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The Global Observatory provides timely analysis on trends and issues related to global security. Published by the International Peace Institute (IPI), the Global Observatory publishes analysis by policymakers in governments and international organizations and experts from think tanks, academia, and the media. IPI is an independent, international think tank located in New York and Vienna, dedicated to the settlement and prevention of armed conflict

Stability is an open-access and peer-reviewed journal. It cultivates research and analysis, makes it available free of charge and without delay. Its content combines the best of academic research with insights from policy-makers and practitioners for a tangible impact. It features research into interventions such as stabilisation, peacekeeping, state building, crime prevention, development cooperation and humanitarian assistance, addressing conflict and other forms of instability

The Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) is a non-profit organization which directs attention to the strong link between energy and security and provides a stage for public debate on the various avenues to strengthening the world's energy security

In emergency situations humanitarian actors often lose time by looking for appropriate tools and methodologies applicable to their context. ACAPS is developing series of templates and practical guidance dedicated to ease the work of assessment experts in the field. You will find on this webiwte all our resources, including reviews of various technical aspects of assessment and Disaster Needs Analysis (DNAs).

The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis

NATO Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre in Lisbon

culturomics: the application of high-throughput data collection and analysis to the study of human culture

The emerging field of "Culturomics" seeks to explore broad cultural trends through the computerized analysis of vast digital book archives, offering novel insights into the functioning of human society

FAS is an independent, nonpartisan think tank and registered 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization, is dedicated to providing rigorous, objective, evidence-based analysis and practical policy recommendations on national and international security issues connected to applied science and technology. Moreover, FAS is committed to educating policymakers, the public, the news media, and the next generation of scientists, engineers, and global leaders about the urgent need for creating a more secure and better world

Asian news hub providing the latest news and analysis from Asia

Disasters and humanitarian emergencies are increasing in magnitude and complexity. This presents a major challenge to NGOs that respond to these emergencies. In order to address this challenge, emergency directors from 7 agencies - CARE International, Catholic Relief Services, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Oxfam GB, Save the Children and World Vision International- came together in 2003 to discuss the most persistent obstacles in humanitarian aid delivery. The Inter-Agency Working Group (IWG) on Emergency Capacity that emerged from this meeting launched a systematic analysis, resulting in the publication of a Report on Emergency Capacity in 2004.

UNOSAT is a technology-intensive programme delivering imagery analysis and satellite solutions to relief and development organisations within and outside the UN system to help make a difference in critical areas such as humanitarian relief, human security, strategic territorial and development planning

HPN is an independent forum for humanitarians to share and disseminate information, analysis and experience.

USIP provides the analysis, training and tools that prevent and end conflicts, promotes stability and professionalizes the field of peacebuilding

Our mission is to provide expert analysis, insight and context to critical issues facing USA, with an emphasis on those issues related to Muslim communities in the U.S. and abroad

ReliefWeb is your source for timely, reliable and relevant humanitarian information and analysis

SSP combines satellite imagery analysis and field reports with Google's Map Maker technology to deter the resumption of war between North and South Sudan. SSP was launched as a six-month pilot project on December 29, 2010, as the result of an unprecedented collaboration between Not On Our Watch, the Enough Project, Google, the United Nations UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), DigitalGlobe, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and Trellon, LLC. .

CNA is a non-profit research organization that operates the Center for Naval Analyses and the Institute for Public Research