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The Institute for National Strategic Studies serves as a focal point for analysis of critical national security policy and defense strategy issues.

 

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INSS research faculty teach, integrate their research into the NDU curriculum, and lead NDU educational programs.

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Latosha M. Adams Digital Media Specialist
Dr. Justin Anderson, Research Fellow, CSWMD
Justin Anderson Senior Research Fellow, WMD threats and deterrence, Russia
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Chris Andrews Policy Fellow, China, WMD threats
Lisa Aronsson
Lisa Aronsson Fellow, Europe and the Americas
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Ashley Bramucci Assistant Research Fellow, WMD threats, strategic deterrence
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Kim Cragin Center Director and Distinguished Fellow, Counterterrorism
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Paul David-Justus Assistant Research Fellow, WMD Threats, Integrated Deterrence
Diane DiEuliis
Diane DiEuliis Expert Consultant, CSWMD
Director/Editor of Joint Force Quarterly, NDU Press
William T. Eliason Director, NDU Press
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Kathleen Ellis Senior Policy Fellow, Countering WMD, Integrated Deterrence
CSWMD
Sarah Gamberini Senior Policy Fellow, WMD Threats, Arms Control, Integrated Deterrence
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James Giordano Center Director, Biotechnology and AI
T.X. Hammes, Distinguished Research Fellow, CSR
T.X. Hammes Distinguished Fellow, Future Conflict and Technology
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Elliot Ji Research Fellow, Chinese Defense Industrial Base, Military Technological Innovation
Mr. Bryce Loidolt, Research Fellow
Bryce Loidolt Senior Fellow, Defense Capabilities and Partnerships
Distinguished Research Fellow, CSR
Thomas F. Lynch III Distinguished Fellow, Strategic Competition, Indo-Pacific Security
Jeff Mankoff
Jeffrey Mankoff Distinguished Fellow, Russia, Eurasia, and the Arctic
CSWMD
Brendan G. Melley Director, Countering WMD, Allies and Partners
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Laurie K. Morrissey Digital IT Specialist, INSS
Dr. Denise Natali
Denise Natali Director, INSS
Todd Pennington
Todd Pennington Senior Fellow, Space Strategy and Policy
Cathy Reese, INSS, Director of Administration
Cathy Reese Dean of Administration
Mahsa Rouhi
Mahsa Rouhi Senior Fellow, Iran and the Gulf Arab States
Distinguished Research Fellow, CSR / Director, CSCMA
Phillip C. Saunders Center Director, China, Asia, Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Darien Shedrick Institutional Review Board (IRB) Administrator
Brett Swaney
Brett Swaney Assistant Fellow, Transatlantic Defense Industrial Base
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Andrew Taffer Research Fellow, Chinese territorial disputes, PLA modernization, China-Russia relations
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Clint Work Fellow, Northeast Asia
Dr. Joel Wuthnow
Joel Wuthnow Senior Research Fellow, CSCMA

Visiting Fellows & Non-Resident Fellows

John Bitterman poses for an employee portrait in studio in Baltimore, MD on March 10, 2021.
John Bitterman Non-Resident Fellow, Autonomous Systems
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Edl Schamiloglu Non-Resident Fellow, Directed Energy Weapons
John Shook
John Shook Non-Resident Fellow, Warfighter Optimization
Ashok Vaseashta
Ashok Vaseashta Non-Resident Fellow, Nanotechnology
Nicholas Wright, Ph.D.
Nicholas Wright Non-Resident Fellow, Cognitive Technology