Think tanks · NGOs · policy professionals · international affairs · advocacy
Policy research at the speed you actually need.
Policy work runs on research — understanding what other governments are doing, what international frameworks apply, what the evidence base looks like, and what stakeholders hold what positions. Atlas gives you fast, sourced answers across all of international affairs, so you spend less time backgrounding and more time on the analysis and advocacy that only you can do.
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Country foreign policy profiles
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Briefings on evolving international developments
Sound familiar?
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Comparative policy research is time-intensive
Understanding what ten different countries' approaches to a policy area look like — their legislation, their international commitments, their stated positions — takes hours of cross-referencing government websites, treaty databases, and news sources.
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International frameworks are hard to navigate
Which UN body handles this? What treaty obligation applies? What's the difference between a Security Council resolution and a General Assembly declaration? For policy professionals without deep international law backgrounds, the institutional landscape is opaque.
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Staying current across multiple regions simultaneously is impossible
Policy work often requires tracking developments across multiple countries and regions in parallel. Keeping up with bilateral negotiations, multilateral talks, and domestic political shifts across ten countries at once isn't something any one person can do manually.
What you get.
Comparative policy landscape mapping
Research how different countries approach a policy area — their legislation, international commitments, stated positions, and actual practice. Atlas supports genuine comparative analysis across regions and governance systems.
International framework research
Understand the international institutional framework relevant to your policy area. Which UN bodies have jurisdiction, what treaty obligations exist, what the relevant Security Council and General Assembly history looks like. Atlas maps the international legal and institutional context.
Policy brief and memo support
Policy writing requires condensing complex information into clear, actionable briefs. Atlas accelerates the research phase so you can focus on the analysis and recommendations — the parts that actually require your expertise.
Stakeholder position analysis
Understand the key actors in any international policy debate — the countries that champion a position, the coalitions that form around it, the veto players who can block progress, and the historical patterns that predict how negotiations are likely to go.
Evidence base and precedent research
What does the empirical literature say about the effectiveness of this policy approach? What historical precedents exist for the mechanism you're proposing? Atlas can help you build the evidence base that makes policy arguments credible.
Daily briefings for current awareness
Model Diplomat's daily diplomatic briefings track current international developments with analytical context — not just what happened, but what it means for the policy landscape. Stay current across multiple regions without reading every wire service.
Common questions.
Is this useful for NGOs and civil society organizations?
Yes. Atlas is particularly useful for organizations that work on international advocacy — understanding the international institutional landscape, tracking how different countries approach a policy area, and researching the treaty obligations that apply to your issue.
Can Atlas help with UN Human Rights Council research?
Yes. Atlas covers UN human rights mechanisms in depth — Special Procedures, treaty bodies (HRC, CAT, CRC, CEDAW, etc.), the Universal Periodic Review, and the broader international human rights framework. It understands the procedural landscape, not just the substantive law.
How does this compare to traditional policy databases?
Traditional databases (UN Treaty Collection, UNHCR Refworld, OECD iLibrary) provide authoritative primary sources. Atlas gives you a faster starting point and analytical context — it's not a database itself, but it points you to the right databases and helps you interpret what you find.
Is there team or organizational access?
Pro accounts support individual professional use. For team access across a think tank or NGO, contact us at team@modeldiplomat.com to discuss options.
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