Center for Strategic and International Studies
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a prominent Washington, D.C.–based think tank focused on international policy, security, and strategic studies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Center for Strategic and International Studies canonical | 5 |
| CSIS | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T356616 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Center for Strategic and International Studies Context triple: [David C. Acheson, boardMemberOf, Center for Strategic and International Studies]
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A.
Washington Institute
Washington Institute was the original name of what is now Washington University in St. Louis, a major private research university in Missouri.
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B.
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is a prominent U.S. think tank and membership organization specializing in foreign policy and international affairs.
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C.
Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council is a prominent nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C., focused on international affairs, transatlantic relations, and global security policy.
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D.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a global think tank and research institution dedicated to advancing international cooperation, peace, and security through policy analysis and dialogue.
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E.
School of Advanced International Studies
The School of Advanced International Studies is a graduate institution renowned for its programs in international relations, economics, and policy studies, preparing students for global leadership and diplomacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Center for Strategic and International Studies Target entity description: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a prominent Washington, D.C.–based think tank focused on international policy, security, and strategic studies.
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A.
Washington Institute
Washington Institute was the original name of what is now Washington University in St. Louis, a major private research university in Missouri.
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B.
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is a prominent U.S. think tank and membership organization specializing in foreign policy and international affairs.
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C.
Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council is a prominent nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C., focused on international affairs, transatlantic relations, and global security policy.
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D.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a global think tank and research institution dedicated to advancing international cooperation, peace, and security through policy analysis and dialogue.
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E.
School of Advanced International Studies
The School of Advanced International Studies is a graduate institution renowned for its programs in international relations, economics, and policy studies, preparing students for global leadership and diplomacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
ⓘ
research institute ⓘ think tank ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CSIS ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| engagesWith |
U.S. government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
civil society ⓘ foreign governments ⓘ international organizations ⓘ private sector ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
climate and environmental policy
ⓘ
defense policy ⓘ economic policy ⓘ energy policy ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ global health ⓘ international relations ⓘ national security ⓘ regional studies ⓘ strategic studies ⓘ technology policy ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Admiral Arleigh Burke
ⓘ
David M. Abshire ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1962 ⓘ |
| hasApproach | nonpartisan analysis ⓘ |
| hasType | bipartisan ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.csis.org/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | nonprofit ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| movedTo | independent organization ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expert commentary on international security issues
ⓘ
influence on U.S. foreign policy debate ⓘ |
| organizes |
conferences
ⓘ
expert panels ⓘ public events ⓘ |
| originalAffiliation | Georgetown University ⓘ |
| publishes |
policy reports
ⓘ
research papers ⓘ |
| regionServed | global ⓘ |
| sector |
international development
ⓘ
policy research ⓘ security studies ⓘ |
| taxStatus | 501(c)(3) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Center for Strategic and International Studies Description of subject: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a prominent Washington, D.C.–based think tank focused on international policy, security, and strategic studies.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Center for Strategic and International Studies