CIAO DATE: 03/03

US Foreign Policy Agenda

 

Volume 7, Number 3, November 2002

Preface

A Policy Maker's View

• Think Tanks and U.S. Foreign Policy: A Policy-Maker's Perspective (PDF, 4 pages, 56 kbs),  by Richard N. Haass, Director of Policy and Planning, Department of State

  An Historical Perspective

• Think Tanks and U.S. Foreign Policty: An Historical View (PDF, 4 pages, 56 kbs),  by Donald E. Abelson Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Western Ontario

• Think Tanks and the Transnationalization of Foreign Policy (PDF, 6 pages, 71 kbs),  by James G. McGann Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute

  How Think Tanks Function

• The Brookings Institution: How a Think Tank Works (PDF, 3 pages, 52 kbs),  by Strobe Talbott President, The Brookings Institution

• Rand: How Think Tanks Interact With the Military (PDF, 4 pages, 57 kbs),  by Michael D. Rich Executive Vice President, RAND

• The U.S. Institute of Peace: A Hands-on Approach to Resolving Conflict (PDF, 3 pages, 52 kbs),  by Richard H. Solomon President, United States Institute of Peace

  Case Studies

• Having An Impact: Think Tanks and the NATO Enlargement Debate (PDF, 3 pages, 53 kbs),  by Ronald D. Asmus Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States and Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

• The Heritage Foundation: Influencing the Debate on Missile Defense (PDF, 3 pages, 58 kbs),  by Baker Spring F.M. Kirby Research Fellow in National Security Policy, The Heritage Foundation

• A National Dialogue on Establishing a Think Tank: The Case of Honduras (PDF, 4 pages, 61 kbs),  by Amy Coughenour Betancourt Adjunct Fellow of the Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

  Fact Sheets

• The Revolving Door (PDF, 3 pages, 47 kb)

• Think Tanks in Brief (PDF, 3 pages, 50 kb)

  A Guide to Additional Reading

• The Role of Think Tanks in U.S. Foreign Policy — Bibliography (PDF, 1 pages, 37 kbs), (Spotlighting other views)

• The Role of Think Tanks in U.S. Foreign Policy — Key Internet Sites (PDF, 2 pages, 52 kbs), (Internet links to resources on related issues)