Institute_for_National_Defense_and_Security_Research
Institute for National Defense and Security Research
Taiwanese think tank
The Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR) is a Taiwanese think tank based in Taipei.[1] The Institute’s mission is to safeguard Taiwan's democracy and prosperity by strengthening mutual understanding and advancing common interests in the global and Taiwanese defense and security community.[2] The institute is operated under the auspices of the government and the Legislative Yuan and, as of 2019, has a NT$125 million (US$4.2 million) annual budget.[3][needs update]
It is considered to be the top military think tank in Taiwan.[4] While it receives almost all of its funding from government sources INDSR is institutionally independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit.[5]