• Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis.· The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, India is an autonomous body to conduct study and research on problems of national security and the impact of defence measures on the economic, security and social life of the country: http://www.idsa-india.org/

• Institute for Security Studies (Institut d'etudes de securité). Our mission is to conceptualise, inform and enhance the debate on human security in Africa in order to support policy formulation and decision making at all levels towards the enhancement of human security for all in Africa: http://www.iss.co.za/

- Darfur Conflict (Sudan) - Key documentation: http://www.iss.co.za/AF/profiles/Sudan/darfur/index.htm

- Download Peace, Profit or Plunder? The Privatisation of Security in War-torn African Societies for free, collaborative project between the Institute for Security Studies and the Canadian Council for International Peace: click here

• Institut für Afrika-Kunde (Institute of African Affairs). IAA was founded in February 1963 on the initiative of the Afrika Verein (Africa Association) and members of Hamburg University. The Institute principally covers the whole of sub-Saharan Africa with respect to research, advisory services, documentation and information. The Institute cooperates closely with other research institutions and individual researchers working in and about Africa; the results of these endeavours also find their way into different publications of the Institute: http://www.duei.de/iak/

• International Consortium for Alternative Academic Publication. ICAAP is a Canadian initiative whose members are committed to help lower the cost of scholarly publication by encouraging and facilitating independent, non-commercial publication. ICAAP journals and resources are full-text online resources provided at very low cost to individuals and institutions: http://www.icaap.org/

• International Crisis Group. Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with over 110 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. Crisis Group's approach is grounded in field research. Teams of political analysts are located within or close by countries at risk of outbreak, escalation or recurrence of violent conflict: http://www.crisisgroup.org/

• International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights. IHFHR is a self-governing group of non-governmental, not-for-profit organizations that act to protect human rights throughout Europe, North America, and the Central Asian republics formed from the territories of the former Soviet Union. In addition to gathering and analyzing information on human rights conditions in OSCE participating States, the IHF acts as a clearing house for this information, disseminating it to governments, inter-governmental organizations, the press and the public at large: http://www.ihf-hr.org/index.htm

• International Institute for Strategic Studies. The IISS is the primary source of accurate, objective information on international strategic issues for politicians and diplomats, foreign affairs analysts, international business, economists, the military, defence commentators, journalists, academics and the informed public: http://www.iiss.org/

• International Peace Academy. IPA is an independent, international institution dedicated to promoting the prevention and settlement of armed conflicts between and within states through policy research and development. IPA works closely with the United Nations, regional and other international organizations, governments, and nongovernmental organizations, as well as with parties to conflicts in selected cases: http://www.ipacademy.org/

• International Peace Research Institute, Oslo. Founded in 1959, PRIO was one of the first centres of peace research in the world. We are Norway's only peace research centre. The foundation of the institute and its early influence were instrumental in promulgating the idea of peace research. PRIO is an independent, international institute in staff, audience and perspective: http://www.prio.no/

• Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies. At Tel-Aviv University, the purposes of the Jaffee Center are, first, to conduct basic research that meets the highest academic standards on matters related to Israel's national security as well as to Middle East regional and international security affairs. And second, to contribute to the public debate and governmental deliberation of issues that are - or should be - at the top of Israel's national security agenda: http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/

• Knowledge Services for Financial & Private Sector Development. Brought to you by Rapid Response, the World Bank Group's knowledge hub on financial and private sector development in developing countries, this site offers best practice public policy advice for private sector led growth and financial market development in developing countries: http://rru.worldbank.org/

- Papers and links: http://rru.worldbank.org/PapersLinks/

• Privatization.org. The Privatization Center provides practical research and analysis, how-to guides, case studies, and reports designed to inform elected officials on how to streamline government. The Center explores how different institutional arrangements can create incentives for efficiency, improve customer service, enhance accountability, and save taxpayer dollars: http://www.privatization.org/

- Rebuilding Iraq. http://www.rppi.org/iraq/

• El Portal Iberoamérica y el Mundo. Dedicado a la política internacional y a las relaciones exteriores de los países hispanoparlantes, es parte de un emprendimiento educativo mayor, que aspira alcanzar a todos los niveles educativos y a todas las disciplinas humanísticas, económicas y sociales. Ibero-America and the World, dedicated to the international policy and the outer relations of the Spanish-speaking countries: http://www.argentina-rree.com/

• The RAND Corporation. RAND (a contraction of the term research and development) is the first organization to be called a "think tank." Today, RAND's work is exceptionally diverse. We now assist all branches of the U.S. military community, and we apply our expertise to social and international issues as well: http://www.rand.org/

• Reason Public Policy Institute. A division of the Los Angeles-based Reason Foundation, RPPI is a nonpartisan public-policy think tank promoting choice, competition, and a dynamic market economy as the foundation for human dignity and progress.http://www.rppi.org

• Royal African Society. Now more than 100 years old, the Royal African Society today is Britain's primary Africa organisation, promoting Africa's cause. Through its journal, African Affairs, and by organising meetings, discussions and other activities, the Society strengthens links between Africa and Britain and encourages understanding of Africa and its relations with the rest of the world: http://www.royalafricansociety.org/

• Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies. Founded in 1831 by the Duke of Wellington and based in the centre of Whitehall, London, RUSI is the oldest institute of its kind in the world. As a World Class Centre of Excellence, RUSI seeks to be the 'Professional Forum in the UK for those Concerned with National and International Defence and Security'. Its purpose is to study, promote debate, report and provide options on all issues relating to national and international defence and security: http://www.rusi.org/

• Stockholm International peace Research Institute. The task of SIPRI is to conduct 'scientific research on questions of conflict and cooperation of importance for international peace and security with the aim of contributing to an understanding of the conditions for peaceful solution of international conflicts and for a stable peace': http://www.sipri.org/

• South African Institute of International Affairs. SAIIA is an independent, non-governmental organisation which aims to promote a wider and more informed understanding of international issues among South Africans: http://www.saiia.org.za/

• SwissPeace. We are a practice-oriented peace research institute in the area of conflict analysis and peacebuilding. We research the causes of wars and violent conflicts, develop tools for early recognition of tensions, and formulate conflict mitigation and peacebuilding strategies: http://www.swisspeace.ch/

• NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks 2005. The directory, compiled by the National Institute for Research Advancement of Japan and a representative NIRA publication, is a comprehensive source of information, and has been used through the years by research institutions, corporate entities, and universities around the world: http://www.nira.go.jp/ice/nwdtt/index.html