University of Pennsylvania's “Global Go To Think Tank Rankings” includes the EastWest Institute in its annual ranking of the top 30 U.S. think tanks, listing it as number 28. EWI’s 2009 budget of approximately $8 million is smaller than many of the think tanks listed higher. By comparison, the Brookings Institution has a budget of approximately $60 million and the Council on Foreign Relations approximately $38 million. The report notes that the number of think tanks in the U.S. has more than doubled since 1980, and the total now stands at 1,912.

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