The
International Security and Foreign Policy Program has
a number of priority areas of interest. In recent years,
the Foundation has sought to assist the policy community’s
efforts to combat global terrorism by supporting projects
on critical issues, such as improving intelligence gathering.
Because the battle against terrorism will also be fought
on the ideological front, the Foundation has supported
projects on improving U.S. public diplomacy in order
to promote democracy and to give foreign publics a better
understanding of U.S. policies. The
Foundation has continued to address traditional security
issues even when pressing matters, such as terrorism,
dominate the headlines. For example, the Foundation
supports projects designed to improve the effectiveness
of U.S.
military forces through defense transformation and
to develop recommendations for U.S. strategy and policy
toward important regions and countries, including China,
Southeast Asia, India, and Pakistan.
Within the academic community,
the Foundation supports policy-relevant strategic studies
and underwrites historical
research with clear implications or lessons for current
policy. The Foundation has a special program, known as
the Junior
Faculty Research Grant Program, to assist
junior faculty who are engaged in policy relevant research
and writing.
The Foundation also supports Ph.D dissertation research on American foreign policy, international relations, international security, strategic studies, area studies, and diplomatic and military history through its World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship.
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