The Smith Richardson Foundation's mission is to contribute to important public debates and to help address serious public policy challenges facing the United States. It seeks to improve public policy and public understanding of issues by supporting innovative research and analysis.
The International Security and Foreign Policy Program of the Smith Richardson Foundation focuses on assisting the U.S. policy community in tackling significant challenges to protect U.S. security and interests and to foster a stable global order. This includes addressing political turmoil, geopolitical tensions, economic downturns, and emerging threats such as cyber attacks. Furthermore, the program supports research on the evolving politics of the Middle East, the internal evolution of major powers in Asia, and policies to combat new challenges. The Foundation also emphasizes fostering the next generation of scholars and analysts in security policy and underwrites historical research with current policy implications. Through its grantmaking, the Foundation aims to improve U.S. national security and foreign policy capabilities, highlighting new challenges and supporting policy-relevant research and analysis.