Institute for International Political Studies

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The Institute for International Political Studies (Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, ISPI), founded in 1934, is the oldest Italian think tank specialised in international affairs. ISPI approaches international affairs in a sound pragmatic manner, monitoring geopolitical areas as well as major global trends. Comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis is ensured by close collaboration with specialists, academic and non-academic, in political, economic, legal, historical and strategic studies and an ever-growing network of think tanks, research centers and universities in Europe and abroad. Its headquarters are in Palazzo Clerici, a splendid example of 18th-century Milanese patrician building which boasts among its treasures the famous room with a Tiepolo fresco.

The Institute's activities branch out in four major directions: research, publications, career training and organizations of events. ISPI is an impartial scientific benchmark for all those interested in international issues: from members of the political and cultural worlds to operators in the business community, public administrations, international bodies and non governmental organisations.

The 2015 Global Go to Think Tank Index Report, edited by the Think Tanks & Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the University of Pennsylvania, reaffirmed the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) as one of the Top Think Tanks worldwide. In the broadest and most prestigious category "Top Think Tanks Worldwide – US and non-US", ISPI climbed 42 places, thus resulting the 1st Italian Think Tank. ISPI also ranks 1st, among Italian think tanks, in other 15 categories, including "Top Defense and National Security", "Top International Economics" and "Best Policy Study/Report".

In addition, ISPI ranks 3rd worldwide in the category "Think Tanks to Watch"; ranks 4th worldwide among "Think Tanks with Annual Operating Budgets of Less than $5 Million USD" and in the "Best Managed Think Tank" category; ranks 7th worldwide in the "Best Think Tank Conference" for Rome Med - Mediterranean Dialogues and "Best Think Tank Network" categories; and ranks among the top 10 think tanks worldwide in 7 categories. From 2013, ISPI represents Italy at the T20 Summits, the official gathering of the G20 countries' most prominent think thanks.