The Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (ACPACS) is a centre of research and practice excellence in the areas of conflict analysis, prevention and management, alternative dispute resolution, peace building and development and post-conflict reconstruction. ACPACS is located within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at The University of Queensland.

The Club of Rome is a global think tank and centre of innovation and initiative. As a non-profit, non-governmental organisation (NGO), it brings together scientists, economists, businessmen, international high civil servants, heads of state and former heads of state from all five continents who are convinced that the future of humankind is not determined once and for all and that each human being can contribute to the improvement of our societies.

The mission of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA; Ulkopoliittinen instituutti - UPI) is to promote analytical discussion on international affairs in Finland. In this way, it supports decision-making in the area of foreign policy. The FIIA's work is based on high-quality research.

Founded in 1989, the Henry L. Stimson Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution devoted to enhancing international peace and security through a unique combination of rigorous analysis and outreach.

The International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) is one of the leading think tanks in the world researching and publishing on violent group conflict and related issues of governance and development and gender issues. Established in 1982, the Centre is probably the first of its kind to focus attention on violent group conflict and has done pioneering work on the subject related to South Asia and many other parts of the world.

The IDSS International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research works at the cutting edge of terrorism research. The centre focuses on the Asia-Pacific region with special emphasis on South East Asia and engages in three primary functions:

1. Manage an integrated database of terrorist, guerrilla, militia, extremist, and other organizations of security interest.
2. Provide world-class education and training for serving and future leaders in counter-terrorism.
3. Acquire and analyse terrorist literature and instruction seeking to politicise, radicalise and mobilise the public into supporting and participating in their campaigns. Advise and assist governmental and non-governmental organizations in formulating effective responses to terrorist indoctrination.

The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy is an independent think tank for Dutch government. The WRR advises government - asked and unasked - about a variety of themes in a long term perspective. WRR-reports to the Government are policy-oriented but not necessarily in line with government policy. The themes go beyond sectors en are related to social issues the government might be confronted with in the future. WRR-recommendations are published in public reports, that can have both, a defining or an advising character.

US-Japan-China Comparative Policy Research Institute (CPRI), an independent think tank focusing on comparative social, economic, political, and industrial policy issues concerning the US-Japan-China interactions. CPRI is the only think tank in the world to independently, specifically and comprehensively review, analyze, and serve the dynamic tripod interactions undergoing among the U.S., Japan and China. Meanwhile, objectively introducing some less noticed yet important issues of one language to other languages is another critical task of CPRI.