Gatestone Institute
The Gatestone Institute is a non-partisan, not-for-profit international policy council and think tank founded in 2012 by philanthropist Nina Rosenwald, with a mission to educate the public about underreported issues including threats from Islamic extremism, human rights abuses under Sharia law, and lapses in mainstream media coverage of national security and democracy in the Middle East and North Africa.[1][2]
Headquartered in New York City as a 501(c)(3) organization funded by private donors, it publishes daily articles, reports, and hosts conferences emphasizing the promotion of rule of law, free markets, strong militaries, and defenses against encroachments on Western sovereignty and free speech.[1][3]
Under the leadership of President Nina Rosenwald, the institute has featured prominent contributors such as former U.S. National Security Advisor John R. Bolton, who served as chairman from 2013 until 2018, and analysts focusing on migration crises, jihadist ideologies, and transparency in international bodies.[1][4]
Its work, which highlights empirical patterns of Islamist violence and cultural clashes often minimized by academic and media institutions exhibiting systemic left-leaning biases, has influenced conservative policy discussions while attracting criticism from outlets predisposed to framing such scrutiny as prejudicial rather than causally grounded.[1][5]