The think tanks of some countries in the Asia-Pacific region

Abstract

The article provides a brief analysis of the brain centers of some countries in the Asia-Pacific region. It is shown how the analytical centers of these countries were transformed under the influence of liberalization and democratization. The object of attention of the brain centers of the countries of a certain region in general dimensions are the problems of state formation and processes outside the countries; activity, place, role and interaction of political parties, public organizations, movements and their leaders in the socio-political life of countries and their geopolitical position. The aim of the article is to study the processes of formation and functioning of analytical centers in Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Turkey and Japan.