Think Tanks Working on Burma

  • US Institute of Peace - The U.S. Institute of Peace since 2012 has worked to help make security institutions more inclusive and accountable, provided technical assistance to all elements in the peace process, and worked with religious leaders and communities to curb inter-communal and inter-religious tensions and violence in Burma.

  • Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a global network of policy research centers in Russia, China, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. The Carnegie Endowment has published significant work on the situation in Burma.

  • Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (MISIS) - MISIS is a research and policy analysis institute working on international relations and Myanmar foreign policy. They contribute timely inputs, views, research papers and recommendations to support policy and decision-making on bilateral and multilateral issues.

  • Centre for Economic and Social Development (CESD) - CESD is an independent and non-political think tank supporting evidence-based policy making that mobilises development resources, both domestic and international, to bring Myanmar to her rightful place in the region and the world.

  • Council on Foreign Relations - CFR is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. CFR has published significant work on the situation in Burma.

  • International Crisis Group - The International Crisis Group conducts independent research and analysis on conflicts around the world. The ICG has an extensive range of reports and analysis on the conflict in Burma.

  • Brookings - The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level. Brookings has published significant work on the situation in Burma.