Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace was established in 1910 by Andrew Carnegie with a $10 million gift, making it one of the oldest foreign policy think tanks in the United States. Carnegie's stated mission is to advance the cause of peace through strategic analysis, fresh policy ideas, and direct engagement with decision-makers in government, business, and civil society. Over more than a century, the organization has built a global presence with centers in Washington DC (headquarters), Brussels (Carnegie Europe), Berlin (Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center), Singapore (Carnegie China), New Delhi (Carnegie India), and Beirut (Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center).

The Technology and International Affairs Program is Carnegie's primary home for AI governance and safety research. Co-directed by Jon Bateman and Arthur Nelson, the program focuses on four technology domains: artificial intelligence, the information environment, cybersecurity, and biotechnology. Within AI, the program examines three intersecting areas: AI and geopolitics and international security (addressing risks of an accelerated race toward advanced AI), AI and international development and economics (supporting lower-income countries in the AI era), and AI governance (building relevant institutions at international, national, and subnational levels).

Key researchers include Senior Fellow Matt Sheehan, who specializes in China's AI ecosystem and technology policy, and Senior Fellow Jon Bateman, who covers AI governance and U.S.-China technology decoupling. Carnegie co-hosted an expert workshop with the Oxford Martin School's AI Governance Initiative in July 2024 that produced a major report on the future of international scientific assessments of AI risks. In March 2025, Carnegie researchers contributed to a collaborative publication examining AI safety as a global public good. Carnegie has also published research on frontier model governance, AI safety institutional development in China, and global AI governance frameworks.

Carnegie has received Open Philanthropy grants for AI governance research, including a $597,717 grant in 2022 and a $443,732 grant in 2025, both supporting Matt Sheehan's international AI governance research. Carnegie's large endowment (over $559 million in net assets as of June 2025) provides substantial financial stability independent of grant funding. The organization has earned a Charity Navigator 4-star rating and Platinum Transparency certification.