The NPS Research Program: A National Asset

Abstract

NPS’s unique combination of operationally experienced students and defense-oriented faculty provide a superb setting to conduct interdisciplinary research on complex defense related issues. This is particularly true of issues related to the operational level of war. These projects can only be conducted at an institution that has the infrastructure needed to do sensitive work, faculty with experience and interest in defense related research, and graduate students with the talents and the operational backgrounds to understand the issues involved. This combination is simply not available at civilian graduate schools.