党的十八大以来，以习近平为总书记的党中央提出了引领中华民族复兴的“四个全面”战略布局和“五大发展理念”，并指出中国经济步入新常态，推进国家治理体系和治理能力现代化成为国家建设的核心议题。加强智库建设，成为应对风云变幻的国际形势、破解改革发展稳定难题、服务党和政府科学民主决策的迫切需要。正如中共中央办公厅、国务院办公厅印发的《关于加强中国特色新型智库建设的意见》所指出的，中国特色新型智库是党和政府科学民主依法决策的重要支撑；是国家治理体系和治理能力现代化的重要内容；是国家软实力的重要组成部分。2015年是中国特色新型智库建设十分重要的一年，中国政府对智库的重视程度前所未有，社会各界对智库建设的关注度急剧上升，有关智库的研究课题日益丰富，智库正作为一支影响政府决策的重要力量迅速发展。中国社会科学出版社作为人文社会科学出版机构，积极顺应时代发展潮流，高效率、高质量地出版一批当前智库研究的最新成果，责无旁贷、大有可为。按照研究的对象不同，智库可分为基础研究和应用对策研究。二者互相影响，不可偏废。基础研究是应用对策研究的理论基础，没有深厚的、科学的理论根基，智库学者不可能提出令人信服的对策，这样的对策也经不起理论的深究和实践的考验；而与实践脱钩的理论研究，缺乏现实观照的理论研究，也必然丧失其研究的现实意义。科学的决策终究离不开理论的支撑和积淀。中国社会科学出版社推出的“智库丛书”，即着眼于对全面建成小康社会以及实现中华民族伟大复兴“两个百年”目标中的基础性、理论性、战略性问题的研究，包括对政治、经济、军事、社会、文化、国际、外交等重大问题的研究，属于智库的基础研究部分，但其又迥异于单纯的学术研究，更不是教科书式的研究。“智库丛书”本着基础性、理论性、战略性、前瞻性、储备性的基本定位，以中国社会科学院这一高端智库为依托，发挥其学科齐全、专家云集的优势，并与国内外其他一些著名智库建立联系，围绕中央决策急需的重大课题，瞄准国家重大战略需求，汇集当前智库研究的最新基础成果。智库研究的问题，既有当前急需解决的问题，也可能是将来的重大问题。智库研究不能盲目跟风，一定要对世界和中国的问题有着理性的分析和判断，要以开放的视野对某一问题进行跨学科、多维度的研究。当然，这也对智库研究者提出了很高的要求，既要有扎实深厚的学术功底，又要有对现实的观照。相信这些智库成果的出版对智库影响力的提升将起到重要的作用。我们也期待通过该丛书的出版，将智库的理论成果公之于众，成为智库与公众之间的沟通平台。“智者不惑。”建设中国特色新型智库的号角已经吹响，一个崭新的智库时代正在召唤着我们前行。让我们以智库研究为契机，与各界有识之士，同心协力，为民族复兴的中国梦共同努力。《智库丛书》编委会2015年12月

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Xi Jinping as its general secretary has put forward the "four comprehensive" strategic layout and "five major development concepts" to lead the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and pointed out that China's economy has entered a new normal, and promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity has become the core issue of national construction. Strengthening the construction of think tanks has become an urgent need to cope with the changing international situation, solve the problems of reform, development and stability, and serve the scientific and democratic decision-making of the Party and the government. As pointed out in the "Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of New Think Tanks with Chinese Characteristics" issued by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council, new think tanks with Chinese characteristics are an important support for scientific and democratic decision-making by the Party and the government in accordance with the law; It is an important part of the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity; It is an important part of the country's soft power. 2015 is a very important year for the construction of new think tanks with Chinese characteristics, the Chinese government attaches unprecedented importance to think tanks, the attention of all sectors of society to the construction of think tanks has risen sharply, the research topics related to think tanks are increasingly rich, and think tanks are developing rapidly as an important force influencing government decision-making. As a humanities and social science publishing institution, China Social Sciences Press actively conforms to the trend of development of the times and publishes a number of the latest results of current think tank research with high efficiency and high quality. According to the different research objects, think tanks can be divided into basic research and applied countermeasure research. The two influence each other and should not be discarded. Basic research is the theoretical basis for applied countermeasure research, without a deep and scientific theoretical foundation, think tank scholars cannot propose convincing countermeasures, and such countermeasures cannot withstand the test of in-depth theoretical research and practice; Theoretical research that is decoupled from practice and theoretical research that lacks realistic observation will inevitably lose the practical significance of its research. After all, scientific decision-making is inseparable from the support and accumulation of theory. The "Think Tank Series" launched by China Social Sciences Press focuses on the study of basic, theoretical and strategic issues in the "two centenary" goals of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, including research on major issues such as politics, economy, military, society, culture, international, and diplomacy. Based on the basic positioning of basic, theoretical, strategic, forward-looking and reserved, the "Think Tank Series" relies on the high-end think tank of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, gives full play to its advantages of complete disciplines and expert gathering, and establishes contacts with some other well-known think tanks at home and abroad, focusing on major topics urgently needed by the central government, aiming at major national strategic needs, and bringing together the latest basic results of current think tank research. The problems studied by think tanks are both urgent problems that need to be solved at present and may be major problems in the future. Think tank research should not blindly follow the trend, but must have rational analysis and judgment of the world and China's problems, and conduct interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional research on a certain issue with an open vision. Of course, this also puts forward high requirements for think tank researchers, who must have a solid and profound academic foundation and an observation of reality. It is believed that the publication of these think tank achievements will play an important role in enhancing the influence of think tanks. We also look forward to making the theoretical achievements of think tanks public through the publication of this series of books, and become a communication platform between think tanks and the public. "The wise are not confused." The clarion call to build a new type of think tank with Chinese characteristics has been sounded, and a new era of think tanks is calling us forward. Let us take the research of think tanks as an opportunity to work together with people of insight from all walks of life to work together for the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation. Editorial Board of Think Tank Series, December 2015（AI翻译）