There are more than three million Syrians living in Turkey today. This demographic shift is quickly changing the economic and political landscape across the Turkey-Syria border. In the decades to come, Turkey will have to integrate a sizable, mostly urban, Arabic-speaking minority. This paper traces the nascent social, political, and economic dynamics of this process. We identify aspects of the ...

Observer Research Foundation, in collaboration with Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP), Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania, organized the third India Think Tank Forum on 7 January 2019, at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Delhi. The forum brought together a diverse representation both of regional, national and international think tanks, for an informative and productive exchange on key ...

The Global Think Tank Summit 2017 aims to focus on the major eminent issues confronting Asia and the world, and identify areas for think tanks to contribute positively to their resolution. Leading think tank representatives will explore possibilities for their organizations to promote effective policy-making that address the premier issues facing our societies, including widening inequality, social ...

The Fourth Annual India Think Tank Forum (ITFF) took place in New Delhi, India from January 12 to 13, 2020. The forum was co-hosted by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the University of Pennsylvania and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). It brought together think tank scholars and executives from over 50 think tank institutions from South Asia including India, Bangladesh, ...

The Second Global Think Tank Innovation Summit was held on June 23 and 24, 2017, in Qingdao, China. It comes at an interesting time in global politics and economics. The states under political regime changes have proven robust enough to navigate upsets that defined the year 2016, from Brexit to the impeachment of Brazil’s and South Korea’s presidents. However, the world still faces looming dangers, ...