The National Defense University (NDU) is an institution of higher education in Fort Lesley McNair, Washington, D.C., United States. It is funded by the United States Department of Defense aimed at facilitating high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders. As a chairman's Controlled Activity, NDU operates under the guidance of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), with Vice Admiral Peter Garvin, USN, as president. It is located near the White House and the US Congress.
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Components
The National Defense University includes:
Colleges and schools
National Intelligence University
College of International Security Affairs
Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy (The Eisenhower School), formerly the Industrial College of the Armed Forces
College of Information and Cyberspace (formerly Information Resources Management College or "iCollege")
Joint Forces Staff College
National War College
Programs
CAPSTONE
KEYSTONE
PINNACLE
Research centers
Institute for National Strategic Studies
Center for Strategic Research
Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs
Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction
NDU Press
Center for Applied Strategic Learning
NDU Libraries
Research institutes and centers
Institute for National Strategic Studies
Center for Strategic Studies
Center for the Study of Military Affairs of China
Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction
National Defense University Press
Center for Applied Strategic Training
Center for Joint and Strategic Logistics
The university has a scientific and reference library, the resources of which are open to all students and teachers.
Associated organizations
NDU Board of Visitors
National Defense University Foundation
United States Institute of Peace
Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
Publications
The NDU Press supports education, research, and outreach as the university's cross-component, professional military, and academic publishing house. Publications include the journals Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ) and PRISM: The Journal of Complex Operations, books such as Strategic Assessment 2020, case studies, policy briefs, and strategic monographs.