About INSS
Hans Binnendijk, PhD
Director, INSS
Center for Complex Operations (CCO)
Conflict Records Research Center (CRRC)
Center for Strategic Conferencing (CSC)
Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs (CSCMA)
Center for Strategic Research (CSR)
Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP)
Center for Transatlantic Security Studies (CTSS)
The mission of INSS is to conduct strategic studies for the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Unified Combatant Commands to support the national strategic components of the academic programs at NDU and to provide outreach to other US governmental agencies and to the broader national security community.
INSS includes the following Centers: Center for Strategic Research (CSR), Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP), Center for Complex Operations (CCO), the Center for Strategic Conferencing (CSC), the Conflict Records Research Center (CRRC), the Center for Transatlantic Security Studies (CTSS), and the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs (CSMA).
The military and civilian analysts and staff who comprise INSS and its subcomponents execute their mission by performing the following functions: research and analysis, publication, conferences, policy support, and outreach.