Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Name

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Legal name

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Website

https://carnegieendowment.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

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Product category

Policy Research and Think Tank Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

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Education Policy Research Institutes & Think Tanks (EDADADAA)

Keywords

• Policy research
• International affairs
• Foreign policy analysis
• Geopolitical research
• Think tank services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Foundations and Grants: Receives funding from foundations including the Hewlett Foundation, which announced $10 million in exploratory grants to support emerging technology security including AI, biotechnology, and quantum computing, with Carnegie as one of the recipients.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Accepts donations to support its mission of advancing international peace through independent research and policy analysis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a global think tank that generates strategic ideas and independent analysis to help countries and institutions address the world's most difficult global problems. It operates a network of regional research centers (Carnegie China, Carnegie Europe, Carnegie India, Carnegie Middle East Center, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Carnegie California) and thematic programs (Nuclear Policy, Technology and International Affairs, Democracy) that produce policy reports, host convenings, provide expert briefings to governments, and train the next generation of scholar-practitioners through fellowship and ambassador programs.

Product overview

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a global think tank organized as a network of regional research centers (Carnegie China in Singapore, Carnegie Europe in Brussels, Carnegie India in New Delhi, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin, and Carnegie California in Palo Alto) alongside thematic research programs (including Nuclear Policy, Technology and International Affairs, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance, and others). The organization produces knowledge products including research papers, reports, commentaries, blog posts, the Carnegie Politika digital publication, the Carnegie Politika Podcast, and Carnegie Explainer Videos. Training programs include the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program and Young Ambassadors Programs. Research tools include the Africa Technology Policy Tracker (AfTech) database and the Information Environment Project. The organization hosts both virtual and in-person events worldwide and provides government resources including expert briefings and congressional testimony.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Carnegie Politika: Digital publication and podcast providing unmatched analysis and insight on Russia, Ukraine, and the wider region, featuring contributions from Carnegie's global network of scholars.

Products and services

• Carnegie China East Asia-based research center providing analysis on China's strategic and economic trajectory, with focus on Southeast Asian perspectives; serves government policymakers, diplomats, and policy researchers.
• Carnegie Europe Brussels-based center providing independent research on European Union integration, European democratic reform, climate change policy, Europe's international relationships, and transatlantic relations.
• Carnegie India New Delhi-based research center focusing on India's political economy of reform, foreign and security policy challenges, and the role of technological innovation in India's transformation.
• Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center Beirut-based regional center examining internal and cross-border political, economic, and ideological challenges facing the Middle East and the role of world powers in bringing stability.
• Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center Berlin-based center focused on major policy challenges across Russia and the wider region, featuring the Carnegie Politika digital publication.
• Carnegie California Palo Alto-based research center examining how technology reshapes geopolitics and policy at the intersection of technology, economics, and foreign policy.
• Africa Technology Policy Tracker (AfTech) A comprehensive repository collating over 1,000 data points of Africa's technology policy and legal instruments across 55 governance regimes.
• Carnegie Politika Digital publication featuring unmatched analysis and insight on Russia, Ukraine and the wider region, publishing contributions from Carnegie's global network of scholars and outside contributors.
• Carnegie Politika Podcast Monthly podcast delivering world-class analysis on Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, featuring conversations with Carnegie scholars and regional analysts.
• Carnegie Explainer Videos Expert video series bringing clarity to complex foreign policy issues and providing deeper understanding of critical geopolitical challenges through expert insights and rich visuals.
• James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program Approximately fifteen one-year fellowships for graduating seniors and recent graduates working as research assistants to Carnegie's senior scholars.
• Young Ambassadors Program (Carnegie China) Flagship internship program empowering future leaders to gain deeper understanding of global issues, cultivate leadership skills, and foster relationships with peers and mentors from around the world.
• Carnegie India Young Ambassadors Program (CIYAP) Fully funded one-year program in New Delhi for future leaders to understand changing world order, learn public policy skills, and engage with research-driven policymaking from Indian and global experts.
• Nuclear Policy Program Program aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear war through diagnosing acute risks from technical and geopolitical developments, generating pragmatic solutions, and advancing risk-reduction policies covering deterrence, disarmament, arms control, nonproliferation, and nuclear energy.
• Technology and International Affairs Program Program examining how technology reshapes geopolitics and policy, focusing on the intersection of technology, economics, and foreign policy.
• Information Environment Project Research project developing a framework of measurable factors for assessing national information ecosystems across countries and time periods, created through collaboration with 33 researchers from 20 countries.
• Emissary Publication Publication focusing on the intersection of domestic policy and foreign policy, examining how federal agencies and domestic priorities connect to America's global role.

Quantifiable outcome

• Scholar contributed to UN Charter drafting in 1945
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Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, flagship and minor.

• Pacific Northwest National LaboratorymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2025Co-published policy paper 'Beyond the Gigawatts' on nuclear energy deployment with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, drawing from expert meetings co-hosted with Romania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency.
• Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International AffairsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2025Convened the bipartisan Task Force on Nuclear Proliferation and U.S. National Security together with Nuclear Threat Initiative. This was the first high-level effort since 1964 to assess nuclear proliferation impact on American security.
• Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2025Co-convened the Task Force on Nuclear Proliferation with Harvard and Carnegie. Task Force produced comprehensive report 'Preventing an Era of Nuclear Anarchy' with actionable policy recommendations.
• YouGovmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to conduct the Indian American Attitudes Survey, polling 1,000 Indian American adults on political attitudes, policy preferences, and experiences with discrimination. Survey covered community of over 5 million people.
• Observer Research Foundation AmericaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the organizations receiving Hewlett Foundation grant alongside Carnegie Endowment for AI governance initiatives bridging Washington and Silicon Valley.
• Stanford University Hoover InstitutionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor recipient of Hewlett Foundation exploratory grants for emerging technology security alongside Carnegie Endowment.
• Vanderbilt University Institute for National SecurityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor recipient of Hewlett Foundation exploratory grants for emerging technology security alongside Carnegie Endowment.
• Stanford University Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer President Tino Cuéllar will return to Stanford to lead CASBS and Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program, continuing institutional partnership between Carnegie and Stanford.
• African Governments and Multilateral InstitutionsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarnegie's Africa Technology Policy Tracker (AfTech) analyzed over 1,000 data points across 55 African governance regimes. Research informs policy recommendations for African governments and multilateral institutions on digital infrastructure and AI readiness.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• RAND Corporation: Global policy research nonprofit producing rigorous analysis across defense, international affairs, and technology. Comparable on policy-research mission, foundation and government funding mix, and global footprint including offices relevant to national security.
• Brookings Institution: Largest and most prominent U.S. think tank spanning economic, foreign policy, and governance research. Directly comparable as a multi-program, foundation-funded, Washington-based policy research institution competing for the same foundation dollars and policymaker attention.
• Atlantic Council: Washington-based international affairs think tank focused on transatlantic cooperation and emerging global issues. Comparable on international-affairs focus, recent Hewlett Foundation grant co-recipient with Carnegie, and similar events/convening model.
• International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): London-based world-leading authority on military strategy, defense, and arms control. Comparable on international-security mandate, institutional prestige, and as a peer voice on nuclear policy and great-power competition.
• Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs): London-based international affairs think tank with century-long heritage. Highly comparable on international-affairs mandate, convening authority, and global membership base; often co-publishes and co-convenes with Carnegie.
• German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP): Berlin-based leading German foreign-policy think tank providing independent analysis on international relations and security policy. Comparable as a policy-research institution operating alongside Carnegie's new Berlin-based Russia Eurasia Center on European and Eurasian security.
• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): Washington-based bipartisan think tank focused on defense, security, and foreign policy. Directly comparable as a U.S. foreign policy think tank competing for the same government briefings, foundation grants, and media visibility.
• Wilson Center: Washington-based nonpartisan policy forum addressing global issues through research and convening. Comparable as a foundation-funded international-affairs research center with a fellowship-driven, scholar-in-residence model.
• Hoover Institution (Stanford University): Stanford-affiliated public policy research center focusing on economics, political economy, and international affairs. Comparable as a recent co-recipient of Hewlett emerging-tech grants and a direct policy-research peer with strong brand authority.
• Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Prestigious U.S. foreign-policy membership organization producing independent analysis and convening policymakers. Closely comparable on mandate (international affairs), membership/convening model, and target audience of government and policy elites.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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