Fair Use and Attribution Policy

1. Permitted Use: ISW is a non-partisan, non-profit, public policy research organization. ISW encourages responsible use of its publicly available materials for educational, research, humanitarian, and journalistic purposes, subject to the attribution and use conditions set out below.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, use of ISW Materials is limited to:

• viewing and sharing materials in their published form for non-commercial, informational or media purposes; and
• quoting or excerpting text with appropriate attribution.

 
Any modification, commercial exploitation, redistribution, or incorporation of ISW Materials into other datasets, mapping platforms, analytic products or systems requires prior written permission from ISW.  

2. Required Attribution: Users must credit ISW whenever any ISW Materials are reproduced, displayed, or shared, as follows:

• Print/Web: “Source: Institute for the Study of War”.
• Broadcast/Video: “Institute for the Study of War” (displayed as on-screen text for the full duration of such display).
• Social Media: Tag @theStudyofWar on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). Tag “Institute for the Study of War” on Facebook.

Attribution must appear prominently, clearly and directly with the ISW Materials. Where practicable, we kindly request that any online republication of ISW Materials include a link back to ISW’s website (www.understandingwar.org).

3. Restrictions: Users may not:

• alter or remove ISW’s logos, credit lines, or disclaimers;
• use ISW Materials to imply ISW endorsement of any product, service, or political position;
• use ISW Materials for any purpose that relies on, or purports to rely on, ISW Materials for transactional activities (including, but not limited to, markets and speculative markets);
• copy or reproduce shapefiles, developer notes, or datasets for any purpose without ISW’s written consent; or
• redistribute ISW Materials to third parties in bulk, via API, or through automated means.

4. Copyright and Ownership: The ISW Materials are collected from open sources, including but not limited to geolocated visual evidence, opposition, local, and international media sources. All rights, title, and interest in ISW Materials remain the exclusive property of ISW.

© 2026 Institute for the Study of War. All rights reserved.

5. Requests and Enquiries: For requests and enquiries please contact: [email protected].

1. Permitted Use: ISW is a non-partisan, non-profit, public policy research organization. ISW encourages responsible use of its publicly available materials for educational, research, humanitarian, and journalistic purposes, subject to the attribution and use conditions set out below.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, use of ISW-CDOT Materials is limited to:

• viewing and sharing materials in their published form for non-commercial, informational or media purposes; and
• quoting or excerpting text with appropriate attribution.

Any modification, commercial exploitation, redistribution, or incorporation of ISW-CDOT Materials into other datasets, mapping platforms, analytic products or systems requires prior written permission from ISW.

2. Required Attribution:  
Users must credit ISW and AEI whenever any ISW-CDOT Materials are reproduced, displayed, or shared, as follows:  

• Print/Web: “Source: Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Coalition Defense of Taiwan”.
• Broadcast/Video: “Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Coalition Defense of Taiwan” (displayed as on-screen text for the full duration of such display).
• Social Media: Tag @theStudyofWar and @AEI on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). Tag “Institute for the Study of War” and “American Enterprise Institute” on Facebook.

Attribution must appear prominently, clearly and directly with the ISW-CDOT Materials. Where practicable, we kindly request that any online republication of ISW-CDOT Materials include a link back to the websites of ISW (www.understandingwar.org) and AEI (www.aei.org).

3. Restrictions: Users may not:

• alter or remove ISW’s logos, credit lines, or disclaimers;
• use ISW-CDOT Materials to imply ISW endorsement of any product, service, or political position;
• use ISW-CDOT Materials for any purpose that relies on, or purports to rely on, ISW-DOT Materials for transactional activities (including, but not limited to, markets and speculative markets);
• copy or reproduce shapefiles, developer notes, or datasets for any purpose without ISW’s written consent; or
• redistribute ISW-CDOT Materials to third parties in bulk, via API, or through automated means.

4. Copyright and Ownership: The ISW-CDOT Materials are collected from open sources, including but not limited to geolocated visual evidence, opposition, local, and international media sources. All rights, title, and interest in ISW-CDOT Materials remain the exclusive property of ISW and AEI.

© 2026 Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Coalition Defense of Taiwan. All rights reserved.

5. Requests and Enquiries: For requests and enquiries please contact: [email protected].

1. Permitted Use: ISW is a non-partisan, non-profit, public policy research organization. ISW encourages responsible use of its publicly available materials for educational, research, humanitarian, and journalistic purposes, subject to the attribution and use conditions set out below.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, use of ISW-CTP Materials is limited to:

• viewing and sharing materials in their published form for non-commercial, informational or media purposes; and
• quoting or excerpting text with appropriate attribution.

Any modification, commercial exploitation, redistribution, or incorporation of ISW-CTP Materials into other datasets, mapping platforms, analytic products or systems requires prior written permission from ISW.

2. Required Attribution: Users must credit ISW and CTP whenever any ISW-CTP Materials are reproduced, displayed, or shared, as follows:

• Print/Web: “Source: Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threats Project”.
• Broadcast/Video: “Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threats Project” (displayed as on-screen text for the full duration of such display).
• Social Media: Tag @theStudyofWar and @CriticalThreats on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). Tag “Institute for the Study of War” and “AEI’s Critical Threats Project” on Facebook.

Attribution must appear prominently, clearly and directly with the ISW-CTP Materials. Where practicable, we kindly request that any online republication of ISW-CTP Materials include a link back to the websites of ISW (www.understandingwar.org) and CTP (www.criticalthreats.org).

3. Restrictions: Users may not:

• alter or remove ISW’s logos, credit lines, or disclaimers;
• use ISW-CTP Materials to imply ISW endorsement of any product, service, or political position;
• use ISW-CTP Materials for any purpose that relies on, or purports to rely on, ISW-CTP Materials for transactional activities (including, but not limited to, markets and speculative markets);
• copy or reproduce shapefiles, developer notes, or datasets for any purpose without ISW’s written consent; or
• redistribute ISW-CTP Materials to third parties in bulk, via API, or through automated means.

4. Copyright and Ownership: The ISW-CTP Materials are collected from open sources, including but not limited to geolocated visual evidence, opposition, local, and international media sources. All rights, title, and interest in ISW-CTP Materials remain the exclusive property of ISW and CTP.

© 2026 Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threats Project. All rights reserved.

5. Requests and Enquiries: For requests and enquiries please contact: [email protected].