About NDU Press
The mission of NDU Press is to support the advancement of Joint Professional Military Education and national security policy for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the form of accessible, balanced, and thoroughly researched professional publications. NDU Press is located in the 2500 suite of Fort Lesley J. McNair’s Lincoln Hall, on the south side of Washington D.C. at the confluence of the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers.
Publications
NDU Press produces a full spectrum of print and electronic media, from short policy papers to multi-volume sets of hard cover books. Policy Papers, McNair Papers, and Occasional Papers are customized for each of the schools, colleges, research centers, and regional centers within (or aligned with) National Defense University. Additionally, NDU Press produces two national security journals, one for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the other for the Center for Complex Operations.
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Publication Archive
Here you will find high-density PDF files of NDU Press legacy publications of every type. This archive is searchable by author, title, subject, and even key word. NDU Press primarily accepts manuscripts from scholars within NDU components and aligned regional specialty institutions. Guidelines for submission vary from publication to publication and authors are encouraged to navigate to the specific journal or research vehicle to view the associated guidelines.
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Essay Competitions
Each May, NDU Press hosts the SECDEF and CJCS Essay Competitions involving 22 professors and hundreds of students from all joint professional military education institutions. The purpose of these competitions is to stimulate strategic thinking, promote well written research, and contribute to a broader security debate among practitioners. NDU Press manages the competition in three phases, with assistance from coordinators and faculty judges representing each participating school.
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NDU Press Staff
The NDU Press staff is composed of national security professionals dedicated to advancing the overarching mission of the university through peerless support to its component colleges, research centers, and regional studies centers. Each member of NDU Press is qualified and empowered to address inquiries in their areas of expertise. Colleagues within National Defense University, clients from organizations outside NDU, and interested citizens shall find every member of the NDU Press team informed and responsive.
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Publishing Partners
NDU Press seeks the widest possible audience for taxpayer-funded university research. As this research is wholly underwritten by American citizens, it cannot be copyrighted. Similarly, NDU Press does not enter into exclusive relationships with any publisher, nor can it accept remuneration in any form. All manuscripts produced by NDU Press are available to publishing firms in electronic format on request. If you wish to be notified of emerging book-length research for the purpose of publication, please contact the Director, NDU Press.
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Notes on Copyright
Unless indicated otherwise in the publication, NDU Press products are in the public domain and not copyrighted. Permission to reprint is not required, although a courtesy notification of intent to reprint is appreciated and appropriate credit lines are expected. Some NDU Press publications contain copyrighted material used by permission. If a publication is copyrighted in whole or part, permission to reprint must be sought from the copyright owner indicated in the publication. Please contact the NDU Press staff if you cannot locate
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