Partners

BICC is an independent, not-for-profit think tank promoting peace, security and development. BICC's work includes applied research, training and capacity building in the program areas "Arms - global trends, exports and control", "Security practices", "Resources and conflict", "Migration and security" and "Base conversion".

Crisis Management Center Finland

The Crisis Management Centre Finland (CMC Finland), located in Kuopio, is a governmental institution and a centre of expertise in civilian crisis management. The main tasks of CMC Finland are to train and recruit experts for international civilian crisis management and peacebuilding missions as well as conduct research focusing on civilian crisis management. CMC Finland acts as a national head office for all seconded Finnish civilian crisis management professionals.

DCAF is an international foundation under Swiss law, based in Geneva, Switzerland. DCAF is the world’s leading institution in the area of security sector reform (SSR) and security sector governance (SSG). DCAF’s core area of activities are 1) advisory field support, 2) policy-relevant research, 3) promotion of emerging norms and standards, and 4) advocacy and training in the areas of SSR/SSG.

 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

 
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

GRIP's main aims are research, information and training on peace, defence and disarmament issues in order to improve international security in Europe and throughout the world. GRIP focuses on how the arms proliferation operates and how security and defence needs are assessed. GRIP is independent and pluralist, conducting its scientific research scrupulously.

 Incompass International

 Specialists in Security Sector Reform Programmes

The Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) is an independent research institute at the University of Hamburg focusing on security policy and conflict research; teaching, including a Master of Peace and Security Studies; and consulting. Through its consulting activities the IFSH aims to use its specialist knowledge and problem-solving expertise to strengthen the ability of politicians, opinion leaders and the general public to make effective decisions on questions relating to conflicts, peace and security policy.

The Institute's main objective is to promote an understanding of the problems of international politics through studies, research, meetings and publications, with the aim of increasing the opportunities of all countries to move in the direction of supranational organization, democratic freedom and social justice

 Institut de Relations Internationales et Strategiques (IRIS)

International Security Information Service Europe (ISIS Europe)

The Fundación Alternativas' Observatory of Spanish foreign policy (Opex) was established in response to the urgent need to refresh and provide impetus to Spain's foreign policy on all fronts: politics, security, economics and culture. The Observatory seeks to act as a centre of study, debate and dissemination of Spanish foreign policy issues from a progressive perspective.

OSI-Brussels is the EU policy arm of the Open Society Foundations, which have worked for three decades to promote vibrant and tolerant democracies. OSI-Brussels works to influence and inform EU policies to ensure that open society values are at the heart of what the European Union does, as a policy maker and as a funder, both inside and outside its borders. The Brussels team provides evidence, argument, and recommendations to policy makers in EU institutions and member states, drawn from the Open Society Foundations' work in nearly 70 countries.

The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) is a foreign policy think tank based in Warsaw, Poland. PISM strives to provide unbiased research in international relations for policy makers, academics and the Polish public. In 2009 PISM was listed among top 50 non-US think tanks in the world and was dubbed a "policy maker". The Research Office at PISM with 30 analysts from different academic backgrounds covers regional and global issues in both long-term and day-to-day analyses. The Institute holds numerous events, frequently serves as a source of information for the Polish media and cooperates with various domestic and international institutions.   

Real Instituto Elcano was established in 2001 as a forum for analysis and debate on international affairs and particularly on Spain’s international relations. Its output aims to be of use to Spain’s decision-makers, both public and private, active on the international scene. Its work should similarly promote the knowledge of Spain in the strategic scenarios in which the country’s interests are at stake.

The German Institute for International and Security Affairs of the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) is an independent scientific establishment that conducts practically oriented research on the basis of which it then advises the Bundestag (the German parliament) and the federal government on foreign and security policy issues. The analyses and publications produced by SWP researchers and their participation in national and international debates on key issues help to shape opinion in their respective domains.