOGUE BETWEEN AMERICAN STATESMEN AND THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

ACYPL'S MISSION IS TO DESIGN AND CONDUCT BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT, AND FRIENDSHIP AND TO CULTIVATE LONG-LASTING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG TOMORROW'S GLOBAL POLITICAL AND POLICY LEADERS.

TO ADVANCE GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING AND CULTIVATE ENDURING RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WITH THE WORLD, ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME.

THE TRILATERAL COMMISSION WAS ESTABLISHED TO ENGAGE IN NONPARTISAN ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION TOWARD DEVELOPING COOPERATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS FACING THE INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA PACIFIC.

The Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall ("LAWACTH") is a membership based, non-partisan speakers' forum which brings together business and community leaders and individuals with an interest in local, national and world affairs. It provides an open public forum for the public to learn about and enhance understanding of local, national and international issues.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "ADST- OR THE "ORGANIZATION") IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT, NON- GOVERNMENTAL, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF DIPLOMATIC PRACTITIONERS AND TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF DIPLOMACY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATIONAL INTEREST. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND MAKE AVAILABLE FOR SCHOLARLY STUDY THE RECOLLECTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PERSONNEL, AND TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF DIPLOMATIC HISTORY.

The mission of US for BFREE is to conserve the biodiversity and cultural heritage of Belize. As the only field station in the biologically important area of the Maya Mountains of Belize, we seek to achieve our mission by successfully integrating scientific research, environmental education, and conservation initiatives, while also enhancing sustainable development. providing alternative livelihoods and ultimately improving the quality of life for Belizeans and visitors from abroad.

To advance health and sustainable environmental development through multi-disciplinary research and education programs. To promote collaborative relationships between internationally recognized scholars and regional scientists, and by adhering to the highest ethical and academic standards in the design and conduct of research.

THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS PUTS RIGOROUS, INDEPENDENT SCIENCE INTO ACTION, DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS AND ADVOCATING FOR A HEALTHY, SAFE, AND JUST FUTURE.

By serving as a regional center for education and discussion of world affairs, the Council seeks to provide leadership for global thinking, believing that a broad perspective is necessary for effective competition in the global economy and for responsible citizenship

OFFERS PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BY OFFERING PUBLIC FORUMS AND OTHER EVENTS THROUGHOUT GREATER HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

HARVARD INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COUNCIL IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTIONOF INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION THROUGH VARIOUS STUDENT-RUNPROGRAMS.

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR MAGHRIB STUDIES (AIMS) IS A US-BASED EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE STUDY OF NORTH AFRICA IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD.

IMUNA EDUCATES SECONDARY STUDENTS ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, DIPLOMACY, AND COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING BY ORGANIZING MOCK SIMULATIONS AND DEBATE OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND RELATED INTERNATIONAL BODIES.

THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (APSIA) COMPRISES 65+ MEMBER SCHOOLS AND AFFILIATE PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD DEDICATED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. APSIA WORKS TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN PROFESSIONAL, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS EDUCATION WORLDWIDE BY SHARING INFORMATION AND IDEAS AMONG MEMBER SCHOOLS AND WITH OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMUNITY, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN (ICRW) IS A GLOBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WITH OFFICES LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, D.C.; NEW DELHI, INDIA; NAIROBI, KENYA; AND KAMPALA, UGANDA. TO ADVANCE RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, GIRLS, AND STRUCTURALLY EXCLUDED POPULATIONS WITH ACTIONABLE EVIDENCE AND SOLUTIONS. ICRW TRANSLATES THESE INSIGHTS INTO A PATH OF ACTION THAT HONORS WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS, ENSURES GENDER EQUALITY AND CREATES THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH ALL WOMEN CAN THRIVE.ICRW COMPRISES SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, ECONOMISTS, PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALISTS AND DEMOGRAPHERS, ALL OF WHOM ARE EXPERTS IN GENDER. WE ARE THOUGHT LEADERS DRIVEN BY A PASSION TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY AND RECTIFY INJUSTICE IN THE WORLD. AND WE BELIEVE THAT WOMEN AND GIRLS IN COLLABORATION WITH MEN AND BOYS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SOLUTIONS. WE KNOW THAT WHEN THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVES, FAMILIES ARE HEALTHIER AND ECONOMIES ARE STRONGER.

THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS (CFR) IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION, THINK TANK, AND PUBLISHER DEDICATED TO BEING A RESOURCE FOR ITS MEMBERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, JOURNALISTS, EDUCATORS AND (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

WFM-IGP UNDERTAKES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INTO CREATING A MORE EFFECTIVE, TRANSPARENT, AND ACCOUNTABLE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE LEADING TO DEMOCRATIC WORLD FEDERATION.

To Encourage and support the study of Canada and the Canada-United States Relationship. To promote greater understanding of Canada by educating students about the countrys political system, economy, history,

SUPPORT OF EDISON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MODEL UNITED NATIONS PROGRAM

ACTIVIST SCHOLARS ADVANCING THE RIGHT OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WORLDWIDE

Social education and awareness, particularly focused on moral capitalism.

ORGANIZE AND SPONSOR CONFERENCE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL FORUMS TO PROMOTE AND DISSEMINATE ECONOMIC RESEARCH.

