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| DATE | 2013-05-10 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Oh come on, a little fraud isn't so bad...
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OK - don't ask me how this gets on wikipedia.... but
A version of this was a 1/4 page NY Times advert on May 9th
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towards_Specific_and_Accurate_Criteria_to_Evaluate_Arab_and_International_Strategic_Studies_Centers_%282012/2013%29
which reads as follows. It takes a while to even know what the hell
this is. Finally, I decided it is a poorly written and stupidly attempt
to defraud the international public. Read it first, and then I'll point
out the major fraud.
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Towards Specific and Accurate Criteria to Evaluate Arab and
International Strategic Studies Centers (2012/2013)
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Contents
1 Preface
2 Main Criteria for Evaluating Strategic Studies Centers
2.1 First: Criteria associated with the nature, role and mission
of the research institution
2.2 Second: Criteria associated with the ability to support
decision- and policy-makers
2.3 Third: Criteria relating to the institution’s effective
academic contribution
2.4 Fourth: Criteria related to institutional interaction with
the community
3 Rankings of the Most Important Research and Strategic Studies
Centers in the Arab World
4 Rankings of the Most Important International Research and
Strategic Studies Centers
5 References
Preface
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:
• Absence of evaluation of a clear connection between research
institutions and their three main audiences, namely policy-makers,
academic institutions and community service organizations.
• Absence of overarching criteria, whether in terms of the
multiplicity of topics covered by research institutions, or the
multiplicity
of activities or work within local, regional and international
frameworks.
• Lack of criteria pertaining to the capacity to convey ideas,
and reach out to, and influence the public through the communication
and social media channels provided by modern technologies.
• Absence of criteria pertaining to means of capitalizing on the
benefits of globalization, such as cooperation agreements with
local, regional and international research institutions, and the
flexibility to attain goals in agreement with experts other than
the permanent researchers of the research institution.
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.
Main Criteria for Evaluating 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:
First: Criteria associated with the nature, role and mission of the
research institution
(1) The extent of the institution’s success in attaining its
established goals.
(2) The volume of research activities carried out by the
institution, and their diversity in terms of lectures, symposia,
conferences and discussion panels.
(3) The ability of the institution to attract elite regional and
international decision-makers, intellectuals, researchers, academics
and experts to take part in its various activities.
(4) The openness to other research institutions and the implications
thereof on the nature of its work, output and activities.
(5) The capacity of the research institution to respond immediately
to local, regional and international events and
developments by producing reports, policy papers and studies.
Second: Criteria associated with the ability to support decision- and
policy-makers
(1) The level of communication between the institution and decision-
and policy-makers in the relevant country.
(2) The role of the research institution in supporting national
decision-making and developing internal and external strategies
and policies.
(3) The number of reports and studies submitted to decision-makers,
whether at their request or on the initiative
of the research institution itself.
(4) The extent of the research institution’s participation in
the process of evaluating proposals submitted to decision-makers,
such as draft laws and executive directives.
(5) The capacity of the research institution to provide practical
and realistic solutions to the challenges faced
by the community and bridge the gap between theory and practice in
terms of policy.
Third: Criteria relating to the institution’s effective academic
contribution
(1) The research institution’s delivery of academic
periodical(s), peer-reviewed by distinguished referees.
(2) The volume of research prepared by the institution and its
importance and relevance to the institution’s goals.
(3) The level of interest among researchers in publishing papers in
the peer-reviewed academic periodical(s) issued by the
research institution.
(4) The number of publications issued by the research institution,
and the extent of the media coverage they attract.
(5) The practical and academic services provided by the institution
– such as conferences and seminars, and opportunities
for researchers to submit scholarly research.
(6) The research institution’s efforts in the academic
development of human resources through internal and external
qualification and training programs, as well as the involvement of
the institution’s researchers in academic fora held
by other institutions.
Fourth: Criteria related to institutional interaction with the community
(1) The volume of coverage of the institution and its researchers in
traditional media (newspapers/television).
(2) The research institution’s interest in communicating with
the general public through social networks
(e.g., Twitter, Facebook, YouTube) and the extent of public
interaction with the institution through such networks.
(3) The research institution’s delivery of periodicals issued to
serve the community and address a non-specialized audience.
(4) The research institution’s role in education, qualification
and training (its programs and their quality)
to serve academic research.
(5) The transparency, credibility, impartiality, and scholarly
nature of the approach adopted by the institution in addressing
topics and issues of relevance to society.
Rankings of the Most Important Research and Strategic Studies Centers in
the Arab World
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. It
should be noted that 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.
01 Carnegie Middle East Center
Republic of Lebanon
02 Brookings Doha Center
State of Qatar
03 Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies
Kingdom of Bahrain
04 Center for Strategic and Future Studies
State of Kuwait
05 Middle East Studies Center
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
06 Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies Arab
Republic of Egypt
07 Center for Arab Unity Studies
Republic of Lebanon
08 Dubai School of Government (DSG)
United Arab Emirates
09 King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
10 The Moroccan Interdisciplinary Center for Strategic and
International Studies
Kingdom of Morocco
Rankings of the Most Important International Research and Strategic
Studies Centers
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.
01 Brookings Institution
United States of America
02 Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House)
United Kingdom
03 Center for Strategic and International Studies
United States of America
04 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
United States of America
05 Council on Foreign Relations
United States of America
06 International Institute for Strategic Studies
United Kingdom
07 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Kingdom of Sweden
08 German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Federal Republic of Germany
09 RAND Corporation
United States of America
10 Jeju Peace Institute
Republic of South Korea
11 French Institute of International Relations
French Republic
12 Middle East Institute
Republic of Singapore
13 Center for European Policy Studies
Kingdom of Belgium
14 The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Utited States of America
15 Chinese Academy of Social Sciences People’s
Republic of China
16 Russian International Affairs Council
Russian Federation
17 Centre for Civil Society
Republic of India
18 Japan Institute of International Affairs
Japan
19 Shanghai Institute for International Studies
People’s Republic of China
20 Institute for National Security Studies
Israel
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References
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There is some difference for some reason between this version on
wikipedia and that in the NY Times, but ok.... not that important.
Here is the fraud, and it is HUGE when you finally untwist your brain
and think clearly.
It says:
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. It
should be noted that 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.***
What???? Say again? It is non-profit and does not seek any money?
That is just FUCKING GREAT. Some rich prince in the UAE has decided to
post some fraudulent crap all over the press and the internet, out of
his personal oil fortune, responsible to NO ONE, and wrap it up in some
long winded explanation of its "accurate and clear and scientific
criteria".
This one is REALLY GOOD FRAUD!!
The main website is only in Arabic, so god only knows what is happening
on it. Its probably, though not certain, that this is some rich shieks
attempt at a fair minded attempt, but so what. Garbage in and Garbage
out and the God in Heaven only knows how many Jewish deaths have been
justified by scientific study of social and international troubles.
And Jews aren't alone in this, just most often the first to burn.
Ruben
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