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C.D. Howe Institute / Tronto, Ontario, Canada
The institute is a indepenent, nonprofit, economic, and social policy research institution founded in 1973.
Caledon Institute of Social Policy / Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Established in 1992, the institute is a private, non-profit, social policy think tank with charitable status.
California Budget Project (CBP) / Sacramento, CA, USA
CBP engages in independent fiscal and policy analysis and public education with the goal of improving public policies affecting the economic and social well-being of low and middle income Californians.
Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP) / Phnom Penh, Cambodia
CICP mission is two-fold: 1) to enhance the ability and capacity of government officials and the public to make informed decisions about public policy and the use of dialogure and capacite; (2) to participate in and promote national ,regional and internatioal cooperation.
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) / Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
CCPA undertakes and promotes research on issues of social and economic justice.
Canadian Institute of International Affairs (CIIA) / Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CIIA is the only private, voluntary organization in Canada concerned with the whole range of global issues.
The Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies (CISS) / Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Established in 1976, CISS has gained wide recognition as the nation's foremost source of independent information and research on a broad range of issues affecting Canada.
Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN) / Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
CPRN aims to create knowledge and lead public debate on social and economic issues important to the well-being of Canadians.
Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs (CCEIA) / New York, USA
CCEIA is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to research and education in the field of ethics and international affairs.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) / Washington DC, USA
CEIP is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States.
The Carter Center / Atlanta, GA, USA
The center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering.
Cascade Policy Institute / Portland, OR, USA
The institute is an educational, nonprofit think tank that focuses on state and local issues.
Cato Institute / Washington DC, USA
The institute seeks to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of more options that are consistent with the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, and peace.
Centre for Advanced Studies of the University of Economics, Bratislava (CAS UE) / Bratislava, Slovakia
The University of Economics is the third biggest Slovak university and a major centre for economic education in the country; CAS UE is an integral part.
Centre for Arab Unity Studies (CAUS) / Beirut, Lebanon
CAUS carries out independent scientific research into all aspects of Arab society and Arab unity, free of ties to any government.
Centre for Defence Studies (CDS) / London, UK
The purpose of CDS is to act as a focus for research on a wide range of defence and security issues.
Center for Defense Information (CDI) / Washington DC, USA
CDI has established a national reputation for expertise on all matters relating to US military and foreign policy, spending and weapons.
Center for Democracy and Free Enterprise (CDFE) / Prague, Czech Republic
The main goal of CDFE is the promotion of democratic thinking and active citizen participation in the democratic process. A secondary goal of CDFE is to provide information about NATO and the EU, and to assist the integration of the Czech Republic into these structures.
Centre for Development Research (CDR) / Copenhagen, Denmark
CDR carries out social science development research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Center for Economic Development (CED) / Bratislava, Slovakia
CED is a non-profit, non-governmental organization specializing in economic research; it focuses on supporting long-term economic development as the prerequisite for sustainable growth in the quality of life in Slovakia.
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CERP) / London, UK
CEPR coordinates the activities of an international network of over 550 research fellows and affiliates and is pluralist and nonpartisan, bringing economic researh to bear on the analysis of medium-and long-range policy questions.
Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute (CERGE-EI) / Prague, Czech Republic
CERGE-EI is a joint workplace in the field of Economics, associated with two institutions, Charles University in Prague and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
Center for Economics and Econometrics (CEE) / Istanbul, Turkey
CEE was founded in 1995 at Bogazici University, Istanbul. Its purpose is to bring together economists, solid in modern theory and analysis, and enable them conduct policy oriented research.
Center for Entrepreneurship Development -Icesi University (CDEE-ICESI) / Cali, Colombia
CDEE works for the creation, development and diffusion of knowledge and values in support of the development of entrepreneurial spirit and culture, new enterprise development, entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial leadership.
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) / Brussels, Belgium
CEPS performs a distinctive role as an independent analyst and critic of European policy.
Centre for European Reform (CER) / London, UK
CER is a think-tank devoted to improving the quality of the debate on the future of the EU.
Centre for European Security Studies (CESS) / Groningen, Netherlands
CESS is dedicated to promoting and sustaining democratic structures and processes in defence and foreign policy making across the whole of Europe.
Center for International Policy (CIP) / Washington DC, USA
Founded in 1975, CIP is a nonprofit educational and research organization promoting a U.S. foreign policy based on international cooperation, demilitarization and respect for basic human rights.
Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) / Washington DC, USA
CIPE, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, works to build democracy and market economies throughout the world.
Center for International Prospective Studies (CEPII) / Paris, France
CEPII is the main French research center specialized in international economics.
Center for International Studies (CENTIS Belarus) / Minsk, Belarus
CENTIS Belarus was established in March 2000 as a result of joint initiative of the Belarusian scientists presenting academic society, civil society and Belarusian State University with the support of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus. The main tasks are the support of the development of the national school of the international studies through creation of the effective communicational environment for scientists, experts, diplomats and specialists, as well as strengthening of the civil society links and foreign policy practice.
Center for International Studies, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (CIS) / Cambridge, MA, USA
CIS focuses on the critical role of international education in science and technology in the transformation and future conduct of foreign affairs and commercial diplomacy.
Center for National Policy (CNP) / Washington DC, USA
CNP has contributed to policy debates on key issues of U.S. national interest, focusing activities in four program areas: economic analysis, equal opportunity, community studies and foreign policy.
Center for National Security Studies (CNSS) / Washington DC, USA
CNSS, a non-governmental advocacy and research organization, was founded in 1974 to work for control of the FBI and CIA and to prevent violations of civil liberties in the United States.
Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA) / Accra-North, Ghana
CEPA is an independent think-tank with a mission to secure public understanding of, and participation in macro-economic policy issues through research and dissemination.
Centre for Policy Research (CPR) / New Delhi, India
CPR was founded to study major policy issues before the nation to help develop a body of knowledge about policy making and to suggest alternative policy options.
Center for Public Policy and Contemporary Issues, Institute for Public Policy Studies, University of Denver (CPPCI) / Denver, CO, USA
CPPCI embodies the University of Denver's commitment to the study and discussion of new ideas about American society's most critical issues.
Centre for Research into Post-Communist Economies (CRCE) / London, UK
CRCE carries out researh into the problems of communist economies and in economies making the transition from communism to democracy and market economies.
Center for Social and Economic Resarch, Foundation (CASE) / Warsaw, Poland
CASE's mission is to support economic, social and political changes in Poland, other Central and Eastern European countries, and countries of the former Soviet Union.
Center for Social and Economic Research in Kyrgyzstan (CASE) / Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
CASE-Kyrgyzstan is independent non-governmental research organization founded by CASE-Poland. It is one of the first think-tank-type organizations in Kyrgyzstan.
The Center for Social Policy Studies (CSPS) / Jerusalem, Israel
CSPS established in 1982, is an independent and non-partisan institute, and its main objectives are to enhance social policy and enrich public debate on social issues confronting the population of Israel.
Centre for Social Studies and Policies (CENSIS) / Rome, Italy
CENSIS has provided research, consulting, evaluation, and proposals in the basic sectors of society, including training, labor, welfare, territorial networks, environment, economy, local and urban development, public administration, media and culture.
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) / Washington DC, USA
CSIS is a public policy research institution dedicated to policy analysis and to having an impact.
Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) / Jakarta, Indonesia
CSIS is a private and non-profit research organization and its main activities are to undertake policy-oriented studies on both domestic and international affairs.
Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) / Belgrade, Yugoslavia
CSS's research program focuses on the main aspects of the newly created international system and historical changes in international relations provoked by the fall of totalitarian systems in Eastern Europe.
Center for Strategic Studies 21st Century Foundation / Sofia, Bulgaria
The foundation founded in 1990 aims to assist Bulgaria's democratic socio-economic development.
Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth (CIPPEC) / Buenos Aires, Argentina
CIPPEC works exclusively on four key policy areas-education policy, health care policy, fiscal policy and public sector reform-producing diagnoses and proposals relating to the issue that are most relevant to government in Latin America today.
Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) / Sofia, Bulgaria
CSD is nonpartisan, interdisciplinary public policy institute committed to the values of democracy and market economy and to fostering the reform process in Bulgaria.
Center of International Studies, Princeton University (CIS) / Princeton, NJ, USA
CIS seeks to promote world peace and mutual understanding among nations by supporting scholarships in international relations and national development.
Center of Studies on Economics Development (CEDE) / Bogota, Colombia
CEDE is a technical, non-political and independent center that conducts analyses of the development process in Colombia
Centre of Studies on International Development and Social and Economic Movements (CEDIMES) / Paris, France
CEDIMES was created by Emeritus Professor Jacques Austruy as an Institute within the University of Pantheon-Assas (Paris II).
Central American Institute of Public Administration (ICAP) / San Jose, Costa Rica
The fundamental aims of ICAP are to develop the human resources of the governmental sectors of the isthmus and to improve and modernize public administration.
Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) / Ha Noi, Vietnam
CIME is helping to develop appropriate State policies and to lay the foundations of an institutional framework for Vietnam's emerging market economic system with socialist orientation.
Central Policy Unit (CPU) / Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)
CPU, a special research unit of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, undertakes in-depth examination of complex policy issues, particularly those that straddle several policy bureaux, analyses options and recommends practical solutions.
The Century Foundation / New York, NY, USA
The foundation, nonprofit and nonpartisan founded in 1919, sponsors and supervises timely analyses of economic policy, foreign affairs, and domestic political issues.
The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations (CCFR) / Chicago, IL, USA
CCFR's goal is to further awareness and broaden understanding of international relations and foreign policy as well as promote Chicago's status as an important international center.
China Development Institute (CDI) / Guangdong, China
CDI is engaged in economic policy studies and provides econmy-related consulting services to governments at all levels, to businesses and to other public organizations.
Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) / Taipei, Taiwan
CIER is Taiwan's leading economic think tank founded in 1981.
The Cicero Foundation / Maastricht, Netherlands
The foundation is an independent nonprofit organization and think tank whose aim it is to provide a broad, global forum to discuss issues that are of central importance to European integration.
Club 'Economika 2000' / Sofia, Bulgaria
Its mission is to promote socio-economic and political reforms aimed at achieving sustainable economic development and democracy.
Committee for Economic Development (CED) / New York, USA
CED is a nonpartisan organization of business and education leaders dedicated to policy research on the major economic and social issues of our time and the implementation of its recommendations by the public and private sectors.
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
CEDA is an independent, apolitical organization made up of business leaders, academics and others who have an interest in, and commitment to, Australia's economic and social development.
Commonwealthe Institute / Cambridge, MA, USA
The institute is a non-profit, non-governmental public policy research organization which aims to develop progressive policy options and strategies in areas from economics to international security.
The Conference Board / Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
It develops and exchanges knowledge about emerging economic and social trends, key public policy issues and organization strategies and practices.
The Consensus Council, Inc. / Bismarck, ND, USA
The council provides forums and assistance to leaders and citizens in building agreements on difficult issues of public policy.
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) / New York, USA
CFR is a nonpartisan membership organization, research center, and publisher. It is dedicated to increasing America's understanding of the world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy.
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