Institute for the Study of War
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The Institute for the Study of War
-1400 16th Street NW, Suite 515; Washington, DC 20036 (202) 293-5550 | Email: isw@understandingwar.org
-1400 16th Street NW, Suite 515; Washington, DC 20036 (202) 293-5550 | Email: isw@understandingwar.org
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Founded in 2007, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is a Washington, D.C.-based think tank that supports long-term U.S. military intervention abroad, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan. ISW claims to be “a non-partisan, non-profit, public policy research organization” devoted to advancing “an informed understanding of military affairs through reliable research, trusted analysis, and innovative education.”
As of mid-2010, ISW did not publicize on its website the members of its board of directors. However, according to 2008 tax documents, the organization had four board members: Elizabeth Cheney…William Kristol…Jack Keane…and Dennis Showalter, a military historian. ISW’s founding president is Kimberly Kagan…
Since its founding in early 2007, ISW and its president, Kim Kagan, have consistently advocated long-term U.S. military engagement in geographic regions closely associated with the “war on terror.” The organization’s work focuses almost exclusively on Iraq and Afghanistan, producing reports, backgrounders and commentaries on U.S. policy and the two wars. …
In 2007 Kim Kagan published a report in the Weekly Standard that concluded that U.S. diplomatic engagement with Iran would be counter productive, supporting a speech made by President George W. Bush alleging that Iran was supporting the arming of “Shia extremists.” … [MORE at above link...]
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Kimberly Kagan – founding president
Spouse: Frederick W. Kagan.
-Frederick W Kagan 1434 Q St NW, Apt 401 Washington, DC 20009-7800 [Household: Kimberly E Kagan]
-Office: The Institute for the Study of War 1400 16th Street NW, Suite 515 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 293-5550
…a “historian” who is married to Frederick Kagan.
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Board of Directors
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Elizabeth Cheney (chair)
…daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney and founder of the rightwing advocacy group Keep America Safe.
Elizabeth Cheney Perry…married to Philip Perry, the former General Counsel of the United States Department of Homeland Security. She and Perry have five children: three daughters, Kate, Elizabeth, and Grace; and two sons, Philip and Richard.
-Elizabeth C Perry 1008 Woburn Ct; McLean, VA 22102-2133 [40-44 / Philip J Perry]
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…editor of the neoconservative flagship magazine the Weekly Standard.
* PNAC: Ginsberg – Muravchik
* Emergency Committee for Israel (etc., etc.)
-Weekly Standard, Publisher William Kristol 1150 17th St NW, Ste 505; Washington, DC 20036-4603 (202) 463-6535 or (202) 293-4900
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Jack Keane
…retired four-star general who coauthored with Frederick Kagan of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) “Choosing Victory,” a 2007 study that served as a blueprint for the so-called “surge” in Iraq.
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…a military ‘historian’.
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STAFF BIOS
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Alicia Bonner
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Ian Galloway
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Researchers
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Research Interns
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Peter Bacon
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Brett Van Ess
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Michael Whittaker
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Recent Contributors
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Farook Ahmed, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University and a Master’s degree in International Security Studies from Georgetown University. Following his graduation from Princeton University, he lived and worked in South Korea as a Princeton-in-Asia fellow.
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Christin Aucunas, an undergraduate intern at ISW, is a senior at The George Washington University where she is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs with a concentration in Conflict & Security Studies and a minor in Art History. She has done course work at the Universidad de Sevilla, and Universitat de Barcelona where she studied Muslim integration in Cataluña.
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Jonathan Bronitsky, Cambridge University, Master’s Student
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Pamela Brown, a research intern on the Afghanistan Project, published the Fact Sheet: The Kabul Conference while at ISW, and is now pursuing a BA/MA in political science at Yale. She is a student in Yale’s Grand Strategy Program.
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Michelle Cohan, a communications intern at ISW, attends the George Washington University where she is pursuing a BA in International Affairs with a concentration in Conflict & Security. Michelle has previously worked on Capitol Hill and at the policy institute Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. She has also served as a US student delegate in South Africa investigating the post-apartheid government, and has volunteered in Thailand as part of the tsunami disaster relief program. Corps and Heritage Center in April 2009.
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Jeremy J. Domergue, a former ISW Research Analyst from 2008-2009, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Government with a minor in Arabic from Georgetown University. He is also a veteran of the United States Air Force, speaks fluent French, strong Arabic, and has studied three years of Persian at the university level.
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Metty Fisseha, a former undergraduate intern at ISW, is a student at Duke University where she is pre med pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and a certificate in Global Health. She was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and has since lived in Europe and Washington, D.C. She most recently traveled to Turkey where she engaged in interfaith dialogue and conducted research on religion in the political atmosphere. She is fluent in English, Amharic and Spanish and is learning French.
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Stephanie Fontana, a research intern on the Afghanistan Project, is a rising junior at the University of Virginia. She is pursuing a BA in Government and Foreign Affairs in the Politics Honors program and a minor in Mathematics.
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James Fussell, a former Major in the US Army Special Forces, served two years in Northeastern Afghanistan as well as numerous other combat and non-combat deployments throughout the world. His awards include the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy where he was awarded the NY State Society of the Cincinnati-Blanche S. Lutterloh memorial award for highest standing in Military History. While at ISW, James co-produced the report: Kunar and Nuristan: Rethinking U.S. Coutnerinsurgency Operations.
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Paul Garaffo, a former graduate intern at ISW, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Government from Hamilton College and is pursuing his Master of Arts in Security Policy Studies at George Washington University. Paul has also studied at Queen Mary, University of London and previously interned with the U.S. Department of State.
