The Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) is the dedicated research component at the National Defense University (NDU). INSS provides strategic support to the joint warfighter through cutting edge research, analyses, and wargaming exercises on behalf of Department of War (DoW) stakeholders on priority national security issues. INSS research faculty advance the NDU educational mission by teaching, mentoring students, and integrating research into the curriculum.
Director: Denise Natali
INSS comprises the Center for Disruptive Technology and Future Warfare (CDTFW), Center for Strategy and Military Power (CSMP), Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs (CSCMA), Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction (CSWMD), and the National Defense University Press (NDU Press).
Director: Denise Natali
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Center for Disruptive Technology and Future Warfare
- All Publications
- Articles & Op-Eds
- Books and Book Chapters
- CDTFW Policy Briefs
- Research and Case Studies
Center for Strategy and Military Power
- All Publications
- Articles & Op-Eds
- Books and Book Chapters
- CSR Policy Briefs
- CSR Research & Case Studies
Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs
- All Publications
- Articles and Op-Eds
- Books and Book Chapters
- CSCMA Research & Case Studies
- Policy Briefs
Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction
- All Publications
- Articles and Op-Eds
- Books and Book Chapters
- Policy Briefs
- Research and Case Studies
- WMD Occasional Papers