The Centers Cannot Hold: What’s the Next Step for Think Tanks?

Think tanks will fall prey to the global political upheaval, plunging public trust, anti-elite sentiment and post-truth politics. The alternative is going beyond traditional roles In November 2018, the International Affairs journal published an article by the Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) Robin Niblett titled Rediscovering a Sense of Purpose: The Challenge for Western Think-Tanks . The head of one of the oldest and most revered policy institutions is...