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NBR is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution dedicated to informing and strengthening policy.
NBR conducts advanced research on politics and security, economics and trade, and health and societal issues, with emphasis on those of interest to the United States. Drawing upon an extensive network of the world’s leading specialists and leveraging the latest technology, NBR bridges the academic, business, and policy arenas.
The institution disseminates its research through briefings, publications, conferences, congressional testimony, and online forums, and by collaborating with leading institutions worldwide. NBR also provides exceptional internship and fellowship opportunities for the purposes of attracting and training the next generation of Asia specialists.
“Well-educated citizens, knowledgeable about world affairs, are the cornerstone
for an effective foreign policy.”
—Senator Henry M. Jackson
The origins of The National Bureau of Asian Research date back to Senator Henry M. Jackson, who believed that an urgent need existed for an institution that could tap the nation’s best expertise to study Asia and Russia with U.S. national interests in mind. NBR was established in 1989 with a major grant from the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, and the Foundation continues to provide critical core support for the organization to this day.
Senator Jackson's legacy shapes NBR's essential values: integrity, honesty, concern for people, loyalty, importance of foreign policy, integration of realism and idealism in foreign policy, importance of China and relations among the great powers, and the importance of bipartisanship in making policy.
The National Bureau of Asian Research is committed to advanced
independent research on issues affecting U.S. relations with Asia. Much
of NBR’s research is undertaken by the world’s best specialists, working
under contract on specific research projects. NBR develops research
guidelines for these projects, but the specialists conduct independent
research and reach independent conclusions, which are subject to peer
review before publication.
Funding for NBR’s research comes from NBR itself, foundations,
corporations, the U.S. Government, and individuals. NBR undertakes a
small amount of contract work for public and private sector
organizations, but always reserves the right to publish findings from
such work. NBR does not undertake classified or proprietary research
work.
Jane Russell, beloved wife and lifetime partner of NBR’s chairman, George Russell, taught and inspired the development at NBR of the sound core values that she had instilled at the Russell Investment Group (formerly Frank Russell Company) and in the non-profit world to which she devoted a lifetime of service.
Jane Russell understood the importance of a corporate value system and was instrumental in helping identify and develop the core values of the Frank Russell Company in Tacoma, Washington, which is heralded today for fostering integrity in an environment of mutual trust and respect and for its extraordinary people programs. Similarly, Jane also had a profound effect on the nonprofit world around her and at NBR. She inspired the development of the organization’s values by prompting the staff with such fundamental questions as: What values do you believe are important? Which ones do you bring to your work? What keeps you up at night? It was Jane Russell who started NBR staff through the process of developing NBR’s value system and building an environment for personal fulfillment and organizational success.
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