The Elcano Royal Institute is now the 2nd best think tank in Europe and the 11th in the world in the category of foreign policy and international relations, according to the 2020 Global Go To Think Tanks Index (GGTTI), published every year by the University of Pennsylvania.
Since last year, the Elcano Royal Institute has retained its position as Spain’s best think tank and has risen seven places in Western Europe, reaching 2nd place. Furthermore, it has gained four places in the world ranking to reach the 11th position in the category of best foreign policy and international relations think tank.
The results for Western Europe place the Elcano Royal Institute ahead of some of the continent’s most prestigious think tanks, including Chatham House, the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), Clingendael-Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Notre Europe Jacques Delors Institute, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Furthermore, the Elcano Royal Institute is now 29th in the world ranking of Top Think Thanks Worldwide (including the US), rising 18 positions over the previous year, ahead of think tanks such as the Atlantic Council (US) and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).
The 2020 Global Go To Think Tanks Index Report is available at University of Pennsylvania’s website.
