Editing Think tank (section)

==== France ====
The [[Institut français des relations internationales|French Institute of International Relations]] (IFRI) was founded in 1979 and is the third oldest think tank of western Europe, after Chatham House (UK, 1920) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sweden, 1960). The primary goals of IFRI are to develop applied research in the field of public policy related to international issues, and foster interactive and constructive dialogue between researchers, professionals, and opinion leaders. France also hosts the [[European Union Institute for Security Studies]] (EUISS), a [[Paris]]-based [[agency of the European Union]] and think tank researching security issues of relevance for the [[European Union|EU]]. There are also a number of pro-business think tanks, notably the Paris-based Fondation Concorde.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fondation Concorde |url=http://www.fondationconcorde.com/ |access-date=29 July 2016 |publisher=Fondation Concorde |archive-date=29 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729193630/http://www.fondationconcorde.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The foundation focuses on increasing the competitiveness of French SME's and aims to revive entrepreneurship in France.

On the left, the main think tanks in France are the [[Fondation Jean-Jaurès]], which is organizationally linked to the [[French Socialist Party]], and [[Terra Nova (think tank)|Terra Nova]]. Terra Nova is an independent left-leaning think tank, although it is nevertheless considered to be close to the Socialists. It works on producing reports and analyses of current public policy issues from a progressive point of view, and contributing to the intellectual renewal of social democracy.

The only French Think Tank mentioned in the "think tanks to watch" list of the 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report<ref>{{Cite web |last=James G. McGann |title=2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report |url=http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=think_tanks |access-date=29 July 2016 |website=Repository.upenn.edu |format=PDF |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507081229/https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=think_tanks |url-status=live }}</ref> {{ill|GenerationLibre|fr}} is a French think tank created by Gaspard Koenig in 2013, independent from all political parties, which aims at promoting freedoms in France, in terms of fundamental rights, economics and societal issues. GenerationLibre is described as being able to connect to the right on pro business freedom and regulations issues but also to the left on issues such as basic income, gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana.