Ifri Ranked 2nd Most Influnential Think Tank in the World in 2019

*“Global « Go-To Think Tanks Report 2018”, James G. McGann, Ph.D., Director,
The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, Foreign Policy Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania, USA

The institute ranks behind Brookings Institution (USA) and is followed by Carnegie Endownment (USA). IFRI is also ranked as the first think tank in Western Europe followed by Bruegel (Belgium) and Chatham House (United Kingdom).

The only French institute ranked among the top 150, out of more than 8,000 think tanks listed by Professor McGann’s team, Ifri is at the top of the best international rankings in thirteen years, proof of its recognition and its influence abroad.

Over the past 40 years, Ifri has become a major institution, consulted by decision-makers and recognized by its peers. Our work aims to inform public and private decision-makers who work on the international scene. This ranking is testament to our excellence and reputation. We work for the benefit of the general interest and our platform, through its influence, contributes to a structured and informed public debate on global questions, in France and abroad, in the interest of preserving a reasonably open and peaceful world.