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Baku, May 5, AZERTAC The Baku-based Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) has been named in the annual University of Pennsylvania 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report prepared by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania (U.S.). The Global Go To Think Tank Index ranked the center in a variety of categories, including 28th in the 2020 Best Government-Affiliated Think Tanks, 43rd in the 2020 Top Think Ta...

Why Technology Is Both Gift and Challenge to Think Tanks Jim McGann, author of a new book on the future of U.S. think tanks, says technology plays a central role in think tanks’ ability to reach wider audiences. (Photo: Ezra Bailey/Getty Images) Jim McGann, director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, once thought technology would lead to the downfall of many think tanks. Now, he says, it’s apparent that technology is one of the most powerful ...

EWC also moved up a spot to rank eighth in the Best Regional Studies (Free Standing) category.

Rice University named No. 1 ‘think tank’ institution globally, report says Tags:  HOUSTON – Two institutes at Rice University are recognized as top “think tanks” within the U.S. and worldwide. In a global report named ‘2020 Go-To Think Tank Index” conducted by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the University of Pennsylvania, Rice University’s Baker Institute of Public Policy jumped to No. 1 in 2020 for their world-class education and intellect. The institute’s Ce...

Print The 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) has just been released. We’re delighted to report that Al-Shabaka again ranks in the top echelons of the "Best Think Tank Network" category! We maintain our place at 35th out of 86 global think tanks in this category – just two spots below Human Rights Watch and six spots ahead of CSIS (Center for International and Strategic Studies) in the US. We also continue to be listed amongst the top 101 think tanks in the Middle East and North Afri...

  share HONOLULU (Jan 29, 2021) -- The East-West Center has again been ranked #4 in a University of Pennsylvania institute’s annual list of best government-affiliated think tanks worldwide, the same ranking the Center has received for the last several years. It is notable that the only three institutions ranked higher than EWC are affiliated with such large organizations as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and US Congressional Research Service. In addition, the Center moved up a spot t...

The Durban-based think tank African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (Accord) has been recognised as one of the leading and go-to think tanks globally.

BIDS among 100 top think-tanks worldwide in 2020 Star Business Report Star Business Report Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) has been ranked as one of the top 100 think-tanks worldwide, according to the 2020 Global Go to Think Tank Index (GGTTI) released on Thursday. The autonomous public multi-disciplinary organisation advanced 10 notches to 94 in the 2020 GGTTI from 104th position the previous year, according to the index prepared b...

HERITAGE IMPACT January 28th, 2021 "The challenge of the moment and the future is to be on the cutting edge—which Heritage continues to be. That is the genius and the success of Heritage,” says James McGann. iStock / Getty Images Plus The Heritage Foundation received major honors in the University of Pennsylvania’s internationally renowned “Global Go-To Think Tank Index Report,” the 2020 edition of which was released Thursday. Heritage is ranke...

NEW YORK, January 28, 2021 — Asia Society President and CEO and Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) President Kevin Rudd issued the following statement in response to the University of Pennsylvania’s annual ranking of think tanks: “I’m delighted that in just five short years since its founding, the Asia Society Policy Institute has become one of the leading think tanks in the U.S. and the world. Out of 2,200 American think tanks, Asia Societys Policy Institute has now risen for the ...