Synthesizes the growing literature on think tanks and on the foreign policies of the emerging powers within the context of power shifts and new dynamics in current international affairs

Demonstrates with a broad cross-section of countries how think tanks, in collaboration with their respective governments, are able to respond to the new challenges and dynamics of an increasingly multipolar world

Identifies the transcendent trends among twelve think tanks and highlights the transferable approaches that could be adopted by other emerging powers

Autorentext
James G. McGann is Senior Lecturer in International Studies and Director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Inhalt

1. Think Tanks and the Foreign Policy Challenges Facing the Emerging Powers .- 2. Think Tanks, Foreign Policy and Emerging Powers .- 3. A Not Quite Multipolar World .- 4. The Emerging Powers .- 5. Nigeria: An Overview.- 6. The Role of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Nigerian and African Development: The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs.- 7. Republic of South Africa: An Overview.- 8. Foreign Policy and Security Challenges Facing South Africa: The South African Institute of International Affairs in South Africa.- 9. People's Republic Of China: An Overview.- 10. Emergence of a Think Tank and a Rising Power on the World Stage: China Institute of International Studies.- 11. India: An Overview.- 12. India's Strategic Think Tank: The Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses.- 13. Singapore: An Overview.- 14. The Role of Think Tanks in Shaping Policy Debates in Asia: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS).- 15. South Korea: An Overview.- 16. Pushing Korea to Think in a World of Complexity: The East Asia Institute.- 17. IFANS and the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: The Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security.- 18. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam: An Overview.- 19. Shaping the Security and Foreign Policy of Vietnam: The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam.- 20. Argentina: An Overview.- 21. Dealing with Argentina's Foreign Policy in the Emerging Multi- Polar World: A Comparative Analysis of Think Tanks Responses towards the Malvinas Issue: The Argentine Center of International Studies.- 22. Brazil: An Overview.- 23. Beyond Backwater and Backyard: Reframing Security in the South Atlantic: The BRICS Policy Center.- 24. Mexico: An Overview.- 25. Think 20: An Innovative Proposal for the G20 Summit.- 26. Qatar: An Overview.- 27. Research Centers and the Challenges of Formulating State Security and Foreign Policies in Emerging States: The Case of Qatar: Al Jazeera Centre for Studies.- 28. Turkey: An Overview.- 29. Shaping Foreign Policy Debates in Turkey: The SETA Foundation for Political, Economic, and Social Studies.- 30. Think Tanks, Foreign Policy and National, Regional and Global Politics.