Think Tanks Working on Sudan

  • US Institute of Peace - For over 20 years, the U.S. Institute of Peace has worked to build an inclusive peace in Sudan through expert advice and training. The Institute currently hosts youth leaders who conduct research on peace in their communities. USIP also supports a regional database of laws on sexual and gender-based violence.

  • Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a global network of policy research centers in Russia, China, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. The Carnegie Endowment has published significant work on the situation in Sudan.

  • Atlantic Council - The Sudan Task Force—co-chaired by Atlantic Council Vice President and Africa Center Director Dr. J. Peter Pham and Atlantic Council Board Director Ambassador (ret.) Mary Carlin Yates, former special assistant to the president and senior director for African affairs at the National Security Council, as well as chargé d’affaires of the US embassy in Sudan— proposes a rethink of the US-Sudan relationship to better serve US interests and to improve the lives of those in Sudan, both goals that task-force members believe to be mutually reinforcing.

  • Middle East Institute - The Middle East Institute is a non-partisan think tank providing expert policy analysis, educational and professional development services, and a hub for engaging with the region's arts and culture. The Middle East Institute has published significant work on the situation in Sudan.

  • Council on Foreign Relations - The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. CFR has published significant work on the situation in Sudan.

  • International Crisis Group - The International Crisis Group conducts independent research and analysis on conflicts around the world. The ICG has an extensive range of reports and analysis on the conflict in Sudan

  • Brookings - The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level. Brookings has published significant work on the situation in Sudan.