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  • 48 Russian think-tank indices (August 2025)


    Quality of life rating

    CSR digest    

    Rating of the best universities in Russia

    Index of intellectual maturity of the system of state and municipal administration of the Russian Federation

    Integral rating of State Duma deputies

    Budgets of digital transformation of federal authorities 

    Pancake Index

    Review of events in China  

    ESG-INDEX OF CITIES AND REGIONS  

    Eurasian integration for the week 

    Moscow in the ratings

    Business Environment Index

    Venture Guide

    Startup Guide

    Innovative Development Rating of the Subjects of the Russian Federation

    Investment Attractiveness of Regions

    Urban Environment Quality Index

    Monitoring attempts of foreign interference 

    New Diplomatic Dictionary

    National Rating Agency

    Climate change in Russia and the globe

    Rating of creative regions of Russia

    Social Well-Being Index 

    Index of economic potential of regions of the Russian Federation

    Regions leading in socio-economic sustainability 

    Regional Index of Demand for Personnel for the Innovative Economy 

    Rating of the subjects of the Russian Federation by the level of openness of budget data 

    Forbes Ratings

    National Anxiety Index

    University ranking (fondpotanin.ru)

    Rating of innovative attractiveness of world cities

    National rating of development agencies and corporations of the Russian Federation

    National rating of technology parks of Russia 

    National rating of industrial parks of Russia 

    Quality of life index in Russian cities

    Navigator of Russian regional practices

    Security Index  

    Interactive map of the implementation of climate projects and initiatives


  • 50+ leading Russian think-tanks that I have discovered recently


    tedo.ru
    d-russia.ru
    tadviser.ru
    xn--d1aqf.xn--p1ai ( дом.рф )
    delret.ru
    raex-rr.com
    journal.ecostandard.ru
    politex.spbu.ru
    issek.hse.ru
    russiasmartcity.ru
    fondpotanin.ru
    gcii.hse.ru
    fief.ru
    jeees.ru
    energypolicy.ru
    acra-ratings.ru
    nifi.ru
    finjournal-nifi.ru
    carbonlab-llc.com
    cdu.ru/tek_russia
    inno-exp.ru
    infragreen.ru
    rpcecor.ru
    isedc-u.com
    infoculture.ru
    tochno.st
    cluster.hse.ru
    nkibrics.ru
    irjournal.spbu.ru
    aevis.ru
    i-regions.org
    vestnik-ieran.ru
    questionset.ru
    imemo.ru/publications/periodical/meimo
    ashpi.asu.ru
    rusus.jes.su
    russianfield.com
    roiip.ru
    nom24.ru
    ifregion.com
    ipsos.ru
    zircon.ru
    teleskop-journal.spb.ru
    ra-national.ru
    7universum.com
    eurasian-strategies.ru
    igce.ru
    cwejournal.hse.ru
    wec.hse.ru
    svr.gov.ru/zhurnal-razvedchik
    trudy.vniro.ru
    v-project-online.ru
    raec.ru

  • Informal think-tank news — August 2024

    • A think-tank bought by a Competitive Intelligence agency
    • What is a think-tank ? ( 15:00 )
    • ( after this one ) Yet another think-tank that does not exist ( “Partners : EPI” )
    • Unpacking the Washington, DC Think Tank Scene
    • FBI raids home of a key Washington think-tank founder
    • Once again, another think-tanker that does not exist
    • EU legislative projects traffic light system
    • The man who has coined the terms BRICS+ — and BRICS++
    • think-tank spy ring
    • A ( Russian ) think-tank game ( theme : atomic bombs )
    • Interview with the founder of Israel’s most influential think-tank
    • How a U.S.-Funded Israeli Think Tank is Working
    • Four types of Chinese think-tanks
    • Young Leaders ( made in China )
    • Chinese Track-2 Diplomacy
    • Freedom award
    • Influence Watch
    • Another think-tank corruption scandal
    • A fact tank
    • American TechTank and French think-tech
    • Richard Haas and Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, Ph.D ( Park Avenue 2:31 )
    • 42:15 : “we’re trying to think big ; and so we are relying also on those outside of government who have more time to think than we do ; for some of the big ideas”
    • A think tank offers $10,000 for the seizure of an Estonian robot
    • President of Ukraine held a meeting with representatives of leading think tanks of Europe and the U.S.
    • ( more ) think-tank cartoons in Czech Republic
    • A think-tank, and its director, on OFAC’s list
    • Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund is also on the sanctions list
    • The Spectre of Neuroscience in Security Studies
    • think tank with Chinese characteristics
    • 1–2–3 extremely opaque think-tanks working against disinformation …
    • The first podcast by and for women in the US Intelligence Community ( > origin of the name )
    • “Lebanon is not a real state; it is a money-laundering headquarters.” 17:33
  • INFORMAL THINK-TANK NEWS — MAY 2024

    • Paweł Karbownik ( Bruegel ) is now the Polish Deputy Minister of Finance
    • Chad P. Bown ( PIEE ) is now Chief Economist at the the US Department of State
    • Urban Warfare Experts’ Christmas Wish List
    • A think-tank idea picked up by the U.S government : Thousands of seized Iranian guns, rocket launchers and munitions transfered to Ukraine
    • Fast Thinking, Atlantic Council
    • ASPI the American, and ASPI the Australian.
  • Alternatives to Wikipedia think-tank pages

    • militarist-monitor.org
    • GroupWatch archive
    • LittleSis : 25 think-tanks ; news.
    • citizenaudit.org ( paid )
    • insidephilanthropy.com ( paid )
  • INFORMAL THINK-TANK NEWS — June 2022

    • 850 active projects in Georgia, and 630 in Moldova.
    • 64% of women in one of the world’s most influential think-tanks.
    • Gender equality plan 2022-2026.
    • Parity Pledge for gender balanced events.
    • A webinar about working in the think tank sector.
    • What does it take to start a think-tank ?
    • A mission-driven think-tank.
    • Inaccuracy correction.
  • Think Tank Watch

    twitter.com/ThinkTankWatch — Covering The Think Tank Scene in the United States and Beyond. Specializing in Think Tank News and Gossip.

  • Informal Think-Tank News — May 2022

    • Nobody reads think-tank reports.
    • “Your Central European Intelligence” : “Good Russians do not exist. They have not been born yet.”
    • In 2 weeks a major think-tanker will become a French MP.
    • A  think – tank  battle.
    • There is already a little think-tank in the metaverse.
    • Accepting bitcoins.
    • 1847 initiatives , and around 300 projects in Kosovo. And 124 ongoing programs in Georgia.
    • Acknowledgement of country.
  • Informal think-tank news — April 2022 :

    • After WIIS : WCAPS.
    • On domestic matters, Russia starts think-tanking cautiously :
      Open & Interactive Map of Environmental Conflicts in Russia
    • Elves against Trolls.
    • The 3 SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS of the Think-Tank WORLD : > https://www.fes.de/standorte/fes-international/  > https://www.boell.de/en/worldwide  > https://www.kas.de/en/worldwide
    • JOINT comes out of stealth, to “understand and strengthen EU Foreign and Security Policy in a complex and contested world”.
    • New name ( it was the “Bonn International Center for Conversion” ) ;
      new name ( it was the “Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces” ).
    • 2 examples of think-tanks that have recently decided to hide their full / initial name :
      Tata Energy Research Institute
      Rocky Mountain Institute
    • New HQ ( from London to Berlin ).
  • Sanctioned think-tankers

    4 sanctioned US think-tankers ( numbers 22, 25, 26 & 27 ),

    and a call to sanction Russian ones.