The HORN International Institute for Strategic Studies is a
non-profit, applied research and policy think-do tank based in Nairobi, Kenya. The Institute
works closely with local communities, governmental and non-governmental organisations
and partners on various projects and activities focusing on six thematic areas: defence and
security; terrorism and violent extremism; climate change, migration, and development,
diplomacy and foreign relations; governance and statecraft; and transnational crimes and
strategic threats with a primary focus on 13 countries that include; Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia,
Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Central African
Republic, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2021, the Institute was ranked 18th
globally behind leading Think Tanks such as Brookings, Chatham House, and Hoover
Institutions, among others. Indeed, the HORN Institute has become the go-to think tank
for opinion and analysis on its key thematic areas by local as well as leading international
media houses.


