Through its publications, INSS provides rigorous, forward‑looking research and analysis on critical national security issues that support the joint warfighter and inform Department of War decision‑makers.
April 30, 2025
INSS Participates in Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Balkans Regional Engagement in Slovenia
On 15 April, Mr. Paul J. David-Justus and Senior Policy Fellow Dr. Kathleen Ellis facilitated a tabletop exercise at the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Balkans Regional Engagement in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
April 14, 2025
INSS Visiting Scholar Mr. Shinagawa Presents Research Brief
INSS Visiting Scholar Mr. Takahiro Shinagawa presented the interim report of his research on future strategic concepts for the Japan-U.S. Alliance.
March 24, 2025
INSS hosts President of Japan's National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)
INSS hosted Mr. Manabu Imakyurei, President of Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS) on 19 March 2025 for a discussion on regional issues
INSS China Center authors talk "China’s Quest for Military Supremacy" at Georgetown University
On 17 March, INSS China's Center's Dr. Phil Saunders and Dr. Joel Wuthnow gave a presentation at Georgetown University, discussing their new book.
March 10, 2025
INSS Joins Panel at USSPACECOM's Fifth Annual Legal Conference
Todd Pennington, INSS Senior Research Fellow for Space Strategy and Policy, was featured on a panel at the U.S. Space Command's Fifth Annual Legal Conference.
INSS Participates in Panel to Discuss Dual-Use Space Technology
Mr. Todd Pennington, INSS Senior Research Fellow for Space Strategy and Policy, discussed dual-use space technology as a panelist at a recent event hosted by the Colorado Space Business Roundtable.
Feb. 20, 2025
INSS’ CSWMD joins DTRA to Host Biothreat Deterrence Roundtable, Strengthening Avenues for Strategic Deterrence
The United States and its allies and partners face an increasingly complex range of potential biothreats. How should the United States conceptualize, plan, and implement tailored deterrence strategies against evolving biological weapons threats? DTRA sponsored the NDU Institute for National Strategic Studies Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction (CSWMD) to hold an exploratory roundtable to examine this topic.
Feb. 4, 2025
INSS hosts Roundtable with Turkish Ambassador Sedat Önal
INSS was pleased to host the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye, His Excellency Sedat Önal, at the National Defense University on 29 January 2025.
Feb. 3, 2025
INSS joins CSIS Discussion on New Strategy for Containing Russia
On Thursday, 30 January 2025, Jeffrey Mankoff, a Distinguished Research Fellow in the INSS Center for Strategic Research (CSR), participated in a CSIS discussion on a new strategy for containing Russia.
Dec. 19, 2024
INSS visits National and Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (NNRRC) at the Department of State
The Institute for National Strategic Studies visited the National and Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (NNRRC) at the U.S. Department of State.