DIPLOMATIC RESOURCES: NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

   The Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, education, and publication focused on public policy issues in the areas of economics, foreign policy, and governance.
   

   Center for Governmental Research (CGR)
a nonprofit center for objective policy analysis
   

  

   Center for Responsive Politics
a guide to the money in U.S. Elections
   

    

   The Congressional Institute
The Congressional Institute, Inc. is dedicated to helping the public better understand public policy debates and the operations of the national legislature.
   

  

   Electronic Policy Network
The Moving Ideas Network is dedicated to explaining and popularizing complex policy idea
   

  

   The Heartland Institute
The Heartland Institute is a genuinely independent source of research and commentary. Heartland's mission is to help build social movements in support of ideas that empower people.
   

  

   IDS (Institute of Development Studies) Information Services
IDS is an internationally-renowned centre for research and teaching on development
   

  

   The Institute of Public Administration (IPA)
The Institute of Public Administration (IPA) is a private, nonprofit organization concerned with building capacity for effective government.
   

  

   OMB Watch
 OMB Watch was formed in 1983 to lift the veil of secrecy shrouding the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which oversees regulation, the budget, information collection and dissemination, proposed legislation, testimony by agencies, and much more. 
   

  

   Public Agenda Online
Source for Public Opinion and Public Analysis
   

  

   Urban Institute
Economic and Social Policy Research Organization