The Center for Stabilization and Economic Reconstruction (CSER) of the Institute for Defense and Business (IDB) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was created to house the IDB's various initiatives in the field of stability operations.  CSER builds upon the IDB’s many years of experience in conducting applied research and in designing and delivering unique educational offerings for the U.S. government.  The core organizing principle of CSER's programs is to bring together the public and the private sectors in an academic environment to foster collaboration, learning and innovation.

CSER houses a range of ongoing and new programs that center on addressing the challenges of economic recovery of post-conflict and post-disaster states.  One of the primary lessons learned from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan was that the U.S. military and the nation’s other governmental agencies must fundamentally reexamine their roles, functions, organization, staffing, budgeting and education to meet these new challenges.   

We have designed CSER and its programs as outlined in this website to assist the U.S. Government to accomplish these goals, in collaboration with the private sector, now and in the future.