Think Tanks and Foreign Policy; Contents; Preface: From AEI to FPRI; Chapter One: Introduction to Philadelphia and FPRI; Chapter Two: History and Background; Chapter Three: Think Tanks and Foreign Policy; Chapter Four: The Colleagues; Chapter Five: The Central Administration; Chapter Six: Work Life; Chapter Seven: Out and About in Philadelphia; Chapter Eight: Foreign Travel and the 1988 Presidential Race; Conclusion: Return Visits; Index
Summary
Think tanks have become increasingly important in American politics foreign policy. In the last thirty years think tanks have emerged as major actors on the political stage, comparable in influence to large interest groups, political parties, and government agencies. In the same time span these think tanks have replaced universities as the main source for new policy ideas and the background research and arguments to justify them. This book discusses think tanks in general but focuses specifically on theForeign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) in Philadelphia. Though a smallish "tank," FPRI ha
