Welcome to the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis
The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis is an independent, nonpartisan research organization specializing in national security, foreign policy, and defense planning issues. We help senior government policy makers, industry leaders, and officials in the public policy community make informed decisions in a dynamic and unpredictable global security environment. IFPA staff is a mix of scholars, business professionals, retired military officers, and foreign policy specialists who bring a uniquely broad array of talents and experiences to every task they undertake.
featured work
Denuclearizing North Korea: Exploring Multilateral Approaches to Risk Reduction and Peace Regime Building
Final project report from an nongovernmental (Track 2) multinational working group led by IFPA to address security issues on the Korean peninsula.
Final Conference Report
39th IFPA-Fletcher Conference on National Security Strategy and Policy
April 14–15, 2011, Washington, D.C.
report (12.2 MB)
post-conference
website
Rapid Strategic Assessment for NATO Special Operations Headquarters
In support of the NATO Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ), IFPA is a major contributor to the Rapid Strategic Assessment project, which works with NSHQ in carrying out its core missions.
A Comprehensive Approach to Combating Illicit Trafficking
This report is based on extensive research conducted by IFPA on the multifaceted challenges posed by illicit trafficking; the report incorporates discussions held at a September 2009 workshop on the topic organized by IFPA and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP).
report (8.63 MB)
Terrorists, Drug Traffickers, and Gangs in Latin America
IFPA President Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr., moderated this seminar hosted by the Hudson Institute's Center for Latin American Studies. Part of the Democracy in Latin America seminar series, this seminar addressed the growing challenges posed by armed non-state actors operating in Latin America.
Updating U.S. Deterrence Concepts and Operational Planning
This white paper provides an assessment of the future of U.S. nuclear planning and offers new ideas about deterrence in the dramatically changed twenty-first-century security planning environment.
white paper (1.67 MB)
- Identifying global and regional trends and assessing their implications for policy planners
- Translating policy options into concrete program decisions
- Designing strategic plans for government and industry clients
- Establishing strategic partnerships with industry, think tanks, academia and government
- Focused studies and quick-reaction analyses on current and emerging national security/foreign policy issues
- Classified and unclassified workshops and briefings in support of government and private-sector clients
- Public outreach programs, including the organization of major conferences and smaller seminars
- Creation and conduct of simulation and gaming exercises
- Strategic planning for industry and federal and state government agencies
Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS)
The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis has in place a Federal Supply Schedule contract with the General Services Administration (GSA). The GSA schedule greatly simplifies government contracting and facilitates IFPA's ability to perform government work for those agencies, departments, and military services interested in our services. Go here to learn more about MOBIS
Opening for Research Associate in Cambridge, MA, Office
IFPA is accepting applications for a full-time research associate in the national/international security affairs field, based in its Cambridge, Massachusetts, office. Details
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