The Brookings Institution: A Washington, D.C.-based non-profit public policy organisation, The Brookings Institution conducts independent, nonpartisan research to improve policy and governance globally. Its main areas of focus include economics, foreign policy, governance, and metropolitan policy. Established in 1916, it is recognised as one of the world’s most influential think tanks, notably contributing to the creation of the United Nations and the Marshall Plan, and shaping significant US policy decisions.