INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR AS A CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND ANALYTICAL ACTIVITIES ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Authors: SHYKHANOV Ruslan 
Published: February 2025

The article provides a detailed description of the Institute for the Study of War, which operates in the USA as a center for information and analytical activities on international relations. The purpose of the article is to analyze the peculiarities of the creation, financing, staffing and functioning of one of the leading US think tanks - the Institute for the Study of War. The article systematizes available information on the work of the Institute. The main sources for our analysis include: information materials and publications on the official website of the organization, tax reports and annual reports of the Institute, research, interviews, speeches and publications of its specialists in electronic and print media. To supplement and systematize information, we also included materials from articles directly related to the Institute and its staff, as well as separate reference data from the websites of various organizations and institutions. The organizational structure of the Institute and its experience in the recruitment of highly qualified managers and analysts are disclosed, the range of scientific interests and the current research activities of scientific employees and fellows are indicated, the practice of attracting funding to the organization from various sources is highlighted, the financial condition of the Institute throughout its existence is highlighted, the implemented Institute’s scientific research program and training program on the problems of modern international relations, the forms of work of the Institute’s management and analysts were characterized, approaches to open access and popularization of own research were demonstrated on the official website of the organization, in social networks and mass media, and evaluation characteristics of the Institute’s activities and its management are presented.The creation and activity of the Institute as a center of information and analytical activity on international relations is a good example of the effective combination of experience of military practitioners and professional analysts on the problems of international military conflicts. The Institute’s main areas of activity are: 1) conducting research on military conflicts and analyzing the security situation in the following countries and regions of the world: Ukraine, Russia, North Africa, the Middle East, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Taiwan; 2) publication and placement in public access on its official website, in social networks and mass media of the results of own research and analytical work; 3) presentations by the Institute’s management and researchers with analytics in the media; 4) organization and financing of scientific internships for students and researchers; 5) implementation of educational projects in the field of security and analysis of military conflicts; 6) provision of operational information, analytical reports, forecasts and situational maps to the leadership of the USA and those countries where military conflicts are ongoing.