Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), Research Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), United Nations University-Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), Center for Economic Studies of the Private Sector, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua UniversityUniversity of International Business and Economics (UIBE), National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow) and Vietnam Industry and Trade Information Center (VITIC)

University of Washington - Henry. M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Oxford, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Department of Political Science, University of Exeter, Queen Mary University of London, Atlantic Council - Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, University of South Alabama, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, SOAS, University of London - London Middle East Institute (LMEI) and Qatar University