Institute for the Study of War

The The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) describes itself as a non-partisan, non-profit, public policy research organization. While its founder and president is Kimberly Kagan and the chairman of its board in Liz Cheney, both associated with neoconservatism, it is accepted to produce useful reference information as well as more politically-oriented position papers.

Its major areas of interest are Afghanistan and Iraq, and the wars therein.