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About the ACDIS Internship Database
This database is intended as a guide to help students identify various internship opportunities relevant to topics—such as conflict resolution, environment and energy, disarmament, and so on—of interest to the ACDIS program. The database includes over two hundred organizations with internship programs both in the United States and abroad, as well as additional links with general information and advice about internships. Where possible, we have linked directly to web pages devoted to internship and career opportunities on a given organization’s web site. We have also provided information, when available, about compensation available through each internship (whether it is paid or unpaid, and whether or not a stipend is available).
Note: This database was developed by employees and students affiliated with the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS) at the University of Iliinois. Inclusion in this database does not represent endorsement by ACDIS or the University of any particular organization or its internship program. The content here is provided simply as an informational resource.
Suggestions on links to be added or updated can be sent by email to ACDIS.
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Your query, "Internships in Middle East," returned 51 results.
ACCION International - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
ACCION International works to eliminate poverty by providing people the resources, especially microfinance loans, they need to sustain themselves.
AIESEC Illinois - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The primary activity of AIESEC, the largest student-run exchange organization in the world, is facilitation of work abroad exchange programs between its member countries. AIESEC Illinois was founded in 1971.
America-Mideast Educational and Training Services - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST) is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes understanding and cooperation between Americans and the Middle East. AMIDEAST offers internships in its programs that assist foreign students' study in the U.S.
American Friends Service Committee - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Founded by Quakers in 1917, the AFSC carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world.
American Israel Public Affairs Committee - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
American Pro-Israel Lobby
Americans for Peace Now - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Americans for Peace Now serves as a Jewish voice for a peaceful and secure Israel. APN offers internships in its Washington, DC, New York, and Los Angeles offices.
Arab American Institute - Compensation: Paid Positions(s)
The Arab American Institute, \"a non-profit organization committed to the civic and political empowerment of Americans of Arab descent,\" offers internships within its own organization, as well as through placement in outside agencies, \"including the White House, human rights organizations and the major political parties.
Brookhaven National Laboratory - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Brookhaven National Lab administers an internship program in Vienna, Austria with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), sponsored by the U.S. Support Program.
Bulletin of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Bulletin of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East chronicles ongoing governmental and non-governmental cooperative efforts in the Middle East. It is associated with the Search for a Common Ground, which offers internships at its Washington, DC and Brussels offices.
CARE, Inc. - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
CARE works to reduce poverty around the world by designing and supporting community-based programs addressing health, education and economic development. Instead of internships, CARE offers \"volunteer vacations\" of two weeks duration.
Catholic Relief Services - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Catholic Relief Services, the official international relief and development agency of the US Catholic community, offers a variety of internship experiences in a number of areas of expertise.
Center for Defense Information - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Supports an effective defense while opposing excessive expenditures for weapons and policies that increase the danger of war.
Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Conducts studies and analyses of the relationship between the US and the Middle East, with a particular emphasis on the Palestinian problem and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Center for Security Policy - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Provides analysis of security issues relevant to U.S. national interests to policy makers with the objective of achieving \"world peace through American strength.
Center for Strategic and International Security (CSIS) - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Analyzes strategic trends to produce policy solutions while training tomorrow\'s leaders.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The United States civilian agency for intelligence gathering and analysis.
Childrens Defense Fund - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Children\'s Defense Fund works as an effective voice for children so that our society will truly Leave No Child Behind.
Council on American Islamic Relations - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
CAIR was established to promote policies that \"provide Muslim-Americans with the same equality granted to everyone else.
Council on Foreign Relations - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
A non-partisan organization dedicated to disseminating information to increase understanding of the issues facing the United States and other governments.
Eisenhower Institute - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Building on President Dwight D. Eisenhower\'s legacy of leadership, the Eisenhower Institute works \"for outcomes that serve the long-term interests of the American people while promoting justice and international peace.
Forum for International Policy - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Articulates a clear, consistent voice in support of American world leadership.
Hudson Institute - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Hudson InstituteÕs mission is to be AmericaÕs premier source of applied research on enduring policy challenges.
Human Rights Watch/Helsinki Watch Committee - Compensation: Paid/Unpaid Positions(s)
Human Rights Watch offers internships at its U.S. and London offices, working in a wide variety of subject areas to promote impartial reporting of violations as well as fostering the development of human rights.
Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis is an independent, nonpartisan research organization affiliated with the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. It offers a limited number of internships specializing in national security, foreign policy, and defense planning issues.
Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution (IIMCR) - Compensation: Paid/Unpaid Positions(s)
IIMCR is a Washington, DC-based institution that promotes the use of peaceful conflict resolution techniques. Their web site posts job openings at various other relevant organizations and provides links to job and internship resources.
Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy has a particular emphasis on internships for international students and U.S. international studies students in its work \"to promote a systems approach to peacebuilding and the transformation of deep-rooted social conflict.
Institute for Palestine Studies - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Publishes books related to the history and development of the Palestine problem and the Arab-Israeli conflict and promotes their peaceful resolution.
Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation studies the causes of international conflict and cooperation and is committed to fostering a new generation of problem-solvers and peacemakers.
Jamestown Foundation - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Serves the interests of the US by monitoring the status of political and economic freedom in the former Soviet Union by encouraging the development of democracy and free enterprise.
Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development - Compensation: Paid Positions(s)
Based in Washington, D.C., this organization is "committed to enhancing the lives of Palestinians and to communicating reliable and objective information about the Palestinian experience."
Jewish Institute for International Security Affairs (JINSA) - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Informs the American Jewish community of the importance of a capable US defense structure and the American defense community of the role Israel plays in securing Western interests.
Jewish Peace Lobby - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Seeks to "promote a just and lasting resolution" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by promoting peaceful negotiation of the conflict, based on Israel's right to peace and security and the Palestinian right to self-determination.
Mennonite Central Committee - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Mennonite Central Committee is the mission organization of the Mennonite and Brethern in Christ congregations of North America. It works among the suffering to reduce poverty, conflict, and oppression. The MCC offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunties, although only a few are formally classified as internships.
Mercy Corps/Conflict Management Group - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Mercy Corps provides internships in its international relief and development programs. Contact your college or university for college credit from this internship.
Middle East Institute - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Middle East Institute provides interns the opportunity to develop leadership skills through active engagement in discussions with scholars. Its interns are unpaid, but MEI offers free language training and reimbursement for local travel expenses.
Middle East Research and Information Project - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Publishes a quarterly magazine and special publications that analyze the political economy of the Middle East and US involvement in the area.
National Council on US-Arab Relations - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Promotes US understanding of the Arab world through various overseas study tours and US-based educational and leadership development programs.
National Institute for Public Policy - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
National Institute for Public Policy is a non-profit educational organization devoted to assessing US foreign and defense policy in the post-Cold War international community.
National Peace Foundation - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Promotes the development and implementation of conflict resolution education and training in the U.S. and peace-building and democracy building internationally, especially in Russia and the South Caucasus Republics.
Nixon Center - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Nixon Center engages in "an enlightened pursuit of national interest to explore ways of enhancing American security and prosperity while taking into account the legitimate perspectives of other nations."
Oxfam America - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Oxfam America offers internships and volunteer positions at its Boston and Washington, DC offices. These structured programs allow students to contribute to Oxfam's work promoting "development programs and emergency relief services [and to] campaigns for change in global practices and policies that keep people in poverty.
Peace Brigades International USA - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Peace Brigades International is a non-governmental organization which \"protects human rights and promotes nonviolent transformation of conflicts.\" PBI offers volunteers with language skills experience in grassroots work.
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (Europe) - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The institute seeks to recognize causes of conflict and to formulate proposals for conflict resolution measures to end confrontations expeditiously.
Project on Defense Alternatives - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Founded in 1991 and based in Cambridge, Mass. (USA), PDA seeks to adapt security policy to the challenges and opportunities of the post-Cold War era.
Royal United Services Institute for Defense Studies (Europe) - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
RUSI is the world\'s oldest institute devoted to defense and security studies.
United Methodist Church General Board of Church and Society - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The United Methodist Church organizes and supports faith-based outreach programs worldwide, part of its historical orientation of working toward social justice. It occasionally offers internships.
United Nations Association of the USA - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The United Nations Association of the USA offers unpaid internships to students with a strong interest in international issues and multilateral insitutions.
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
UNIDIR "conducts research on disarmament and security with the aim of assisting the international community in their disarmament thinking, decisions, and efforts."
Washington Institute for Near East Policy - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
A public educational foundation that is dedicated to scholarly research and informed debate on U.S. interests in the Middle East.
Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Operated under the auspices of the University of Wisconsin, this Washington, D.C.-based group works to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - Compensation: Paid/Unpaid Positions(s)
A nonpartisan institution, supported by public and private funds, engaged in the study of national and world affairs.