Across Universities In fulfilling our goal of building a community of future professionals in national security and foreign policy, AGS is proud to work in partnership with the following complementary institutions and programs across the United States: John Hopkins Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs John Hopkins Phillip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies SMU's Center of Presidential History Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS) UNC Chapel Hill's Curriculum in Peace War and Defense (PWAD) UT Austin's Clements Center for National Security