THE AMCIPS DIFFERENCE
The American Center for International Policy Studies is a “Think Tank
with a Difference.” Several features of the organization allow it to
stand out from the crowd:
- Advocacy
- Involvement with and training of young
people
- Scholarships
- Genuine non-partisanship
AMCIPS offers analytical studies on
critical international policy issues, but its stance is not a
predetermined ideological one. It is neither conservative nor liberal,
and it may sponsor serious study on the same issue from both
perspectives. Its core values will remain firm, but it is open to
serious analytical work from any source.
AMCIPS does not simply produce papers,
sponsor conferences or hold seminars (though it does all three). It has
an advocacy program and legal aid program for immigrants, refugees,
children, and victims of oppression who need assistance. This shows that
we put our money where our heart is. Rarely do analytical organizations
also engage in direct community action.
AMCIPS is building a generation of young
people who care about International Issues. Globalization, for good or
ill, is the future. Globalization, for good or ill, affects not only
corporations and governments, but it affects all of us. Globalization,
for good or ill, affects not only nations’ and capitals but it affects
regions like North Texas as well. Young people need training to
understand the processes that Globalization unleashes and AMCIPS’
sponsored educational programs such as Model UN, the Intercollegiate
Leadership Conference, the Summer Symposium as well as the International
Policy Studies seminars provide that training for young people from high
school through young professionals. Few Think Tanks offer any of these
programs, much less the range of educational opportunities AMCIPS
offers. Moreover, AMCIPS raises funds to assist young people who have
the desire but not the wherewithal to study international issues.
AMCIPS is truly a “Think Tank with a
Difference.”
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