Think Visegrad – V4 Think Tank Platform is a network for structured dialog on issues of strategic regional importance. The network analyzes key issues for the Visegrad Group (V4), and provides recommendations to the governments of V4 countries, the annual presidencies of the group, and the International Visegrad Fund. Think Visegrad covers thematic priorities of V4 including energy security, V4’s internal cohesion, EU institutions and politics, the Western Balkans, relations with Eastern Partnership countries, development assistance, hard security, environmental protection, Roma-related issues, migration, transport, etc.
Formation of the network of V4 think-tanks was one of the priorities of the Czech Presidency in the Visegrad Group of 2011–2012. This idea reflected the long-term interest and willingness of Central European think-tanks to enhance their cooperation within the Visegrad Group and to deepen its cohesion. Think Visegrad was established in 2012 by eight V4 research centers and institutes, and is funded by the International Visegrad Fund.
The core members of Think Visegrad (in alphabetical order):
Center for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy (CEID)
Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)
EUROPEUM – Institute for European Policy
Globsec Policy Institute (GPI)
Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (HIIA)
Institute of International Relations (IIR)
The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA)
The core network of think-tanks includes these founding institutions with their coordinating abilities. Think Visegrad remains, however, an open platform for cooperation with other think-tanks from all V4 countries. Think Visegrad aims to prepare extensive and detailed analytical materials each year focusing on the most important priorities of the Visegrad Group while reflecting the most current and urgent topics. At the same time, the platform coordinates annual fellowships.
Cooperating institutes:
Czech Republic
- Aspen Institute
- Association for International Affairs (AMO)
- Faculty of Social Studies – Charles University
- Freedom House
- Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI)
- Faculty of Social Studies of Masaryk University
- University of Economics
- University of Hradec Králové
Hungary
- Central European University – Centre for EU Enlargement Studies (CEU-CENS)
- Centre for Strategic and Defence Studies
- Corvinus University
- Institute of World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- Kitekinto.hu
- National University of Public Service
- University of Pecs
Poland
- College of Eastern Europe
- DELab Warsaw University
- National Centre for Strategic Studies (NCSS)
- Collegium Civitas University; European Forum Foundation
- Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics
- Institute of Public Affairs (ISP)
- National Centre for Strategic Studies
- Polish Academy of Sciences – Institute of Political Studies
- Res Publica Nova Foundation
- The Kosciuzko Institute
- The Society of the Institute of East-Central Europe (TIESW)
- Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)
- University of Warsaw
- World Economy Research Institute
Slovakia
- Comenius University – Depaartment of Political Science
- Euractiv.sk
- Institute for Economic and Social Studies (INESS)
- Institute of Public Affairs (IVO)
- Pontis Foundation
- Slovak Security Policy Institute (SSPI)
Other
- London School of Economics (LSE)