The Asymmetric Studies Institute is committed to rigorous and structured research and education driven by a multifaceted approach which merges theoretical insights, subject matter knowledge, behavioral psychology, and modern scientific methods to generate practical conclusions for addressing the most critical challenges that exist for international relations practitioners. We believe accurate assessments are made when international relations practitioners engage in the diligent consideration, examination, and verification of information within the international environment. It is only by doing so, that these practitioners come closer to definitively understanding the issues on which they focus.
The Institute’s research incorporates traditional and non-standard research methods to collect, evaluate, integrate, and analyze seemingly dissimilar information to derive new ideas that respond to emerging security, geopolitical and macro-economic trends.
Past partnerships include the Department of Military Science within the Krieger School of Arts & Science, at The Johns Hopkins University. The Institute operates in Washington, DC.
The Institute’s research incorporates traditional and non-standard research methods to collect, evaluate, integrate, and analyze seemingly dissimilar information to derive new ideas that respond to emerging security, geopolitical and macro-economic trends.
Past partnerships include the Department of Military Science within the Krieger School of Arts & Science, at The Johns Hopkins University. The Institute operates in Washington, DC.
Our Functional Areas
ASI conducts research and course instruction through the below centers which form core areas of functional IR practitioner focus.
- The Center for International Security Education & Research
- The Center for Maritime Analysis
- The Center for Ground Domain Analysis
- The Center for Air & Space Analysis
Our Philosophy
To effectively deliver research that informs and engages civil society, governments, and the private sector, ASI emphasizes the following as core philosophical pillars within all research and education engagements.
- Cognitive Analysis: The examination of international relations subject matter with an emphasis on further understanding the mental processes involved in analytic reasoning to include aspects of critical thought such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment. These practitioners should be conscious of their own and the reasoning processes of others—continually thinking critically about how analytic assessments are made and not solely focusing on the analytic conclusions themselves.
- Science & Technology: Furthering the discovery and evaluation of cutting-edge science and technological advancements that bolster the effectiveness of the international relations practitioners working within civil society, governments, and the private sector.
- Operations Leadership: Continually assessing and re-assessing the human dynamics of organizational decision-making within the civil society, governmental, and the private sector structures in which international relation practitioners operate—advancing research into the organizational structures and networks contributing to the establishment of reliable research models that support predictive analytic efforts.
