Center for Strategic and International Studies facts for kids
The CSIS building near Scott Circle in Washington, D.C.
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| Abbreviation | CSIS |
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| Motto | Providing strategic insights and bipartisan policy solutions to decisionmakers |
| Formation | 1962 |
| Type | Foreign policy think tank |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | 1616 Rhode Island Avenue NW |
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President
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John J. Hamre |
| Thomas J. Pritzker | |
| Affiliations | Georgetown University (1962–1987) |
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Revenue (2014)
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$43,431,720 |
| Expenses (2014) | $38,935,803 |
| Endowment | $12,522,632 |
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Employees (2014)
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354 |
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Volunteers (2014)
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274 |
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a think tank in Washington, D.C., in the United States. CSIS was created as the "Center for Strategic and International Studies" of Georgetown University in 1962. The center does policy studies and strategic analyses of political, economic and security issues throughout the world. They specifically focus on issues about international relations, trade, technology, finance, energy and geostrategy.
In the University of Pennsylvania's 2019 Global Go To Think Tanks Report, CSIS is ranked the number one think tank in the United States across all subjects, the "Top Defense and National Security Think Tank" in the world, and the 4th best think tank in the world overall. CSIS has been named the number one think tank for Defense and National Security every years since 2013, and has been named the 'Center of Excellence'.
Images for kids
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Senator John McCain at CSIS
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Ernest Bower, chair of the CSIS Southeast Asia Studies, with Vietnamese President Trương Tấn Sang
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Office of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. The headquarters is located in the DuPont Circle neighborhood near many other well-known think tanks.
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President and CEO John Hamre and Trustee Zbigniew Brzezinski
See also
In Spanish: Center for Strategic and International Studies para niños
