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| Name | Institute for Security Policy |
Institute for Security Policy is an independent research institution focusing on international security studies, defense policy, and strategic analysis involving actors such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, United Nations, European Union, African Union, and Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The institute produces policy-relevant analysis affecting regions including Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Latin America, engaging with stakeholders like the United States Department of Defense, Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Bundeswehr, French Armed Forces, and the People's Liberation Army. Its work intersects with issues tied to treaties such as the Treaty of Lisbon, the North Atlantic Treaty, and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Founded amid debates on post-Cold War security, the institute traces intellectual roots to think tanks like Chatham House, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Rand Corporation, and Brookings Institution. Early collaborations involved scholars from Harvard Kennedy School, Stanford University, London School of Economics, Sciences Po, and Johns Hopkins University. During crises such as the Gulf War (1990–1991), the Kosovo War, and the Iraq War, the institute expanded networks with institutions including NATO Defence College, European Council on Foreign Relations, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, and International Crisis Group. Directors and fellows have previously held positions at Ministry of Defence (Norway), Canadian Department of National Defence, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Korean Institute for Defense Analyses, and Japan Institute of International Affairs.
The institute aims to inform policymakers in forums such as United Nations Security Council, NATO Parliamentary Assembly, G7, and G20 by generating evidence for decisions linked to Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, International Atomic Energy Agency, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and World Health Organization scenarios. Objectives include improving resilience in contexts like Cybersecurity and Information Warfare through cooperation with National Security Agency, GCHQ, Europol, and INTERPOL, advancing norms reflected in instruments like the Geneva Conventions and Ottawa Treaty, and supporting capacity building for partners such as African Union Mission in Somalia, United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei, and European Union Naval Force.
The institute is organized into centers and programs modeled after structures at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Hoover Institution, and International Institute for Strategic Studies. Leadership includes a director, deputy director, and board with advisors from NATO Secretary General offices, former ministers like Margaret Beckett, William Hague, Robert Gates, and diplomats drawn from embassies of the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, and India. Research divisions often mirror thematic teams at RAND Europe, Center for a New American Security, Atlantic Council, and Peace Research Institute Oslo, coordinating with universities such as Oxford University, Cambridge University, Yale University, Princeton University, Columbia University, National University of Singapore, and Tsinghua University.
Major programs cover topics analogous to those at Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and International Institute for Strategic Studies: conventional deterrence and nuclear policy involving actors like Russian Armed Forces, People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, United States Strategic Command; maritime security with focus on Strait of Hormuz, South China Sea, and Malacca Strait; counterterrorism referencing Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Al-Qaeda, and Boko Haram; peacekeeping operations similar to United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and United Nations Mission in South Sudan; cybersecurity studies engaging with Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services, and standards bodies like Internet Engineering Task Force; and arms control research pertinent to Chemical Weapons Convention, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, and Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (1987). Programs include practitioner training with partners such as NATO School Oberammergau, Frunze Military Academy alumni networks, and simulation exercises paralleling Crisis Management Exercise frameworks.
The institute publishes policy briefs, working papers, and journals modeled on outputs from Foreign Affairs, International Security (journal), Survival (journal), and Journal of Strategic Studies. It hosts conferences and panels with participation from figures associated with United Nations Secretary-General offices, European Commission, African Development Bank, and World Bank Group. Outreach channels include podcasts featuring guests from RAND Corporation, Royal United Services Institute, Federation of American Scientists, and Human Rights Watch, along with webinars coordinated with Atlantic Council events, academic seminars at London School of Economics, and briefing sessions for delegations from ASEAN, SAARC, and MERCOSUR.
Funding sources mirror practices at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Chatham House, combining grants from foundations like Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, and MacArthur Foundation, contracts with agencies including United States Agency for International Development and European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships, and contributions from corporate partners such as Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, Airbus, Raytheon Technologies, IBM, and Cisco Systems. Academic partnerships include exchange programs with Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, George Washington University Elliott School, National Defense University, Kadir Has University, and think tanks such as European Council on Foreign Relations and German Marshall Fund.
Notable projects have included scenario planning for contingencies like the Ukraine crisis (2014–present), strategic assessments of the South China Sea dispute, counterproliferation initiatives relating to Iran nuclear program, stabilization frameworks for post-conflict reconstruction in Afghanistan, and pandemic preparedness advising linked to Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa and COVID-19 pandemic. Outcomes have influenced policy discussions at NATO summit (2014), Munich Security Conference, World Economic Forum, and contributed to doctrine updates at institutions such as NATO Allied Command Transformation and United States Indo-Pacific Command. Collaborations with International Criminal Court, International Committee of the Red Cross, and United Nations Department of Peace Operations have informed operational guidelines and capacity-building curricula.
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