It focuses, as policy-oriented think tanks do, on analyzing complex conflicts and potential conflicts around the world and identifying workable solutions. It campaigns for the adoption of these solutions, but less at the grassroots and more by direct access to high-level policymakers.
与我关系最紧密、时间也最长的组织是国际危机集团（International Crisis Group，ICG），它是罕见的集三类于一身的组织。它和大部分运作组织一样基于实地，这一点与智库和倡议组织不同。它又如政策导向的智库那样专注于分析环球复杂冲突和潜在冲突，指出可行解决方案。它宣传采取这些方案，但较少通过草根，而是直接与高层决策者联系。