ظهور و تطور مراكز صناعة الفكر و الرأي الأمريكية

Abstract EN

This study deals with American think tanks as one of the most important institutions that influence the policy making in the United States in general and foreign policy issues in particular.

The importance of these institutions or centers is clearly demonstrated by the combination of science, knowledge and accumulated practical experience that can provide or produce a distinctive opinion or idea.

In this study we will try to identify the background and emergence of these centers or research institutions and how they are established in the United States of America and then identify their roles, activities, and strategies to influence the decision making by reviewing some examples and cases in which the role of these centers in influencing American foreign policy is obvious.