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U.S.FOREIGNPOLICY
AGENDA
VOLUME 7AN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATENUMBER 3
 NOVEMBER 2002
IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICYIN U.S. FOREIGN POLICYTHE ROLE OF THINK TANKSTHE ROLE OF THINK TANKS
 
“Of the many influences on U.S. foreign policy formulation, the role of think tanks is among the most important and least appreciated.”
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Richard Haass
Director of Policy and PlanningU.S. Department of State
“There are moments in the evolution of U.S. foreign policy wherethink tanks have had a decisive impact in reshaping conventional wisdomand setting a new course on a key strategic issue.”
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Ronald D. Asmus
Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German MarshallFund of the United States, and Adjunct SeniorFellow, Council on Foreign Relations
This issue of U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda examines the unique role played by public policy research and analysis organizations, or “think tanks,” in the formulation of U.S.foreign policy. A leading State Department official outlines the principal benefits thatthink tanks offer to U.S. policy-makers. Two experts review the history and evolution of think tanks’involvement in U.S. foreign policy and cite the recent proliferation of theseinstitutions around the world. Two think tank presidents and an executive vice presidentexplain how a leading U.S. think tank operates, the special role of a think tank created bythe U.S. Congress, and how one of the nation’s largest think tanks works with the U.S.military. Finally, three case studies show the influence of think tanks on two key policyissues and demonstrate how to establish a think tank, using Honduras as an example.
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THE ROLE OF THINK TANKS IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
U. S. FOREIGN POLICY AGENDAAN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE VOLUME 7 • NUMBER 3 • NOVEMBER2002
 
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U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
AGENDA
 An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State
THE ROLE OF THINK TANKS IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
CONTENTS
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A POLICY-MAKER’S VIEW
THINK TANKS AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: A POLICY-MAKER’S PERSPECTIVE5
 By Richard N. Haass Director of Policy and Planning, Department of State
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AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
THINK TANKS AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: AN HISTORICAL VIEW9
 By Donald E. Abelson Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Western Ontario
THINK TANKS AND THE TRANSNATIONALIZATION OF FOREIGN POLICY13
 By James G. McGannSenior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute
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HOW THREE THINK TANKS FUNCTION
THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION: HOW A THINK TANK WORKS19
 By Strobe Talbott  President, The Brookings Institution
RAND: HOW THINK TANKS INTERACT WITH THE MILITARY22
 By Michael D. Rich Executive Vice President, RAND
THE U.S. INSTITUTE OF PEACE: A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO RESOLVING CONFLICT26
 By Richard H. Solomon President, United States Institute of Peace
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CASE STUDIES
HAVING AN IMPACT: THINK TANKS AND THE NATO ENLARGEMENT DEBATE29
 By Ronald D. AsmusSenior 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 DEFENSE32
 By Baker Spring  F.M. Kirby Research Fellow in National Security Policy, The Heritage Foundation
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