Who we are
The ISW team is dedicated to improving American and allied decision-making on conflict and national security threats by producing the world’s best open-source intelligence and maps and educating the next generation of leaders.
Leadership
Brian Babcock-Lumish
Recanati-Kaplan Chair and Director of the General David H. Petraeus Center for Emerging Leaders
Russia and Ukraine Team
Geospatial Intelligence Team
Middle East Team
China and Taiwan Team
Operations Staff
Fellows
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
General Jack Keane
(US Army, Retired)
Chairman, Institute for the Study of War; President, GSI, LLC
Dr. Kimberly Kagan
Founder & President
Institute for the Study of War
The Honorable Kelly Craft
Former US Ambassador
to UN and Canada
Dr. William Kristol
Director
Defending Democracy Together
Hudson La Force
Former Chief Executive Officer
W. R. Grace & Co
Dr. Jennifer London
Consultant
CACI
Kevin Mandia
Chief Executive Officer
& Board Director, Mandiant
Jack D. McCarthy, Jr.
Senior Managing Director
& Founder, A&M Capital
Bruce Mosler
Chairman of Military and
Veteran Programs at Cushman & Wakefield
General David H. Petraeus
(US Army, Retired)
Partner, KKR and Chairman
KKR Global Institute
Dr. Warren Phillips
Lead Director
CACI International
Colonel William Roberti
(US Army, Retired)
Managing Director
Alvarez & Marsal
Edouard Matitia Cohen
Chief Operating Officer
Covalis Capital
James S. Gilmore III
(US Army, Retired)
Former US Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Former Governor of Virginia
ISW Statement on the Passing of ISW Board Member Joseph I. Lieberman - March 28, 2024
ISW is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Senator Joe Lieberman, a distinguished member of ISW’s board of directors since 2014, one of the first members of Congress to receive an ISW briefing in 2007, and above all, a dear friend. Senator Lieberman was a moral force in American politics whose four-decade career in public service was marked by his thoughtfulness, his principled leadership, and his extraordinary determination to protect America’s interests and values. In 2012, ISW presented its second annual ISW Award for National Security Leadership to Senator Lieberman in recognition of his exceptional service, intellect, and leadership in national security. The same strategic and moral clarity that defined Senator Lieberman’s career as a legislator informed the essential guidance he provided ISW in support of our mission in the decade since he joined our board. He will be extraordinarily missed.
Guest Authors
ISW is partnered with the Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute led by Dr. Fred Kagan and ISW analysts routinely co-author joint research products with CTP colleagues.
