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In view of the extremely complex and overlapping domestic and international challenges, risks and threats facing the world at the internal and external levels, as well as the variety of means of dealing with them, and their diverse horizontal and vertical implications, most countries have become dependent on science and knowledge to provide solutions to the various challenges they face in order to prevent them from transforming into risks or threats. Increased attention has therefore been paid to the role played by strategic studies centers in supporting the decision-making process, devising strategies, proposing policies and informing public opinion. A number of criteria are employed to evaluate strategic studies centers and think-tanks in general, but the evaluation process is seen as lacking accuracy and impartiality, and the role of strategic research institutions is considered weak and incompatible with contemporary world developments for the following reasons:
In view of the importance of devising a realistic, scientific and practical rating system for the most important think-tanks at both the Arab and international levels that is impartial, transparent and credible, the criteria used to evaluate strategic studies centers and their organization have been reconsidered to take into account the weaknesses highlighted above. Therefore, a set of accurate and specific criteria has been devised to evaluate Arab and international strategic studies centers.
The following are the most important criteria for developing a scientific, realistic and accurate rating of Arab and international strategic studies centers:
In light of the above-mentioned criteria, and considering the fact that the following evaluation is the first serious effort to objectively and accurately examine the works of strategic studies centers and their achievement of the goals that support their three main recipients (i.e. policy-makers, academia and society), the process of evaluation resulted in the following rankings at the Arab and international levels. In order to protect its neutrality and impartiality, the ECSSR is not included in the evaluation. Furthermore, the ECSSR is a non-profit institution and does not seek any kind of funding.
Applying the above criteria to 219 strategic studies centers in the 25 non-Arab countries that have the largest number of research centers, resulted in the following rankings. In order to preserve its neutrality and impartiality, the ECSSR is not included in the evaluation. Furthermore, the ECSSR is a non-profit institution and does not seek any kind of funding.
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