The PIPS Program

The Project on International Peace & Security (PIPS) is a premier undergraduate think tank. Each year, PIPS recruits a select group of Research Fellows (seniors and juniors) to spend the academic year identifying emerging international challenges and designing original policy solutions. They are supported by Research Associates (juniors and sophomores),who assist in the research process while mastering the craft of policy analysis.

In developing their projects, fellows interact as a group and with the PIPS directors individually, visiting academics, members of the armed forces, and representatives of a variety of policy organizations, including: Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State; Office of International Affairs, FBI; U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command; CIA; Booz Allen Hamilton; American Enterprise Institute; CATO Institute; Center for Strategic and International Studies; Heritage Foundation; National Defense University; Nixon Center; and Rand Corporation.