Brexit - What Do Leading Think Tanks Say?

What do the world's leading think tanks say about Brexit? Our Foreign Policy search page allows you to check, in a single go.

As always, if you want more detailed results, refine your search terms (economy, foreign policy, trade).

But what about British think tanks? Tucked away behind More Search we can also look at UK research.

Again, toggling and narrowing down of search terms can be useful. 

So next time you want to engage in debate on Brexit, you can have the latest research at your fingertips. Want to check it out? Go right here. 

Adding Institutions: ECFR & IWP Ukraine

We have just added two institutions to respective search pages: the European Council of Foreign Relations to Foreign Policy, and the Institute of World Policy (Kyiv) to Ukraine. 

Further suggestions on which institutions to add? Let us know (Twitter is easiest). We are also happy if anyone wants to contribute to let even more people know about Find Policy. We have moderate user numbers so far. We keep this thing running, because we find it ultra-useful in accessing think tank research for our own purposes. So input always welcome. 

New here? Interested in policy? If you want something specialized, take a closer look at More, where you can search international institutions, consulting firms, foreign policy experts -- all in a single window. Interested more generally? Try a foreign policy sample search here. 

Agricultural Insurance in Developing Contexts

Given that we don't post very often, people who come to this page may have rightly concluded that we have lots of other things going on. Indeed. But we are, in fact, using Find Policy all the time for our own purposes. Right now we are working on an awareness campaign regarding agricultural insurance. So we need to understand what works in that field, and what doesn't. We don't want to reinvent the wheel, and when talking to the relevant government agency, we need to have a thorough understanding of the issue.

In such meetings it's beyond our control whether we are the smartest people in the room, and it's not our ambition in the first place. But it IS our ambition to be the best prepared people in the room, the ones that have done their homework.

Thus, the search:

The studies already give a great insight. Interested in other angles? Checkout the Public Policy search, focusing on big US think tanks. Tucked away under the More tab, there is search of all major donor agencies. Another set of rich pickings. And thus, in a few minutes, we have the information in hand to broadly understand the field, the major discussions, and be briefed up for our project.

Want to try it out? To search major development donors, for example, go here. 

 

 

Russia and Syria: the Latest Analysis

What to make of Russia's engagement in Syria? To sample opinions of leading think tanks, we check the Foreign Policy search page. 

"Russia Syria bombing" brings the best search results. ("Russia Syria" brings about almost anything that lists countries.) Toggle for date, and you have the latest analysis right there in your hands.

Try the search page here, follow us on Twitter and even better, let other people know about us. 

"End of Transition" - Finding this on Find Policy

Today a friend asked on whether post-Soviet transition was over. I thought it was, for a number of reasons. He then asked whether I had any reference, to substantiate the point. There will be plenty of scholarly references, but in addition, it's good to see what think tanks say. If the argument has been made in ways that are cogent for policy makers, this is a great point of reference.


And indeed, right there a result we can immediately use, from the Carnegie Endowment.  That's why Find Policy can be a great resource, when you are looking for quality sources on important issues. 

Any terms you are looking for? Try a search: www.findpolicy.org
 

Attack in South-East Turkey | Access to Analysis

With the bomb attack in Suruc in South-East Turkey, the focus is on the complex relationship that Turkey has with the Syrian civil war, and also with its own Kurdish population that is affected by the Islamic State in both Syria and Iraq. Here, too, Find Policy gives fast access to expertise. On the Foreign Policy search page, the right search terms bring diverse results.

Toggling the date gives you the newest results. Additionally, the name of the town Suruc could have added current commentary.

Now you might be interested in experts on Kurdistan as well, potentially to reach out to them for interviews. Four US experts, there also is a dedicated search page. Type in "Kurdish" and you'll see some of the experts in leading US think tanks. (A similar search for UK experts – whose web biographies alas are less detailed – returns only one result.)

To do your own search on foreign policy, go here, and on US experts right here.