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.

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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.

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Final Conference Report

39th IFPA-Fletcher Conference on National Security Strategy and Policy

April 14–15, 2011, Washington, D.C.

Rapid Strategic Assessment for NATO Special Operations Headquarters

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.

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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).

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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.

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Updating U.S. Deterrence Concepts and Operational Planning: Reassuring Allies, Deterring Legacy Threats, and Dissuading Nuclear Wannabes

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.