Institute for Indo-Pacific Security

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Institute for Indo-Pacific Security
Established2008;17 years ago (2008)
Founders Randall Schriver, Mark Stokes
Type 501(c)(3) Non-profit think tank
26-1894546
FocusUS foreign policy in East Asia
Location
Chairman of the Board
Randall Schriver
President
John Gastright
Senior Director
Michael Mazza
Senior Director
Jennifer Hong
Website indopacificsecurity.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Formerly called
Project 2049 Institute

The Institute for Indo-Pacific Security, formerly known as the Project 2049 Institute, is a non-partisan think tank based in Arlington, Virginia focusing on United States foreign policy and security issues in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly those related to China and Taiwan. It receives "grants and contracts from the U.S. government, like-minded governments, charitable foundations, major corporations, and individual donors." [1]

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History

The institute was founded in 2008 by former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver and retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark Stokes. [2] Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage served as chairman until January 2020. [3]

The institute is strongly supportive of Taiwan, and has called for the full normalization of relations between the United States and Taiwan. [4] [5] [6]

In February 2020, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen received Project 2049 Institute chairman Randall Schriver at the Presidential Office in Taipei. [7] [8]

In April 2025, the Project 2049 Institute officially changed its name to the Institute for Indo-Pacific Security "to reflect both the Indo-Pacific region’s growing complexity and Project 2049’s expanding research portfolio." [9]

Leadership

In January 2024, Michael Mazza was announced as the institute's new senior director. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "About – Project 2049 Institute" . Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ "About – Project 2049 Institute". Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Introducing the Project 2049 Institute's New Chairman: The Honorable Randall G. Schriver". Project 2049 Institute. January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ Everington, Keoni (November 28, 2019). "American think tank pitching US-Taiwan joint communiqué to normalize relations". Taiwan News . Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ Cassano, Jay; Kotch, Alex (June 11, 2018). "Pentagon's Top Official For East Asia Led Think Tank Funded By Defense Contractors And Foreign Governments". Sludge. Archived from the original on May 4, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. ↑ Steinbock, Dan (June 14, 2019). "The Privatization of US Indo-Pacific Vision: Project 2049, Armitage, Budget Ploys and Taiwan Nexus". Foreign Policy Journal. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ Staff Writer (February 21, 2020). "President hosts, thanks US think tank head". Taipei Times . Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ Lim, Emerson; Kuei-hsiang, Wen. "President receives former U.S. official, thanks him for support". Focus Taiwan . Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  9. ↑ Institute, Project 2049 (April 30, 2025). "Introducing the Institute for Indo-Pacific Security" . Retrieved August 21, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "The Project 2049 Institute's New Senior Director: Michael Mazza". January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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