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  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 to rank eighth in the Best Regional Studies (Free Standing) category. A panel of experts convened by ...

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 by The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at The University of Pennsylvania. This is the...

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 ranked No. 1 among think tanks worldwide for “Best Use of Social Media and Networks” and, for the thi...

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 Society's Policy Institute has now risen for the first time into the top 30. We’re now number 29. Just as importantly, out of over 11,000 think ta...