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Anastasia Vlasova taking photos of Berkut during Euromaidan, Kyiv, December 8, 2013Photo by Pavlo Podufalov

ISW’s president Kimberly Kagan testifies to the Congress about U.S. policies in the Middle East.

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ISW’s president Kimberly Kagan hosts a talk about the future of the Army with former U.S. Army Chief of Staff, General Raymond T. Odierno.

Educating the next generation of security leaders

General David H. Petraeus (U.S . Army, Ret.) leads a discussion on counterinsurgency with students of the Hertog War Studies Program.

Anastasia Vlasova in war-torn Mariupol on January 26, 2015Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka

ISW has provided training to near 100 young leaders through both ISW internship program and the Hertog War Studies Program. The program alumni have been already using the knowledge working for the leading private and public sector organizations in the area of security.

Lieutenant General James Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.) discusses strategy and tactics while on a tour of the Gettysburg battlefield with Hertog War Studies Program students.

ISW Syria Team interns discuss military engagements around the eastern city of Deir ez-Zour as they prepare their weekly Intelligence Summary (INTSUM).

Revolutionizing the conduct of intelligence from unclassified sources

ISW issues accurate and prescient early warnings, as we strongly believe that intelligence should inform decision-makers before crisis strikes when there are more opportunities to act.

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