The National Defense University (NDU) is an institution of

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, United States. It is funded by the

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aimed at facilitating high-level education, training, and professional development of

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leaders. As a chairman's Controlled Activity, NDU operates under the guidance of the

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(CJCS), with Vice Admiral Peter Garvin, USN, as president. It is located near the White House and the US Congress.

Components

The National Defense University includes: * Colleges and schools ** Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS) ** College of International Security Affairs **

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(The Eisenhower School), formerly the Industrial College of the Armed Forces **

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(formerly Information Resources Management College or "iCollege") **

Joint Forces Staff College The Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC), located in Norfolk, Virginia, was established as the Armed Forces Staff College in 1946 and incorporated into the National Defense University in August 1981. It educates and acculturates joint and multinat ...

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* 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

Acceptance rate and admissions

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 (the university publishes 1,300 periodicals) * 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
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Associated organizations

* NDU Board of Visitors * National Defense University Foundation *

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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.

List of presidents

References

External links

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National Defense University publications
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