Institute for National Defense and Security Research
The Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR) is a Taiwanese think tank based in Taipei.
Overview
The Institute for National Defense and Security Research is based in Taipei.[1]
The Institute’s mission is to safeguard Taiwan's democracy and prosperity by strengthening mutual understanding and advancing common interests in the global and Taiwanese defense and security community.[2] The institute is operated under the auspices of the government and the Legislative Yuan and has a NT$125 million (US$4.2 million) annual budget.[3]
It is considered to be the top military think tank in Taiwan.[4]
History
The Institute for National Defense and Security Research was inaugurated in May 2018 by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, former minister of national defense Feng Shih-kuan and representatives from government, industry, academia, and civil society. It was founded with seven research departments, one research center, and 64 employees. To start the Institute hired 17 researchers (all with PhDs) and 17 research assistants.[3]
Publications
Defense Security Brief
The Defense Security Brief (DSB) is an english language publication focused on security and military affairs. It was founded in 2011 and was compiled and published by the Office of Defense Studies, Ministry of National Defense until it was transferred to INDSR in 2018.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Vogel, Ben. "Taiwan forum underlines steps towards industrial self-sufficiency". www.janes.com. Janes. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Institute for National Defense and Security Research". solo.stanford.edu. Stanford University. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ a b Pan, Jason. "Defense think tank inaugurated". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Strong, Matthew. "Chinese threats will escalate: Taiwan military think tank". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "DEFENSE SECURITY BRIEF". indsr.org.tw. INDSR. Retrieved 4 December 2019.