Leading Policy Research Think Tanks 

Think Tanks are public policy research institutes that provide research, independent analysis and advice on domestic and international issues. These organizations employ experts from academia and government who publish a wide range of scholarship including working papers, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs. To date there are nearly 5,500 of these organizations currently operating worldwide.

The Global "Go-To Think Tanks"  is a comprehensive ranking of over 400 of the leading think tanks worldwide.  The report was written by Professor James McGann, director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the International Relations Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Featured in the January/February issue of Foreign Policy Magazine, it "identifies and ranks the leading think tanks in every region of the world."  The report contains an alphabetical listing of the 400+ ranked institutions, along with further divided rankings into regional and subject categories.

Using the ranked listings provided by Professor McGann, this guide was designed to assist Tulane students with locating and linking to those think tanks that make their research and information available online.

• Complete A-Z Alphabetical Listing
• United States
• North America (Non-U.S.)
• International (Non-U.S.)
• Latin America & The Caribbean
• Middle East & North Africa
• Southern & Sub-Saharan Africa
• Western Europe
• Eastern Europe
• Asia
• Economic Policy
• Environment
• Health Policy
• International Development
• Security and International Affairs
• Social Policy