Democracies, Personalist Regimes, and International Conflict: Survey Experiments
Grant Year: 2019
Georgetown UniversityWorld Politics and Statecraft Fellowship Program International Security & Foreign Policy
$7,500
Grant Year: 2019
Fred Doolittle will direct the research and publications program of the Learning from Administrative Data Project. He will measure the long-term impacts of policies and programs designed to increase economic opportunity and social mobility by linking data from an inventory of randomized controlled trials to administrative records of employment, earnings, post-secondary degree attainment, and receipt of public assistance. The project’s findings will appear in a series of reports and policy briefs.
$200,000
Grant Year: 2019
Direct Service GrantsThe Adam J. Lewis Academy Domestic Public Policy
$50,000
Central Asia–Caucasus Institute 2018–2020
Grant Year: 2019
S. Frederick Starr and Svante Cornell will direct the research and publications program of the Central Asia–Caucasus Institute. The institute’s work will include an assessment of political and economic reform in the region, most importantly in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan; an analysis of emerging political regionalism; and an exploration of how the region is navigating the tensions between secular governance and Islam. The project’s findings will appear in a series of publications and be disseminated through public events and briefings for the policy community.
American Foreign Policy Council International Security & Foreign Policy
$414,268
Grant Year: 2019
Brenda Shaffer and Ramin Jabbarli will research and write a book examining the extent to which Iran is vulnerable to internal tensions along ethnic lines. They will collect and analyze demographic data, map political unrest geographically, document the political orientations and grievances of non-Persian Iranians, and assess the influence and roles of these non-Persian communities in Iran’s politics and institutions.
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies International Security & Foreign Policy
$100,000
Grant Year: 2019
Elisabeth Braw will examine how Western societies can develop greater resilience against malign actions, such as cyberattacks or information operations, by authoritarian powers. She will conduct research and interviews in nine Western capitals, identify the range of malign actions employed by adversaries such as Russia and China, and survey the responses fielded by Western states. The project’s findings will appear in a series of papers and a co-authored book
Royal United Services Institute International Security & Foreign Policy
$100,000
Grant Year: 2019
University of ConnecticutWorld Politics and Statecraft Fellowship Program International Security & Foreign Policy
$7,500
Grant Year: 2019
Heidi Williams will direct the research and publications program of the Innovation Policy Lab. The lab will explore the extent to which public policies, such as protections of intellectual property rights and incentives for research and development, enhance innovation. It will also develop public databases to enable the study of innovation and create materials to support the teaching of innovation economics.
Stanford University Domestic Public Policy
$200,000
Sustaining a New American Way of War
Grant Year: 2019
Christopher Dougherty will examine the challenges of providing logistical support to U.S. power projection forces in Europe and East Asia and identify new concepts for sustaining those forces. He will undertake research, interview leading experts, and organize a series of planning workshops and war games. The project’s findings will appear in a report.
Center for Advanced Defense Studies International Security & Foreign Policy
$175,000
The Sobering History of the Political Left in South Korea
Grant Year: 2019
Taro O will research and write a book examining the origins and nature of key elements of the left wing of South Korean politics. She will collect and analyze primary and secondary materials on the South Korean left in order to develop a history of the principal political figures, organizations, agendas, and strategies of these political groups.
Hudson Institute International Security & Foreign Policy
$100,000