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• Arms Control Association  A national nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to promoting public understanding of and support for effective arms control policies, with fact sheets, background papers, full-text documents, arms control briefings, and Arms Control Today online.
• Asia -Pacific Center for Security Studies
• Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA)  From the JFK School of Government, Harvard University.
• Bonn International Center for Conversion
• British American Security Information Council  An independent research organization that analyzes government policies in defense, disarmament, military strategy, and nuclear issues.
• Brookings Institution
• Canadian Institute of International Affairs
• Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies
• Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict  This group of distinguished persons assembled to advance ideas in conflict prevention has numerous excellent reports online, including their December 1997 Final Report, as well as links and a discussion forum.
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace  Online Proliferation Briefs on nuclear issues.
• Center for Defense Information  Searchable information on and analysis of U.S. military expenditures and security issues generally.   Free e-mail subscription to Weekly Defense Monitor.  Also check their comprehensive Nonproliferation WWW sites.
• Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC)  "The Center for International Security and Cooperation, part of Stanford University's Institute for International Studies, is a multidisciplinary community dedicated to research and training in issues of international
  security."
• Center for International Studies at MIT
• Center for International Trade and Security (CITS)  University of Georgia. CITS strives to produce policy-relevant research on political, economic, and security issues related to international trade and technology transfer.
• Center for Strategic and International Studies  CSIS is a public institution dedicated to policy analysis and impact. It covers key functional areas, such as international finance, the emerging markets, U.S. domestic, foreign and economic policy, and national security issues.
• Center for Nonproliferation Studies  At the Monterey Institute of International Studies, is the world's largest non-governmental organization devoted to combating the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
• Center for Security Policy  Conservative organization to stimulate and inform the national and international debate about all aspects of security policy, notably those policies bearing on the foreign, defense, economic, financial and technology interests of the United States. Online publications and abstracts.
• Center for Security Studies and Conflict Research  Based at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, this is an independent academic institution doing research and teaching in the fields of national and international security policy and conflict analysis.
• Centre for Defence and International Security Studies  Addresses salient issues in UK national and international defense and security policy. Publications and links.
• Centre for Peace Studies  This Centre at McMaster University supports multidisciplinary research and teaching in the area of peace and conflict studies, regarding social movements against war and violence, religious and philosophical approaches to peace and conflict, human rights, and the relationship of war and peace to health.
• Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute
• The Stimson Center (Security Studies)
• Council for a Livable World  Focuses on eliminating weapons of mass destruction and on arms control issues, with much information online.
• Council on Foreign Relations
• East-West Institute
• Federation of American Scientists  A policy organization whose Board of Sponsors includes over 55 American Nobel Laureates, AFS is  engaged in analysis and advocacy on science, technology,  and public policy for  global security. Features documents, reports, news, links. See their Intelligence Resource Program.
• Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University
• Henry L. Stimson Center  An "independent, nonprofit, public policy institute committed to finding and promoting innovative solutions to the security challenges confronting the United States and other nations in the twenty-first century." Excellent site, much material online.
• Heritage Foundation
• Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace
• Institute for National Securities Studies  Promotes national security research for the Department of Defense within the military academic community, and to support the Air Force national security education program.
• Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis  "An independent, nonpartisan research organization that conducts research, publishes studies, convenes seminars and conferences, promotes education, and trains policy analysts in the fields of foreign policy and national security affairs."
• Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation  IGCC is a multi-campus research unit serving the entire University of California system, to study the causes of international conflict and to help devise options for resolving it through international cooperation.
• International Boundaries Research Unit  IBRU, at the University of Durham, works to enhance the resources available for the peaceful resolution of problems associated with international boundaries on land and at sea, including their delimitation, demarcation, and management. Note their International Boundary News Database.
• International Development Research Center
• International Institute for Strategic Studies  An independent center in London for research, information, and debate on the problems of conflict.
• International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism  Based in Israel, this site is a comprehensive resource on international terrorism and counter-terrorism, featuring an extensive database on terrorist organizations and attacks, an interactive forum, news updates, and articles on the motivations and methods of international terrorism.
• International Relations and Security Network  ISN is a major, searchable clearinghouse for resources in the field of security and defense studies, peace and conflict research, and international relations.
• International Security Policy & Military Affairs Information Sources  From the Lehman Library of Columbia University, a selective guide to library materials and Internet resources on international security policy and military affairs.
• Lester B. Pearson Canadian International Peacekeeping Training Center  The mission of the Center is to support and enhance the Canadian contribution to international peace, security, and stability. Note the useful Peacekeeping and Related Links section.
• George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
• National Commission for Economic Conversion and Disarmament  Organization dedicated to publicizing the need and the means for a transfer of military resources to civilian use.
• Project on Defense Alternatives, The Commonwealth Institute  Critical analysis of  the defense policy of the U.S. and others, and alternative options.  Full-text studies online.
• RAND
• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)  One of the foremost institutes of its type in the world, SIPRI excels in the collection and analysis of data on weapons developments, arms transfers and production, and military expenditure, as well as on arms limitations, reductions and disarmament. Much information online. See the country graphs of expenditure trends.
• Strategic Studies Institute
• Terrorism Research Center  An independent institute dedicated to the research of terrorism, information warfare, and other issues related to low-intensity political violence and gray-area phenomena. Includes online research, documents, links, and discussion forums.
• Triangle Institute for Security Studies  A consortium of the Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University, U.S.A. It's object is to advance research and education concerning national and international security, broadly defined.
• United States Institute of Peace  The mission of the United States Institute of Peace is to strengthen the nation's capabilities to promote the peaceful resolution of international conflicts. Institute project reports are available online, plus extensive links on conflict topics. Note the Library, and the Research Centers in International Relations by Country.
• Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University