About Us

OUR PURPOSE

The international environment is changing rapidly. The collapse of the Soviet empire and the rise of new, potentially hostile regional powers have transformed the strategic landscape for the United States. The static, bipolar Cold War model of international behavior no longer holds, and the basic assumptions behind decades of U.S. foreign and defense policy need drastic rethinking.

The National Institute for Public Policy devotes its agenda to assessing U.S. foreign and defense polices in this new environment. Founded in 1981, National Institute is a non-profit public education organization that focuses on a wide spectrum of rapidly evolving foreign policy and international issues.

High-quality, cogent analysis is the hallmark of the National Institute studies, books, and articles. National Institute published products emphasize the qualitative factors that have a significant impact on the U.S. position in the world and on making careful researched prescriptions on the necessary adaptations in U.S. policy.

The key to the depth and quality of National Institutes work is personnel. National Institute attracts experienced professional staff members with diverse skills. Leading U.S. and foreign scholars and officials also participate in many of the National Institute’s projects.

The National Institute research and public education programs are supported by foundation grants and private donors, including from Dr. John S. Foster, Jr. and the Sarah Scaife Foundation. National Institute accepts no defense industry funding or government contracts for this work or overhead.

OUR FOCUS

The National Institute for Public Policy devotes its agenda to assessing U.S. foreign and defense policies in the post-Cold War environment. Founded in 1981, National Institute is a non-profit public education organization that focuses on a wide spectrum of rapidly evolving foreign policy and international issues.

  •  International Security Issues
  •  The proliferation of missiles and weapons of mass destruction
  •  The effectiveness of deterrence theory in a post-Cold War framework
  •  U.S./allied measures to delay and counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missile delivery systems
  •  The future of NATO and U.S. – Allied security
  •  The future of U.S. – Russian political-military relations
  •  Russian security strategy and arms control policy
  •  The evolution of arms control regimes
  •  The future of U .S. strategic forces and the role of nuclear weapons
  •  The roles and missions of the U .8. intelligence community in the new security environment
  •  The role of air power as an instrument of U .S. strategy
  •  The role of ballistic missile defense in US. security policy
  •  Emerging transnational threats
  •  Space power and policy studies

SCHOLARSHIPS

National Institute for Public Policy is pleased to host academic scholarships in honor of Willard Fallon, Dr. John S. Foster Jr., Dr. Colin S. Gray, and Dr. William R. Van Cleave.  They provide academic scholarships to graduate students studying in the area of defense and strategic studies.  Each scholarship is overseen by its own independent board that awards scholarships to students with excellent academic records and who have a commitment to public service in the area of national security.  Funding for these scholarships is provided by donations from private Foundations, individuals, and corporations.  National Institute provides all of its administrative services for these scholarships at no cost to the scholarship funds; no management costs are incurred by the donations to these scholarships. One hundred percent of all donations received for these scholarships is used in direct support of scholarship recipients’ tuition and fees.

PROFESSIONAL STAFF

Dr. Kathleen Bailey

Senior Associate

Matthew Costlow

Senior Analyst

Dr. Michaela Dodge

Research Scholar

Dr. Gary Geipel

Senior Associate

Amy Joseph

Chief Operating Officer

Amb. Robert Joseph

Senior Scholar

Dr. Steven Lambakis

Director of Space Studies and Editor-in-Chief, Comparative Strategy

Dr. Keith B. Payne

CEO and President

Dr. Mark Schneider

Senior Analyst