Surin Pitsuwan

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

International Crisis Group is a non-profit organization that works to prevent wars and shape policies. The non-profit company is based in Brussels, BE and has subsidiaries in the United States. The CEO of the Belgian company is Gareth Evans.

International IDEA is an organization that supports parliaments worldwide to be more accountable, inclusive, and representative. The private company is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and the CEO of the company is Yves Leterme. The Swedish company develops and build consensus on key issues of political and democratic reform, improve the capacity of relevant committees to provide democratic accountability and oversight of government, and make parliamentary mandates and internal. According to their report, "The State of Democracy Report 2022 – Forging Social Contracts in a Time of Discontent," half of democratic governments around the world are in decline. The organization is governed by its Statutes, and membership is open to governments that demonstrate their commitment to the rule of law, human rights, and the basic principles of democratic pluralism. The company's objective is to promote and advance sustainable democracy and to improve and consolidate electoral processes worldwide.