本世纪遇到了非常多的跨国挑战,我们可以适当汲取智库的力量。卡内基国际和平基金会一直在推动国际和平与相互理解,这需要深入了解其他人的实际情况和所思所想,同时也需要系统合作,找到务实的解决方案,缩小差距、建立桥梁。现在的国际格局更加拥挤,大国在崛起,数以亿计的人摆脱贫困进入了中产阶级,有一些能力超强的人对世界带来极大影响,信息的流动也更加迅速。这些情况使得我们面临挑战也面临机遇, This century has encountered a great deal of transnational challenges, and we can draw on the strength of think tanks. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, which has been promoting international peace and mutual understanding, requires a deeper understanding of what other people are thinking and what they think. It also requires systematic cooperation to find pragmatic solutions, bridge the gap and build bridges. Now that the international situation is getting more crowded, big powers are rising, hundreds of millions of people get out of poverty into the middle class, and some capable people have a tremendous impact on the world and information flows more rapidly. These situations make us face challenges as well as opportunities,