What kind of organization is a think tank and what is it for?

Think tanks are institutions that investigate, analyze and study political, commercial or military policies. It is usually independent of the government or political party. Many think tanks are connected with the military, laboratories, commercial organizations or universities, and some of them are named "research institutes".

Famous think tank

United States of America

Institute for International Economics

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Brookings institution

National Academy of Sciences

Rand Corp.

Hoover institution

Europe

European Union Forum

European Union Research Association

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

the Development Research Centre of the State Council (DRC)

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Chinese academy of military sciences

China Institute of International Studies

China Institute of Contemporary International Relations

pacific economic cooperation council

china association for science and technology

china international institute for strategic society

Shanghai Institute of International Studies

Taiwan Province Province, China

Taiwan Province think tank

Taiwan Province province comprehensive institute

China Economic Research Institute

Taiwan Province Economic Research Institute

Academia Sinica

Mainland affairs Council mainland information research center

Foundation for cross-strait exchange vision

Institute of Strategic and International Studies

National Policy Research Foundation

Chengchi University International Relations Research Center

Trends of Industrial Economic Research Center and Industrial Technology Research Institute

Market information center of information industry Committee

Hong Kong

Hong kong policy research institute

Sanshihui

Sihui policy research center

Zhijing research center

Huixian think tank

One country, two systems research center

Roundtable community

New power network

Japan

Independent administrative legal person (government unit)

Comprehensive research and development institution

asian economic research institute

Institute of Economics and Industry

National defense research institute

A consortium as a legal person

The Japanese Institute of International Affairs is actually funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

company

Mizuho Research Institute is a subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group.

Nomura Research Institute under Nomura Securities.