Smith Richardson Foundation
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The Smith Richardson Foundation is a right-wing American Foundation which predominantly provides grants to universities and other research institutions.
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European grants
The following is a list of donations made by the Bradley Foundation to European individuals, organisations and programmes taken the Annual Reports published on its website. [1]
2002
International Institute for Strategic Studies - $119,425
The Future of Political Islam in Turkey and the Repercussions for U.S. Policy
Gareth Jenkins will research and write a book on Turkey’s Islamist parties. He will conduct interviews and research statements and literature by Islamist parties and leaders in order to understand their future intentions and political strategies.
Aspen Institute Berlin - $260,000, Berlin, Germany
Aspen in Berlin and Aspen’s Strategic Initiative
Jeff Gedmin will lead an effort to improve the quality of the trans-Atlantic security dialogue. He will organize a series of lectures, roundtables, and debates in Berlin, as well as roundtable meetings and fact-finding trips in other parts of Europe.
2003
Moscow School of Political Studies - $48,520, Moscow, Russia
Introduction of U.S. Foreign Policy to Russian Leaders
Lena Nemirovskaya will direct an effort to present U.S. foreign policy positions and concerns to emerging leaders in Russia.
Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation Ltd. - $150,000, Chappaqua, NY
Understanding Islam: Bernard Lewis and a Culture in Crisis
Peter Kunhardt and Phillip Kunhardt will produce a television documentary that explores the ideas and writings of Bernard Lewis in order to examine how Lewis’s views can inform our understanding of Islam and the modern Middle East.
Aspen Institute Berlin - $ 75,000, Berlin, Germany
Aspen in Berlin
Jeffrey Gedmin will direct a lecture and roundtable series to discuss many of the key international security issues affecting the United States and Europe. He will also organize a series of fact-finding trips throughout Europe and the Middle East. The project’s findings will appear in published texts and summaries of the meetings and a bimonthly report.
2004
Aspen Institute Berlin - $ 75,000, Berlin, Germany
Aspen in Berlin
Jeffrey Gedmin will direct a lecture and roundtable series to discuss many of the key international security issues affecting the United States and Europe. He will also organize a series of fact-finding trips throughout Europe and the Middle East. The project’s findings will appear in published texts and summaries of the meetings and a bimonthly report.
2005
King's College London - $149,982, New York, NY [sic.]
The Muslim Brotherhood: Aims and Strategies
Alison Pargeter will examine the strategies and tactics of the Muslim Brotherhood as it operates in Egypt, Sudan, Syria, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Spain in order to assess how it seeks to expand its presence and influence in Europe and the Middle East. The project’s findings will appear in a monograph.
2006
Aspen Institute Berlin - $75,000, Berlin, Germany
The Ugly Americans: How Not to Lose the Global Culture War
Martha Bayles will research and write a book exploring the effect of U.S. popular culture on perceptions of the United States among foreign publics. She will analyze survey and marketing data and interview political and cultural elites in foreign countries in order to assess whether American popular culture creates negative perceptions of American society around the world.
Resources
- Rightweb Smith Richardson Foundation
- Spinprofiles Smith Richardson Foundation
Notes
- ↑ Smith Richardson Foundation, Annual Reports

