Center for the National Interest
Encyclopedia
The Nixon Center was a Washington, D.C.
-based public policy
think tank
. On March 9, 2011 it was renamed The Center for the National Interest.
The Center was established by former U.S. President
Richard Nixon
on January 20, 1994 as the Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom. The group changed its name to the Nixon Center in 1998. The center has a staff of approximately a dozen people supporting six main programs: Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Strategic Studies, US-Russia Relations, Immigration and National Security Studies, China Studies, and Regional Strategies (Middle East, Caspian Basin and South Asia). In 2006 it had an annual budget of $1.6 million. The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the Foreign Policy Research Institute
ranked it as one of the top 30 think tanks in the United States in 2007.
In 2001, the Nixon Center acquired the journal The National Interest
.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
-based public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
think tank
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
. On March 9, 2011 it was renamed The Center for the National Interest.
The Center was established by former U.S. President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
on January 20, 1994 as the Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom. The group changed its name to the Nixon Center in 1998. The center has a staff of approximately a dozen people supporting six main programs: Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Strategic Studies, US-Russia Relations, Immigration and National Security Studies, China Studies, and Regional Strategies (Middle East, Caspian Basin and South Asia). In 2006 it had an annual budget of $1.6 million. The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the Foreign Policy Research Institute
Foreign Policy Research Institute
The Foreign Policy Research Institute is an American neoconservative think tank based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is "devoted to bringing the insights of scholarship to bear on the development of policies that advance U.S...
ranked it as one of the top 30 think tanks in the United States in 2007.
In 2001, the Nixon Center acquired the journal The National Interest
The National Interest
The National Interest is a prominent conservative American bi-monthly international affairs magazine published by the Center for the National Interest. It was founded in 1985 by Irving Kristol and until 2001 was edited by Anglo-Australian Owen Harries...
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