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Foreign policy organizations

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: www.ceip.org

"Dedicated to advancing cooperation among nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States." Publishes Foreign Policy a leading journal.
Center for Contemporary Conflict: http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/

U.S. Navy current military/political assessments of current developments in key regions and issue areas. Strategic insights, research, resources and links. New postings the first week of each month.
Center for Strategic & International Studies: www.csis.org/

Analysis of foreign policy issues including Iraq, Afghanistan, India/Pakistan, geopolitics, terrorism, etc.
Council On Foreign Relations: www.cfr.org

"Promotes constructive debates and discussions, clarifies world issues, and publishes Foreign Affairs, a leading journal on global issues." Previews of the articles are available .
State Department - International Information Programs: http://www.state.gov/r/iip/

Official U.S. foreign policy organized by policy issues, and countries & regions.
United States Institute of Peace: www.usip.org

An independent, nonpartisan federal institution created and funded by Congress to strengthen the nation's capacity to promote the peaceful resolution of international conflict.
Terrorist Research Center: www.terrorism.com

Extensive information on international terrorism of all kinds, including profiles of many known terrorist organizations, reports and papers, and links to many other organizations concerned with terrorism.
Center for Nonproliferation Studies: http://cns.miis.edu/index.htm

The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) "combats the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by training the next generation of nonproliferation specialists and disseminating timely information and analysis."
Federation of American Scientists: http://www.fas.org/index.html

“The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) was founded in 1945 by scientists who had worked on the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bombs. They believed that scientists had a unique responsibility to both warn the public and policy leaders of potential dangers from scientific and technical advances and to show how good policy could increase the benefits of new scientific knowledge.”
Brookings Institution: http://www.brookings.edu/World.aspx/

Oldest think tank in the U.S., founded in 1916, "devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions" covering economics, governmental studies, foreign policy, and the social sciences generally.
International Crisis Group: http://www.crisisgroup.org/

”International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict.”
Chathamhouse: http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/

“A world-leading British source of independent analysis, informed debate and influential ideas on how to build a prosperous and secure world for all.”
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute: http://www.sipri.org/

”SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.”