American Military Culture: HIST 0847

What is a think tank?

Think tanks are research institutions, often affiliated with universities, foundations, advocacy groups or NGOs, that generate policy research and analysis. Some are non-partisan, while many others are informed by particular ideological viewpoints.

Think Tank Resources:

• Think Tank Search Engine - Another tool for searching across many think tanks' research. From Harvard Kennedy School Library                                                                                                                                 
• 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report - From University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program

Selected American Think Tanks:

• Brookings Institution
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
• Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
• Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
• Cato Institute