Independent Insight for a More Secure Indo-Pacific
The American Institute for Global Affairs (AIFGA) provides research, compliance, and strategic oversight for civic initiatives like Forward 2030 that defend the democratic market order.
American Institute for Global Affairs
AIFGA is a non-partisan policy and research institute. We stand at the intersection of scholarship, national security, and civil society, helping partners design and operate programs that are strategically aligned, audit-ready, and capable of demonstrating real impact. We are the intellectual architects and independent auditors behind the Forward 2030 initiative. Learn More
What We Do
Strategic Research
We examine the geopolitical, economic, and information-space dynamics that shape the Indo-Pacific, with a particular focus on youth sentiment, disinformation, and alliance resilience. Our work translates complex developments into practical insights for practitioners and funders.
Compliance and Governance
We design and maintain financial controls, vetting processes, and ethics policies that keep partner organizations aligned with federal regulations, philanthropic standards, and best practices in nonprofit governance.
National Security Alignment
We map civic initiatives like Forward 2030 to U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and integrated deterrence concepts, particularly in the cognitive and information domains, ensuring that well-intentioned efforts reinforce rather than conflict with strategic goals.
Explore our work and see how we help partners like We Are Friends Foundation operate with both moral clarity and technical discipline.