Top 10 rand.org Competitors

brookings.edu

Brookings and all its personnel are governed by robust policies to safeguard the institution's commitment to research independence.

csis.org

CSIS Executive Education provides innovative programming for problem-solvers and professionals, leveraging world-class experts and coaches to cultivate a one-of-a-kind learning environment.

carnegieendowment.org

The Russian state has opted for complete ideological control of the internet and is prepared to bear the associated costs.

cfr.org

Since October 2023, Hezbollah rocket attacks have displaced roughly 96,000 Israelis from northern Israel, triggering cross-border exchanges and a full Israeli ground invasion in March 2026. The offensive left Israel controlling roughly 20 percent of Lebanese territory and over one million Lebanese displaced. In June, a U.S.-brokered framework conditioned any Israeli withdrawal on Hezbollah’s disarmament—a condition the group has rejected, leaving Israeli forces entrenched in southern Lebanon.

cnas.org

Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.

iiss.org

We are a world-leading authority on global security, political risk and military conflict.

foreignaffairs.com

The current approach to protecting individual digital privacy and civil liberties, focusing on limiting data collection and retention, is obsolete. The time has come for a new approach focused on controlling data use.

atlanticcouncil.org

Fred Kempe is the president and chief executive officer of the Atlantic Council. Under his leadership since 2007, the Council has achieved historic, industry-leading growth in size and influence, expanding its work through regional centers spanning the globe and through centers focused on topics ranging from international security and energy to global trade and next […]

pewresearch.org

We’re in an era where the people most likely to respond to a poll are also the most likely to vote Democratic for president. Pew Research Center’s head methodologist Courtney Kennedy explains how pollsters are tackling this challenge to make samples as representative as possible.

belfercenter.org

A New Transatlantic Bargain: The Case for Building a Strong European Pillar is a landmark report—co-authored by former senior government officials, national security experts, and policy leaders—presenting a bold strategy for rebalancing the transatlantic security relationship, strengthening Europe's defense capabilities, and redefining the U.S.-European strategic partnership in an era of shifting global threats.The report argues that Europe must take on a significantly greater role in its own defense, both to safeguard the continent from Russian aggression and to ensure that NATO remains a viable and valuable alliance for the United States.