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RAND National Security Research Division (NSRD)

RAND's National Security Research Division (NSRD) conducts research and analysis for all national security sponsors other than the U.S. Air Force and the Army. The division includes the National Defense Research Institute (NDRI), a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) whose sponsors include the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the defense agencies, and the Department of the Navy. NSRD also conducts research for the U.S. intelligence community and the ministries of defense of U.S. allies and partners.

NSRD's national security research is conducted within four centers:

• International Security and Defense Policy
• Acquisition and Technology Policy
• Forces and Resources Policy
• Intelligence Policy

NSRD also houses the following international research centers funded largely through contributions:

• Center for Asia Pacific Policy
• Center for Global Risk and Security
• Center for Middle East Public Policy
• Center for Russia and Eurasia
• RAND Pardee Center
• Other Regional Research

For more information see the current NSRD annual report (2006).