American Enterprise Institute For Public Policy Research

Foreign and defense policy studies: aei's foreign and defense policy studies scholars seek to understand how american interests and political and economic freedom can be protected and advanced around the world. The program's research areas include u.s. National security and defense, terrorism, international sovereignty, and u.s. Policy in the middle east, asia, russia, and numerous other areas. Aei's scholars focus on current policy issues as well as those further over the horizon. In the process, they educate policymakers, business leaders, academics, journalists, students, and all interested citizens on our nation's most critical policy issues.

Social, cultural, and constitutional studies: aei's social cultural and constitutional studies scholars explore issues related to three research areas: 1.) legal and constitutional topics 2. Politics and public opinion, and 3. Society and culture. Topics studied by legal and constitutional scholars include congress, the us presidency, the courts (including the supreme court of the united states), the administrative state, and the us constitution. Politics and public opinion scholars focus on polling, elections, and political theory. Society and culture scholars study and comment on liberal education (specifically, the humanities, higher education, and classical education), civil institutions, the media, american history, and religion.