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Transatlantic Trends is an annual public opinion survey examining American and European attitudes toward the transatlantic relationship. A project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Compagnia di San Paolo, with additional support provided by Fundação Luso-Americana, Fundación BBVA, and the Tipping Point Foundation, this year’s survey examines what citizens on both sides of the Atlantic think about a broad range of topics.
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars offers a nonpartisan forum for free and informed dialogue -- fostering research, study, discussion, and collaboration among a full spectrum of individuals concerned with policy and scholarship in national and world affairs. To strengthen fruitful ties between the world of ideas and the world of public affairs, the Center encourages contacts among scholars, policymakers, and business leaders and extends their conversations worldwide through its publishing, broadcasting, and Internet programs. While supporting research on topics throughout the humanities and social sciences, the main focus is on topics in history, political science, and international relations.
The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University examines the world's condition in an era when: "Foreign affairs ... pose unprecedented tasks ... no region is isolated; none can be ignored; actions and events even in remote places may have immediate worldwide impact... Nowhere do traditional attitudes fit the new realities... notions of sovereignty and independence need revision to apply to a world where a nation's level of life or survival may depend as much on the actions of other countries as on its own..." Encouraging the highest practical level of interaction among a community of scholars and practitioners, the Center stimulates a vigorous dialogue among scholars and nonacademic experts with a wide array of seminars, research programs, workshops, and conferences.
The National Institute for Public Policy devotes its agenda to assessing U.S. foreign and defense polices in today's new and changing environment. The static, bipolar Cold War model of international behavior no longer holds. The basic assumptions behind decades of U.S. foreign and defense policy need drastic rethinking. Supported by public, corporate, and private foundation grants and contracts, NIPP focuses on a wide spectrum of rapidly evolving foreign policy and international issues. NIPP studies emphasize the qualitative factors having a significant impact on the U.S. position in the world, and offer carefully researched prescriptions for necessary adaptations in U.S. policy.
The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis is a nonpartisan research and strategic planning organization specializing in national security issues, foreign policy, political economics, and government-industrial relations. The Institute and its subsidiary, National Security Planning Associates, provide tailored briefings for government agencies, military planners, and corporate executives; public forums for the broader discussion of issues critical to the U.S. policy-planning process; policy recommendations for dissemination to a wide audience of key policy makers; and quick-reaction assessments of breaking events. IFPA is associated with The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.
The Hudson Institute competes boldly in the debate of policy ideas, seeking to be America's premier source of applied research on enduring policy challenges. The Institute works to counsel and guide change -- applying its ideas whenever possible alongside other leaders in communities, businesses, non-profits, and governments alike. Sharing optimism about the future and a willingness to question conventional wisdom, the institute demonstrates commitment to free markets and individual responsibility, confidence in the power of technology to assist progress, respect for the importance of culture and religion in human affairs, and determination to preserve America's national security.
The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is a nonpartisan American public policy and grantmaking organization dedicated to promoting greater cooperation and understanding between the United States and Europe. The German Marshall Fund also publishes an annual briefing, Transatlantic Trends (see listing below), an annual public opinion survey examining American and European attitudes toward the transatlantic relationship.
This page contains an extensive collection of links from both official EU sources, private and nongovernmental agencies, and much more. A great resource for anyone interested in studying Europe.
This site contains current European headlines and an array of links to information about current research in scientific, industrial, health and energy fields.
This website is aimed at researchers, journalists and citizens interested in learning about the 50-year process culminating in the elaboration of a Constitution for the European Union. It brings together facts, official documents, bibliographies, links and other resources relevant to the main treaties that have led to this historic moment.
The EU is constantly being questioned on issues that are being globalized, including genetically modified foods, EU policymaking, and more. Ultimately these issues affect the European Union itself. EUbookshop has recently added a whole host of new titles to help readers understand the questions being asked.
The Council on Foreign Relations is an independent and nonpartisan center for scholars to develop and disseminate ideas so that individual and corporate members, as well as policymakers, journalists, students, and interested citizens in the U.S. and other countries, can better understand the world and the foreign policy choices they face. The Council does this by arranging for senior government officials, global leaders, prominent thinkers, and its fellows to debate and discuss the major issues. It also encourages CFR fellows to make concrete policy recommendations, and to conduct special programs to foster expertise in the next generation of foreign policy leaders.
The Century Foundation seeks to persuade those who care about issues such as economic inequality, homeland security, domestic discontent with government and politics, and national security that significant improvements are possible even when the conventional wisdom says they are not. Post 9/11, TCF has published numerous articles about homeland security, developed a favorably reviewed book entitled "The War on Our Freedoms: Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism", and co-sponsored a major conference putting forward new American strategies for security and peace.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies is dedicated to providing world leaders with strategic insights on -- and policy solutions to -- current and emerging global issues. Nonpartisan, its researchers and support staff address the full spectrum of new challenges to national and international security, maintain resident expertise on the world's major geographic regions, and develop new methods of governance for the global age. The Center has programs on technology and public policy, international trade and finance, and energy, while Pacific Forum CSIS serves at its gateway to Asia.
The Cato Institute seeks to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets and peace. To that end, the Institute strives to achieve greater involvement of the intelligent, concerned lay public in questions of policy and the proper role of government. The Institute's extensive publications program deals with the complete spectrum of public policy issues, examining issues in nearly every corner of the public policy debate.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting an active U.S. engagement in world affairs. Through research, publishing, convening, and, at times, creating new institutions and international networks, Carnegie associates shape fresh policy approaches, seeking practical results. Their interests span geographic regions and the relations among governments, business, international organizations and civil society, focusing on the economic, political, and technological forces driving global change.
The Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs is the world's premier forum for research and education in ethics and international policy. A nonpartisan organization, the Council provides a home for those who seek to explore the ethical dilemmas posed by issues such as deadly conflict, human rights violations, environmental protection, global economic disparities, and the politics of reconciliation. By providing a forum for many of today's most highly regarded experts, and a home for discussions of international affairs that might not otherwise take place, it does have an indirect impact on policymakers shaping today's--and tomorrow's--worlds.
The Brookings Institution is an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, education, and publication focused on public policy issues in the areas of economics, foreign policy, and governance. Its goal is to improve the performance of American institutions and the quality of public policy by using social science to analyze emerging issues, and to offer practical approaches to those issues in language aimed at the general public. Brookings serves as a bridge between scholarship and policymaking, bringing new knowledge to the attention of decision-makers and affording scholars greater insight into public policy issues.
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of freedom--limited government, private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national defense--through scholarly research, open debate, and publications. AEI research covers economics and trade; social welfare; government tax, spending, regulatory, and legal policies; U.S. politics; international affairs; and U.S. defense and foreign policies. AEI is strictly nonpartisan and takes no institutional positions on pending legislation or other policy questions.
Since 1946 the Middle East Institute has been an important conduit of information between Middle Eastern nations and American Policy makers and organizations. From its founding in 1946 until today MEI has worked to increase knowledge of the Middle East among its own citizens and to promote understanding between the peoples of the Middle East and America.
EUROPA: DebateEurope is Europa's website for the wide debate on the future of the European Union. This website is a forum for discussion of ideas, hopes and worries for Europe's future.
EUROPA is the portal site of the European Union. It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration. Users can also consult all legislation currently in force or under discussion, access the websites of each of the EU institutions and find out about the policies administered by the European Union under the powers devolved to it by the Treaties.