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Patrick Gaughen holds Master’s Degrees in Security Studies and Political Science from Georgetown and Duke Universities, respectively. Following his undergraduate work at Yale, he worked for the Department of Defense.
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Leah Gould, is a graduate of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, where she was also a cadet in Navy R.O.T.C. She was stationed on the USS Ronald Reagan while it deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Valiant Shield during her summer training cruise in 2006.
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Michal Harari, a graduate intern–worked on ISW’s Iraq Project and published a fact sheet containing updates on the ongoing government formation in Iraq as of June 11, 2010 and a backgrounder on the uncertain future of the Sons of Iraq. Michal is pursuing a Masters Degree in International Security Policy and the Middle East at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. She received her BA in international relations and economics from New York University, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Before beginning her education in the United States, Michal served in the Israeli Air Force and spent two years traveling around the world. Michal is fluent in Hebrew and proficient in Arabic.
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Sarah Hoffman, an undergraduate Communications intern at ISW, is a junior at The George Washington University where she is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs with a concentration in International Development and International Economics and a minor in Anthropology.
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Daniel LaGraffe, a former graduate intern at ISW, is pursuing a Masters Degree in Security Policy Studies from the George Washington University focused on transnational security and security and development. He earned a B.A. Summa Cum Laude in Political Science from Arizona State University after serving in the United States Marine Corps. Aditionally, he studies the Arabic language.
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Wesley Morgan, is a junior at Princeton University, where he is a cadet in Army R.O.T.C. He was embedded in Iraq in August 2007, reporting for the Daily Princetonian, and traveled with units in Baghdad and its belts.
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Michael Moore, a former ISW Research Assistant, holds a Bachelor’s Degree cum laude in Social Studies with a Foreign Language Citation in Modern Standard Arabic from Harvard University. Michael has also studied at the Arabic Language Institute in Fes, Morocco, and has travelled extensively through Europe and the Mediterranean.
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Adrian Myers, University of Toronto, Law School Student
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Kaitlin Oujo attends The George Washington University, where she is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Middle Eastern Studies and minoring in Arabic. She has also interned for the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq and is now a Yitzhak Rabin Fellow at the Embassy of Israel.
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David Phillips, the Operations Manager of ISW from August 2008 to January 2010, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University where he concentrated in Conflict and Security Studies and minored in World Religions. Previously, David conducted media monitoring for a U.S. defense contractor and coordinated the Foreign Policy Center of the Roosevelt Institution at the George Washington University.
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Nathanial Rabkin, is a graduate of Cornell University. He studies the Middle East, reads Arabic and Persian, and has worked as an intern at the American Enterprise Institute.
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Cassiah Rasmussen, holds a Master’s Degree in Security Studies from Georgetown University.
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Claire Russo, a former ISW Research Analyst from 2008-2009, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Politics from Tulane University. Claire is now employed with a Human Terrain Team (HTT).
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Sam Scott, a research intern, worked on the ISW’s Iraq Project and published an Iraqi Politics & Security Update. He is a rising junior at Princeton University, pursuing a BA in Politics and Near Eastern Studies. He spent last summer in Turkey researching Ottoman history, and plans to study politics in Istanbul next year.
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Ashleigh Seidler, a former Development Director of ISW, has distinguished herself through contributions to the nonprofit and political sector, serving as a community organizer, spokeswoman, and fundraiser for a diverse portfolio of not-for-profit organizations. Ms. Seidler previously managed an $85 million capital initiative as the Development Officer at the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. Ms. Seidler significantly advanced the Foundation’s efforts by helping to secure the lead sponsorship gift of $10 million from the Lockheed Martin Corporation for phase II of expansion for the National Museum of the Marine Corps and Heritage Center in April 2009.
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Ed Stein, holds a B.A. in History from Yale University. He was a student in Yale’s Studies in Grand Strategy program. He has conducted archival research on twentieth-century British foreign policy in Cambridge and London.
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Omid Townsend, a former graduate intern at ISW, is currently completing a Master of Arts in International Affairs and Middle East Studies at Georgetown University. He received his BA in Political Science from Portland State University, and will receive his commission as a Second Lieutenant from Georgetown University Army ROTC in 2011. Omid is fluent in Farsi and familiar with Arabic., an undergraduate intern at ISW, is a junior at Yale University, where he is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in History and International Studies. He is active in Yale’s Marine Corps student organization and has interned previously in the U.S. Senate.
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James Tyson, attends Columbia University, where he plans to concentrate in Political Science and Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures, with a special interest in diplomacy.
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William Waddell, The Ohio State University, Doctoral Candidate, Military History
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Scott Weiner, a former ISW Research Assistant from 2008-2009, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations with a regional concentration in the Middle East from Tufts University. He also completed a minor in Modern Standard Arabic. Scott has studied at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Beer Sheva, Israel, where he completed a special track in Peace Studies and Regional Security. In addition to abilities in Arabic and French, Scott is proficient in Hebrew.
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Adam Willner is a senior at Georgetown University, where he is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy with minors in Arab Studies and Theology. He has also studied at Oxford University.
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Gary Wong is a development intern and is currently pursuing a B.A. in Political Science along with a double minor in International Affairs and Communications at the George Washington University. Gary has previously interned on Capitol Hill in the office of Congressman Mike Honda, at the Berger-Hirschberg Fundraising Strategies, and with the Presidential Campaign of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Jared Young, the ISW Communications Director from 2008-2009, holds a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from the University of Oklahoma. He is now employed on Capitol Hill.
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