The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the University of Pennsylvania has released the “Global Go to Think Tank Index Report” (12th edition) with Brookings, IFRI and Carnegie as leading think tanks worldwide.

ISPI ranks 1st worldwide as the “Think Tank to Watch” in 2019, confirming this position for the second year running. Also, the Institute has further strengthened its position as the 1st Italian Think Tank (among 14) in the broader categories of the ranking. In particular, the Institute has leaped up 71 spots over the last four years among the “Top Think Tanks Worldwide (US and non-US)”, reached the 36th position in the category “Top Think Tanks Worldwide (non-US)”  - up 57 spots in six years -, and the 15th position in “Top Think Tanks in Western Europe” (+50 positions in six years).

ISPI ranks high worldwide also in the "special" categories. Together with its top position as the “Think Tank to Watch” in 2019, the 4th edition of the Rome MED Conference ranks 3rd among the best Conferences worldwide, after the “Shangri-La Dialogue” and Brookings, and preceding he Munich Security Conference. ISPI also ranks 2nd in Italy in the categories “Top Defense and National Security” and “Top Foreign Policy and International Affairs”. The institute ranks 3rd worldwide – after the Wilson Center and Bruegel, and preceding Brookings and Chatham House – as the Think Tank with the best collaboration with other think tanks. In addition, ISPI ranks among the first ten “Best Managed Think Tanks”, after Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Brookings, Bruegel and the Korea Development Institute.

The Global Go to Think Tank Index Report is available at this link: https://www.gotothinktank.com/global-goto-think-tank-index/.

On the occasion of the launch of the 2018 Global Go To Think Tank Index report, ISPI Director Paolo Magri and other think tank executives and researchers from around the world have convened at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. for the annual forum on "Why Think Tanks Matter", for a discussion on global trends in politics and policy advice.

Watch the full video of the conference: