the center for strategic and international studies (csis) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization & think tank analyzing global issues & policy.

usip was established by congress in 1984 as an independent institution devoted to the nonviolent prevention and mitigation of deadly conflict abroad.

responsible statecraft is the online magazine of the quincy institute, providing independent news and analysis on the intersection of foreign policy restraint, national security, and democracy. learn more about our mission today!

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gis provides independent, unbiased scenario-based geopolitical forecasting and analysis with a focus on relevance for decisionmakers.

the hoover institution at stanford university is a public policy think tank promoting the principles of individual, economic, and political freedom.

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