Lexington Institute

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Lexington Institute
Logo Lexington Institute.png
Established1998
Key peopleMerrick Carey
Loren Thompson
Daniel Goure
Constance Douris
Rathna Muralidharan
BudgetRevenue: $2,136,371
Expenses: $2,066,977
(FYE December 2015)[1]
Location
1600 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia
Websitewww.lexingtoninstitute.org

The Lexington Institute is a think tank headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States. It focuses mainly on defense and security policy.

History, staff, and positions[]

The Lexington Institute was founded in 1998 by former U.S. Representative James Courter (R-NJ), former congressional aide Merrick "Mac" Carey, and former Georgetown University professor Loren B. Thompson, who are the chairman, chief executive officer and chief operating officer of the Institute, respectively.[2]

The think tank is based in Arlington, Virginia[3] and focuses on defense policy.[4] It is sometimes described as conservative.[5]

The Lexington Institute is funded in part by military contractors.[6] Harper's Magazine called the organization the "defense industry's pay-to-play ad agency" because of its funding from the industry and its issuance of a stream of reports, usually favorable, about the performance and status of weapons programs.[7] In addition to his role as chief operating officer of the Lexington institute, Loren B. Thompson is a consultant to military contractors.[8] Thompson stated, "I'm not going to work on a project unless somebody, somewhere, is willing to pay. This is a business. My bottom line is that if what I write and say is true, it doesn't really matter what my motives are."[7]

In 2011, Thompson said that the current rate of U.S. defense spending was not sustainable.[9] He has also called for a shift in American defense spending towards items such as the Littoral Combat Ship and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II that can be exported to allies.[10]

Thompson wrote that in 2011 that most of the candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination were "unsuited to high office."[11]

Lexington Institute staff have published various articles and given various interviews on electricity policy and the U# electricity grid, including on issues such as cybersecurity, resiliency, the effect of electric vehicles, and distributed generation incentives, and issued relating to data privacy and cyber threat information-sharing.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Lexington Institute" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Biographical Information". Lexington Institute.
  3. ^ Lolita C. Baldor, Stealthy jet ensures other war-fighting aircraft survive, Associated Press (July 21, 2015): "Loren Thompson, head of the Arlington, Virginia-based Lexington Institute, a think tank."
  4. ^ Darlene Superville & Matt O'Brien, Trump: Administration to review Pentagon computer contract, Associated Press (July 18, 2019): "Daniel Goure, vice president of the Lexington Institute, a defense-oriented think tank based in Virginia"
  5. ^ Jeffrey A. Dvorkin, NPR: Mysteries of the Organization, Part I, NPR (December 14, 2005).
  6. ^ Christopher Drew, Bid Process for Air Force Tanker Is Criticized, New York Times (October 26, 2009).
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Ken Silverstein. "Mad men: Introducing the defense industry's pay-to-play ad agency". Harpers.org. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  8. ^ Tim Gray, How to Invest in the Military-Industrial Complex, New York Times (April 15, 2020).
  9. ^ Spires, Shelby G. "Expert: Federal spending freeze beats alternative." The Telegraph (Macon, Georgia), 7 February 2011.
  10. ^ Korb, Lawrence; Thompson, Loren (18 August 2010). "The U.S. can't afford unilateral military moves abroad". Latimes.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  11. ^ Thompson, Loren B. (November 10, 2011). "If Republicans Don't Pick Romney, Obama Will Win Reelection In A Landslide". lexingtoninstitute.org. Arlington, Virginia: Lexington Institute.
  12. ^ Douris, Constance. "Constance Douris". Forbes.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Constance Douris' KCBS Interview on Electric Vehicle Chargers". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Tesla Joins a Growing Trend: Electric Buses and Trucks". RealClearEnergy.org. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Videos: Cybersecurity of the Electric Grid". Lexingtoninstitute.org. Arlington, Virginia: Lexington Institute. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  16. ^ Douris, Constance (20 March 2017). "California Aims To Incentivize Utilities To Adopt Third-Party Energy Resources". Lexingtoninstitute.org. Arlington, Virginia: Lexington Institute. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  17. ^ Douris, Constance (14 September 2017). "California Presses Grid Operators To Substitute Non-Traditional Sources For New Investment". Forbes. New York City. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  18. ^ "California Approves Pilot Program For More Reliable Electricity". Tdworld.com. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Third Party Resources Are The Future Of The Electric Grid". Lexingtoninstitute.org. Lexington Institute. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  20. ^ Douris, Constance (13 December 2016). "California To Decide Fate Of Independent Energy Providers". Lexingtoninstitute.org. Lexington Institute. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  21. ^ "Lexington Institute". Lexingtoninstitute.org. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  22. ^ "Balancing Smart Grid Data and Consumer Privacy". Lexingtoninstitute.org. Lexington Institute. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  23. ^ "Lexington Institute". Lexingtoninstitute.org. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  24. ^ "Lexington Institute". Lexingtoninstitute.org. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  25. ^ "Lexington Institute". Lexingtoninstitute.org. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  26. ^ "Lexington Institute". Lexington Institute. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  27. ^ Thompson, Loren B. "Ensuring The Resilience Of The U.S. Electrical Grid." Lexington Institute, 22 January 2013.

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