Think Tanks, Foreign Policy and the Emerging Powers

✍ Scribed by James G. McGann

Publisher: Springer International Publishing;Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 464
Edition: 1st ed.
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book examines changing international dynamics through the lens of some of the leading think tanks from the emerging powers in the world. Through twelve case studies, the authors explore how security and international affairs think tanks in emerging powers collaborate with their policy makers to meet current and anticipate future foreign policy and security challenges. Overall, the book illustrates and analyzes how think tanks in a variety of political and economic contexts are able to contribute to their respective policy-making processes. Included in the discussions are the problems or successes that each respective nation’s think tanks face, where they feel the emerging nation will be positioned, and where they are failing to meet the policy challenges they face. The book provides a comprehensive look at successful foreign policy formulation to serve as examples for other think tanks in similar political and economic conditions.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxx
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
Think Tanks and the Foreign Policy Challenges Facing the Emerging Powers (James G. McGann, Elena Lazarou)....Pages 3-16
Think Tanks, Foreign Policy, and Emerging Powers (James G. McGann)....Pages 17-59
A Not Quite Multipolar World (Bruce Jones)....Pages 61-78
The Emerging Powers (James G. McGann)....Pages 79-102
Front Matter ....Pages 103-103
Nigeria: An Overview (James G. McGann)....Pages 105-112
The Role of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Nigerian and African Development (Sharkdam Wapmuk)....Pages 113-134
Republic of South Africa: An Overview (James G. McGann)....Pages 135-142
Foreign Policy and Security Challenges Facing South Africa: The South African Institute of International Affairs (Neuma Grobbelaar, Elizabeth Sidiropoulos)....Pages 143-160
Front Matter ....Pages 161-161
People’s Republic of China: An Overview (James G. McGann)....Pages 163-171
Emergence of a Think Tank and a Rising Power on the World Stage: China Institute of International Studies (Longdi Xu)....Pages 173-189
India: An Overview (James G. McGann)....Pages 191-197
India’s Strategic Think Tank: The Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (Arvind Gupta)....Pages 199-217
Singapore: An Overview (James G. McGann)....Pages 219-224
The Role of Think Tanks in Shaping Policy Debates in Asia: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (Mely Caballero-Anthony, Ralf Emmers, Theresa Robles, Sarah Teo)....Pages 225-237
South Korea: An Overview (James G. McGann)....Pages 239-244
Pushing Korea to Think in a World of Complexity: The East Asia Institute (Sook-Jong Lee)....Pages 245-266
IFANS and the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: The Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (Bong-Geun Jun)....Pages 267-280
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam: An Overview (James G. McGann)....Pages 281-285
Shaping the Security and Foreign Policy of Vietnam: The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (Thi Lan Anh Nguyen, Hung Son Nguyen)....Pages 287-300
Front Matter ....Pages 301-301
Argentina: An Overview (James G. McGann)....Pages 303-311
Dealing with Argentina’s Foreign Policy in the Emerging Multipolar World—a Comparative Analysis of Think Tank Responses to the Malvinas Issue: The Argentine Center of International Studies (Ariel Gonzàlez Levaggi)....Pages 313-327
Brazil: An Overview (James G. McGann)....Pages 329-338
Beyond “Backwater” and “Backyard”—Reframing Security in the South Atlantic: The BRICS Policy Center (Adriana Erthal Abdenur)....Pages 339-350
Mexico: An Overview (James G. McGann)....Pages 351-353
Think 20: An Innovative Proposal for the G20 Summit (Claudia Calvin Venero)....Pages 355-373
Front Matter ....Pages 375-375
Qatar: An Overview (James G. McGann)....Pages 377-381
Research Centers and the Challenges of Formulating State Security and Foreign Policies in Emerging States: The Case of Qatar (Jamal Abdullah)....Pages 383-398
Turkey: An Overview (James G. McGann)....Pages 399-404
Shaping Foreign Policy Debates in Turkey: The SETA Foundation for Political, Economic, and Social Studies (Kadir Ustun, Kilic Kanat)....Pages 405-417
Front Matter ....Pages 419-419
Think Tanks, Foreign Policy, and National, Regional, and Global Politics (James G. McGann)....Pages 421-430
Back Matter ....Pages 431-456

✦ Subjects

Political Science and International Relations; Foreign Policy; Globalization; International Security Studies; International Relations Theory; Regional Development

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