Hudson Institute
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The Hudson Institute is a US think tank that "challenges conventional thinking and helps manage strategic transitions to the future through interdisciplinary and collaborative studies in defense, international relations, economics, culture, science, technology, and law."[1] While it is officially non-partisan, it tends to be more associated with American conservatism]] and the Republican Party (United States)]], but, regardless of ideology, it emphasizes futures studies]] rather than immediate issues of partisan interest. The Institute was founded, in 1961, by the futurist Herman Kahn]], who had been at the RAND Corporation. The original location was in Croton-on-Hudson, New York (disambiguation)|New York]], which provided the name. Its public statements emphasize "In the 1970s, Hudson’s scholars helped turn the world away from the no-growth policies of the Club of Rome]]; in the early 1990s, we helped the newly-liberated Baltic nations become booming market economies; at home, we helped write the pioneering Wisconsin welfare reform law that became the model for successful national welfare reform in the mid-1990s. Today, as part of our research agenda, we are developing programs of political and economic reform to transform the Muslim world." Research areasHudson is organized into Centers with (directors)
FundingRightWeb]] cites no-longer-online material from the Center for Media Transparency about Hudson's funding. "The Hudson Institute received close to $25 million between 1987 and 2003 in foundation, corporate, and government grants, according to Media Transparency and the Capital Research Center. In 2005, the Scaife Foundations|Sarah Scaife Foundation]] gave Hudson $150,000 for projects, and the Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation]] gave $75,000 "toward general support for the U.S., China, Russia, and Iran Diplomacy and Security project, and the work of Russian scholar and writer Dr. Andrei Piontkovsky]]," according to Media Transparency. In 2004, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]] gave Hudson hundreds of thousands for various projects. Other top Hudson funders have included John M. Olin Foundation]], Smith Richardson Foundation]], Pew Charitable Trusts]], the Donner Foundation]], and the U.S. Department of Justice]]. [2] References
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