Our highly diverse and experienced team of researchers and analysts apply multidisciplinary social science techniques and various analytic methods to create deeper analyses and clarifying insights enabling our clients to make more informed and better decisions.

Highlighting some of the work NSI has conducted as part of a Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) team Reach Back Cell in support of USCENTCOM, this video discusses the future of ISIS.

NSI is a certified Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) founded in 2007 headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Our focus has been to deliver innovative social science solutions to government clients for a variety of national security and operational imperatives.

NSI maintains an extensive Publications archive largely comprised of government-sponsored research and analysis products, various research efforts from our professional and technical staff, and a variety of corporate news items. The government-sponsored products are maintained on behalf of the US Department of Defense (DoD) Strategic Multilayer ...

We interviewed 39 SMEs from across the globe to gain insights into the nature of ISIL’s appeal. NSI summarized the key findings, identified patterns of beliefs, and highlighted areas of convergence and divergence, all in accordance with the …

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Sarah Canna is a Principal Analyst at NSI, Inc. She is responsible for managing research teams, analysis, deliverables, and senior leadership briefings for classified and unclassified US Government human and socio-cultural behavior projects.

The analytical team focused on producing analyses that addressed USSC’s questions grouped into three broad categories: internal Palestinian security concerns; challenges to Israeli-Palestinian joint security; and the role of external actors in Israel-Palestinian security.

Bryan Rasmussen is Chief Financial Officer at NSI, Inc. With over 20 years of proven experience working to enhance value in organizations, he directs NSI’s business processes to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the company.

This NSI Reachback report is part of an effort requested by USSTRATCOM to the Strategic Multi-layer Assessment Office, Joint Staff (J39). The essence of the question is how to develop an approach for assessing and developing strategy in the current environment. As in all analytic endeavors, the critical first step is diagnosing the problem.