Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution building near Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C.
Abbreviation	Brookings
Motto	Quality. Independence. Impact.
Formation	1916; 101 years ago (1916)
Type	Public policy think tank
Headquarters	1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Location	Washington, DC
President	Strobe Talbott
Revenue (2015)	$95,580,000
Expenses (2015)	$104,240,000
Website	brookings.edu

The Brookings Institution is a century-old American research group on Think Tank Row in Washington, D.C. It conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and global economy and development. Its stated mission is to "provide innovative and practical recommendations that advance three broad goals: strengthen American democracy; foster the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans; and secure a more open, safe, prosperous, and cooperative international system."

Brookings has five research programs at its Washington, D.C. campus (Economic Studies, Foreign Policy Governance Studies, Global Economy and Development, and Metropolitan Policy) and three international centers based in Doha, Qatar (Brookings Doha Center);Beijing, China (Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy); and New Delhi, India (Brookings India).

In the University of Pennsylvania's 2015 Global Go To Think Tanks Report, Brookings was named "Think Tank of the Year."

Brookings states that its staff "represent diverse points of view" and describes itself as non-partisan, while the media sometimes describes Brookings as "liberal". An academic analysis of Congressional records from 1993 to 2002 found that Brookings was referenced by conservative politicians almost as frequently as liberal politicians, earning a score of 53 on a 1–100 scale with 100 representing the most liberal score. The same study found Brookings to be the most frequently cited think tank by the US media and politicians.

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Brookings describes itself as independent and non-partisan. A 2005 academic study by UCLA concluded it was centrist in that it was referenced as an authority almost equally by both conservative and liberal politicians in congressional records from 1993 to 2002.The New York Times has referred to the organization as liberal, liberal-centrist, centrist, and conservative.The Washington Post has described Brookings as centrist and liberal. The Los Angeles Times has described Brookings as liberal-leaning and centrist before opining that it did not believe such labels mattered. In 1977, Time Magazine described it as the "nation's pre-eminent liberal think tank".Newsweek has described Brookings as centrist while Politico has used the term "center-left". In addition, the left-wing, media watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting describes it as conservative.