OUR MISSION
Counterpoint Institute for Policy, Research, and Education (CIPRE) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and the voice for conservatives in the global arena. Our mission is to expose the truth about issues in national security, foreign policy, and our nation's cultural foundations -- to educate Americans and drive public policy change.
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Counterpoint Institute advances conservative policies based on God-given, constitutionally-guaranteed individual rights and the values and merits of national sovereignty, free market economies, and the cultural foundations of family, religious liberty, and the right to life.
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Shea Bradley-Farrell, Ph.D.
President, Counterpoint Institute
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Shea Bradley-Farrell, Ph.D. is a strategist in national security and foreign policy and president of Counterpoint Institute for Policy, Research, and Education in Washington, D.C. She is author of Last Warning to the West: Hungary’s Triumph Over Communism and the Woke Agenda (Dec. 2023), endorsed by multiple high-level conservative leaders.
Shea worked directly with the Trump administration (2016-2020) at the highest levels including at the White House, U.S. Department of State, and Senior Advisor Ivanka Trump, on multiple issues while serving as VP of International Affairs for Concerned Women for America. Shea also served as Professor and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for a Trump administration national security mandate; she possesses an active U.S. security clearance and executive-level certifications.
Shea works with multiple nations around the world at the highest senior levels of government to build U.S. relations and promote U.S. interests and security. Previously, she worked in international development focusing on economic development and research in the Middle East, Africa, and South America with donors including the U.S. Department of Labor, World Bank, Exxon, FedEx, and Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Science.
Shea regularly publishes Op-eds in outlets such as RealClear Politics, Human Events, NewsMax, National Review, Daily Signal, The Washington Times, The European Conservative, Daily Caller, the Federalist and many others. She is a weekly guest on TV news and radio and presents to venues all around the world such as Wilson Center for International Scholars, Foreign Services Institute, the U.S. Dept. of State, the Heritage Foundation, CPAC Hungary and the Gulf Studies Symposium.
Shea holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in International Development from Tulane University, where she was Adjunct Lecturer in the International Development Studies Program in 2015. She has served in a variety of other academic positions, including at the American University of Kuwait and George Mason University.
