POLICY INSIGHT FOR A CONTESTED CENTURY

Independent research at the intersection of strategy, technology, and national power.

The Hailston Research Group supports public- and private-sector decision makers with disciplined research, technical judgment, and strategic analysis grounded in military, academic, and engineering experience.

Available for Cleared Research

HRG is structured to support research programs requiring discretion, technical literacy, and familiarity with national-security operating environments.

Engagements may include literature reviews, red-team analysis, engineering assessment, strategic forecasting, and research-program support.

Strategic

Geopolitical Assessment

Technical

Engineering Review

Operational

Defense Context

Scholarly

Research Discipline
Institutional Profile

Who We Are

The Hailston Research Group is a research and advisory organization dedicated to sober analysis of geopolitical, aerospace, scientific, and technological issues shaping American strategy and allied security.

 

Cleared Research Support

Available for cleared and sensitive research environments where operational discretion, sound methodology, and careful handling of information are essential.

 

Military and Academic Backgrounds

Our team draws on prior military service, graduate research, and applied analysis across security studies, engineering, and international affairs.

 

Multidiscipline Engineering

Specialized capacity in technical assessment, systems thinking, aviation/aerospace issues, science and technology trends, and research translation for senior audiences.

HRG’s working style is deliberately institutional: careful sourcing, concise judgments, and research products prepared for decision makers who require both strategic context and technical precision.
Core Programs

Research Areas

HRG organizes its work around research programs that combine policy analysis with technical literacy and an appreciation for operational realities.

 
Program I

Geopolitical Strategy

  • Great-power competition
  • Alliance structures and burden-sharing
  • Regional security architecture
  • Strategic forecasting and scenario design
  • Political risk and state capacity
Program II

Aviation / Aerospace

  • Airpower modernization
  • Aerospace industrial capacity
  • Uncrewed systems and counter-UAS
  • Space, high-altitude, and ISR systems
  • Airfield resilience and logistics
Program III

Science & Technology

  • Emerging technology assessment
  • Dual-use innovation
  • Engineering risk analysis
  • Technical research synthesis
  • AI, autonomy, and decision support
Program IV

Defense Industrial Base

  • Supply-chain resilience
  • Munitions and sustainment capacity
  • Acquisition bottlenecks
  • Workforce and manufacturing readiness
  • Allied industrial cooperation
Program V

Maritime and Littoral Security

  • Sea-lane control and denial
  • Port, chokepoint, and undersea infrastructure
  • Naval modernization
  • Gray-zone maritime coercion
  • Expeditionary logistics
Program VI

Cyber, Data, and Information Integrity

  • Cyber risk and operational resilience
  • Influence operations
  • Data governance for research programs
  • Critical infrastructure vulnerability
  • Open-source intelligence methodology
Fellowship and Collaboration

Become a Hailston Researcher

As new challenges arise internationally to American influence, a new cadre of intellectuals must emerge to lead American strategy into the next age of foreign policy. The Hailston Research Group aims to cultivate rising scholars and practitioners in international relations by establishing a working relationship between emerging researchers and principals with decades of practical experience and academic contribution.

Under Admiral Hailston’s tutelage, the group aims to pass down the collective experience of a generation of foreign-policy professionals to new American thinkers and leaders, preparing them for challenges to American power across the globe.

 

How to Join

Applicants should demonstrate deep subject knowledge in either US-NATO relations or the Asia-Pacific region. At minimum, applicants should hold a master’s degree in a relevant field or possess equivalent professional experience.

Applicants should submit a resume, at least two published scholarly articles, and an extensive project proposal outlining a research project for collaboration with Admiral Hailston.

Minimum Skills

  • Collate, sort, and present research data for lay and expert audiences.
  • Conduct research independently and collaboratively.
  • Attend relevant events, network effectively, and gather anecdotal evidence ethically.
  • Support fundraising for research activity.
  • Manage junior researchers while maintaining quality control.
  • Assign, manage, and account for project budgets.
  • Monitor and assess research projects and index materials for finished products.
  • Maintain research integrity, data security, privacy, and collection ethics.

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