an important conservative strategic and policy research institution in the United States. Known as the "home of hardliners" and "cold war think tank". Now the position on foreign policy has become a little more moderate than before. Its views and propositions have a certain influence on the formulation of American strategy and foreign policy, and its influence will increase with the conservative trend of American politics. The center is mainly supported by the oil consortium headed by Rockefeller. According to Paul Dickson's book Think Tank, the center "has become a policy research center serving oil interests to a great extent." The organization was established in 1962. The founders were Colonel Al Burke, former head of naval operations, David Abshire, assistant secretary of state of Nixon administration, and Richard allen, former president's national security adviser. The center is known as the "home of hardliners" for its purpose of maintaining traditional American values and advocating hardliners. He mainly studies politics and military affairs, international resources, foreign policy and third world issues. There are more than 2 researchers. The annual funding is about $7 million. Mainly from private and corporate foundations, corporate enterprises. The director of the center is Amos Jordan. After 1977, Kissinger and Schlaege were successively applied as senior consultants. Periodically published are The Washington Quarterly, The Collected Works of Washington and The Series on Important Issues.