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Independent Working Group Roundtable

Emerging Threats and Homeland/National Security: The Role of Missile Defense

The Independent Working Group (IWG) convened this one-day roundtable discussion, in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2009. In addition to IWG members, the discussion featured remarks by several members of Congress and best-selling author William Forstchen. Streaming audio of this event is available; click here for details.

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New Project

New Strategic Dynamics in the Arctic Region: Implications for National Security and International Collaboration

This project explores and assesses trends that together could transform the Arctic from a relative strategic backwater to a strategic crossroads of global importance. More…

New Project

Rapid Strategic Assessment of the NATO Special Operations Force Coordination Center

This project entails supporting the NSCC through frequent review of progress and success in carrying out the NSCC’s core missions. More…

Conference report now available

A New NATO, Euro-Atlantic Security, and the Greek-American Partnership
The Defence Analyses Institute of the Hellenic Ministry of National Defense, the Konstantinos G. Karamanlis Foundation, and IFPA convened this high-level conference in Washington, D.C., under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of National Defense, on April 28-29, 2009. The conference featured an opening keynote address by Greek Minister of Defense Evangelos Meimarakis on the evening of April 28, 2009. More || NATO 60th Anniversary Events

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IFPA White Paper

Updating U.S. Deterrence Concepts and Operational Planning

By Jacquelyn K. Davis, Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr., Charles M. Perry,
and James L. Schoff

Among the potentially contentious issues requiring focused attention and innovative thinking by the Obama administration are those relating to the future of U.S. deterrence planning. Members of the administration are already on record as favoring a significant unilateral reduction in U.S. nuclear weapons. More...

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Iran with Nuclear Weapons
Anticipating the Consequences for U.S. Policy
By Jacquelyn K. Davis and
Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.
We need only ponder the problems posed by an Iran without nuclear weapons to begin to assess the challenges of an Iran in possession of an operational nuclear weapons capability. This report assesses the political, strategic, and operational implications of Iran’s attainment of a nuclear weapons capability.

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Independent Working Group 2009 Report

Missile Defense, the Space Relationship, and the Twenty-first Century

This report provides an assessment of missile defense requirements beyond the limited ground-based system currently being deployed, together with opportunities to benefit from existing and new technologies.  More about the report...

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August 28, 2006, Wall Street Journal op-ed by Amb. Henry Cooper and Dr. Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.

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Disaster Diplomacy Report
Finding the Right Mix: Disaster Diplomacy, National Security, and International Cooperation
By Charles M. Perry
with Marina Travayiakis, Bobby Andersen, and Yaron Eisenberg
This study focuses on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR). It explores ways to make civil-military cooperation more effective in supporting a whole-of-government strategy for addressing twenty-first century threats. More about the report || About the project

 

The Space and U.S. Security Net
Assessment
By Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.
This report, the product of a year-long study effort, has been prepared as a contribution to the discussion about the future role of the United States in space. It surveys the current status of U.S. space activities and draws comparisons with other countries that have developed space programs in recent decades. More...

 

 

 

 

Nuclear Matters in North Korea
Building a Multilateral Response for Future Stability in Northeast Asia
By James L. Schoff, Charles M. Perry, and
Jacquelyn K. Davis
This monograph presents the findings of a three-year multilateral research project that explores ways to bridge differences among the parties and to develop a common approach to North Korean nuclearization. More...

 

 

Disaster Relief Project Report
In Times of Crisis: Global and Local Civil-Military Disaster Relief Coordination in the United States and Japan
By James L. Schoff and Marina Travayiakis
This interim report focuses on improving the ability of the United States and Japan to pool civilian and military resources and to respond together (bilaterally or as part of a broader coalition) in support of host nations and international relief agencies in a time of crisis. More about the report || About the project