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Conclusion

There are certain essential questions to ask while understanding policy making in any country: who are at the top of political system and what are their respective roles and relationship in decision-making; and from where they get information? Second, what is the mechanism for coordination among major actors involved in foreign policy making?; Third, How influential are specialists and experts, and what channels are utilized expressing their opinion. Above all, it is imperative to understand how decisions are made and for whose interest?

REFERENCE

Main literature:

• Think Tanks: The New Knowledge and Policy Brokers in Asia, James G. McGann, 2019, p.316
• The Role of Chinese Think Tanks in Foreign Policy Making: Growing Influence and Political Limitations, Mahmood Ahmad, 2019

Additional literature:

• АНАЛИТИЧЕСКИЕ ЦЕНТРЫ В ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЙ АЗИИ: МЕЖДУ НАУКОЙ, ОБЩЕСТВОМ И ВЛАСТЬЮ, CABAR (2019). IWPR: Экспертный РеФорум Центральной Азии: ориентиры на будущее 28-29 ноября 2019. Программа.
• Special Report on Top Think Tanks in Asia by Country, James G. McGann University of Pennsylvania, [e-mail], 2016

E-learning resources:

• https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/assessing-asias-think-tanks-ideas-and-impact/
• https://www.imemo.ru/publications/info/aziatskie-mozgovie-tsentri-polozhenie-v-mire-i-vliyanie-na-vneshnyuyu-politiku