Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers
Institute for National Strategic Studies
The Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) is a policy research and applied strategic learning organization within the National Defense University serving the U.S. Department of Defense, its components, and interagency partners.
The mission of the Institute is to assess the emerging security environment, develop new strategic concepts and integrated strategies to manage complex challenges, and advance strategic thinking for the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Combatant Commanders, and other components of the National Defense University and Joint and Professional Military Education, as well as for the broader security community spanning the interagency and key national and international audiences.
Working Papers
Title: "Getting Beyond Taiwan? Chinese Foreign Policy and PLA Modernization"
Authors: Michael A. Glosny
Date: January 2011Title: MRAPs, Irregular Warfare, and Pentagon Reform
Authors: Christopher J. Lamb, Matthew J. Schmidt, Berit G. Fitzsimmons
Date: September 2009Title: America's Security Role in a Changing World
Authors: Patrick M. Cronin, editor
Date: September 2009Title: Iraqi Security Forces after U.S. Troop Withdrawal: An Iraqi Perspective
Authors: Najim Abed Al-Jabouribility
Date: August 2009Title: Gangs, Drugs, Terrorism— and Information-sharing
Authors: Greg Gardner, Robert Killebrew
Date: August 2009Title: Managing Strategic Competition with China
Authors: Philip C. Saunders
Date: July 2009Title: MRAP's Irregular Warfare, and Pentagon Reform
Authors: Christopher J. Lamb, Matthew J. Schmidt, Berit G. Fitzsimmons
Date: June 2009Title: Diverging Roads: 21st-century U.S.-Thai Defense Relations.
Authors: Lewis M. Stern
Date: June 2009Title: The Future of Pakistan-U.S. Relations: Opportunities and Challenges
Authors: Maleeha Lodhi
Date: April 2009Title: Repairing US-Russian Relations: A Long Road Ahead
Authors: Eugene B. Rumer, Angela E. Stent
Date: April 2009Title: Hybrid Threats: Reconceptualizing the Evolving Character of Modern Conflict
Authors: Frank G. Hoffman
Date: April 2009Title: America's Security Role in a Changing World: A Global Strategic Assessment
Date: April 2009Title: China's National Defense in 2008
Date: February 2009