THE INSTITUTE OF WORLD POLITICS IS A GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING LEADERS WITH A SOUND UNDERSTANDING OF INTERNATIONAL REALITIES AND THE ETHICAL CONDUCT OF STATECRAFT, BASED ON KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN POLITICAL ECONOMY AND THE WESTERN MORAL TRADITION.

THE ORGANIZATION FOR TROPICAL STUDIES, INC. (OTS) IS CHARTERED AS A NON PROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND IS SUPPORTED BY A CONSORTIUM OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN NORTH, CENTRAL, AND SOUTH AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, AND SOUTH AFRICA. OTS'S PURPOSE IS TO SUSTAIN TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS BY DRIVING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND KNOWLEDGE, BY ENRICHING HUMAN PERCEPTION OF NATURE, AND BY ENHANCING WORLDWIDE POLICY IN THE TROPICS.

Education of International relations.BCIU facilitates dialogue and meetings between world businesses and government leaders.

TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST AMONG CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF THESE TWO AREAS.

CARNEGIE COUNCIL FOR ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS IS A TRUSTED NON-PARTISAN AND INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT THAT WORKS TO EMPOWER ETHICS AROUND THE WORLD BY IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING THE MOST CRITICAL ETHICAL ISSUES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW. FOUNDED BY ANDREW CARNEGIE OVER A CENTURY AGO, CARNEGIE COUNCIL DELIVERS ON THIS MISSION AND SETS THE GLOBAL ETHICAL AGENDA BY: - IDENTIFYING CURRENT AND FUTURE CRITICAL ETHICAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT POLITICS AND BUSINESS, EDUCATION AND JOURNALISM, RELIGION AND SCIENCE, AND THE ARMED FORCES;- CONVENING LEADING EXPERTS AND THINKERS TO CATALYZE THE CREATION OF ETHICAL SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL PROBLEMS;- CREATING COMMUNITIES AND ACTIVATING CONSTITUENCIES BY EMBRACING MULTILATERALISM AND EXPLORING SHARED VALUES; AND- FRAMING ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES BY PUBLISHING, STREAMING, EDUCATING, AND ENGAGING WITH AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD.

THE INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE BRINGS TOGETHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE AMERICAS TO BUILD COOPERATION AMONG WESTERN HEMISPHERE NATIONS AND ADVANCE A REGIONAL AGENDA OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, SOCIAL EQUITY, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.

TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE AMERICAS.

ILI'S MISSION IS FOSTERING PROSPERITY THROUGH THE RULE OF LAW. ILI BELIEVES THAT ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE IS ACHIEVED THROUGH A SOUND LEGAL INFRASTRUCTURE. ILI'S MISSION IS TO RAISE THE LEVELS OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND CAPACITY IN ALL NATIONS SO THAT

SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1951, THE MISSION OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS/FORT WORTH HAS BEEN TO PROVIDE RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT GLOBAL ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WHILE ESTABLISHING NORTH TEXAS AS A CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS AND BUSINESS.

THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION DEDIDICATED TO CREATING AN INFORMED CITIZENRY ON MATTERS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

To be a catalyst for promoting economic development and integration, emphasizing the role of the private sector, as a means to improve the economic and social well-being of the people of the Americas.

TO INSPIRE ENGAGEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND WORLD CULTURES THROUGH EDUCATION, PUBLIC DIALOGUE, AND CITIZEN DIPLOMACY.

THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, INC. (NCAFP) IDENTIFIES, ARTICULATES, AND HELPS ADVANCE AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY INTERESTS FROM A NONPARTISAN PERSPECTIVE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF POLITICAL REALISM. FOUNDED IN 1974 BY PROFESSOR HANS J. MORGENTHAU AND OTHERS, THE NCAFP IS A NONPROFIT POLICY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS THAT THREATEN U.S. INTERESTS. THE NCAFP FULFILLS ITS MISSION THROUGH TRACK I AND II DIPLOMACY-CLOSED-DOOR AND OFF-THE-RECORD CONFERENCES THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIOR U.S. AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, SUBJECT EXPERTS, AND SCHOLARS TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS DESIGNED TO DEFUSE CONFLICT, BUILD CONFIDENCE, AND RESOLVE PROBLEMS. BELIEVING THAT AN INFORMED PUBLIC IS VITAL TO A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, THE NCAFP ALSO OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ISSUES A VARIETY OF PUBLICATIONS THAT ADDRESS SECURITY CHALLENGES FACING THE UNITED STATES.

THE IAFC FOUNDATION INC. IS A NONPROFIT WITH THE OBJECTIVE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN ISRAEL.

FORT WORTH SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL, A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT, IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO PROMOTING FORT WORTH GLOBALLY AND ENRICHING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, EXCHANGE AND COMMERCE. WE PROVIDE A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CITY LEADERS, CITIZENS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE.

Founded in 1976, and building on more than two centuries of shared ideals between France and the United States, the French-American Foundation works to enrich a transatlantic relationship that is essential in todays world.

TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH LAW AND CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS.

TO INCREASE GLOBAL AWARENESS IN THE COLUMBUS REGION.