When anybody gets/become involve in the national strategy, debate to build a new House for its National Intelligence Service important knowledge and expertise is required.
The growing dynamism of the extended Indian Ocean region, added to the centrality of the Pacific Ocean Asian rim to 21st Century strategic growth, led to the creation of a new affiliated organization of the International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA). The new body, ISSA Indo-Pacific Pty. Ltd., was created at the beginning of 2010, based in Perth, Western Australia — on the Indian Ocean — to serve as ISSA's formal representative in the region.
ISSA Indo-Pacific Pty. Ltd. will also act as an independent research, analysis, and advisory body, working with regional governments and with the private sector and academia
http://www.strategicstudies.org/
Australia Strategic Policy Institute
History of ASPI
* The Howard Government was keen to promote contestability in policy advice. While it already existed in many sectors, Ministers were concerned that alternative policy advice was less easily found for defence and security issues.
* The Government agreed to establish a small government owned but independent and non-partisan organisation to make independent inputs into defence policy development.
* In 2000 Ministers agreed that ASPI would be established as:
o A company limited by guarantee under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 (CAC Act), wholly owned by the Commonwealth;
o It would be funded for between $2.1 and $3.0 million for the first seven years of operation from within the budget of the Department of Defence;
o It would be governed by a board of distinguished Australians;
o It would be non-partisan with two of the board members being the personal nominees of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition;
o The Secretaries of the Departments of Defence and Foreign Affairs and Trade would serve on the board ex-officio.
* In mid 2001 Ministers appointed the first ASPI board (the Council).
* The Prime Minister also advised that the remuneration for Directors and the CEO would be determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.
* These steps were completed and ASPI was incorporated as a company on 22 August 2001.
* The Council met for the first time on 29 August 2001. They considered a number of issues relating to the establishment of the Institute, how it would operate and, based on an earlier executive search, agreed to appoint Hugh White as CEO (the Director).
* In considering how the Institute might operate, Ministers envisaged that:
o The Institute would maintain a very small permanent staff, and would rely primarily on short-term contracts, secondments and similar arrangements for research work;
o The CEO (Director) would be responsible for much of the day to day running of the Institute, and would need to be a figure of significant standing;
o The Institute would not publish views in its own name, but provide a forum for the publication of the views of the authors of its publications;
o That in addition to a program of research and publication, and the provision of specific work commissioned by Government, the Institute would sponsor and organise a range of activities including lectures, seminars discussions and other events to encourage public discussion and the development of strategic policy perspectives; and
o The Institute would build a program of visits by prominent international strategic thinkers.
* While the Commonwealth provides the majority of our funding, since 2004 the Institute has endeavoured to develop new funding streams to enable ASPI to sustain and develop its program of work. Sources of additional funding include:
http://www.aspi.org.au/
The Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) is Australia's leading centre for the study of strategic, defence and wider security issues.
SDSC conducts research and teaching on the role of armed force in international affairs, especially as it affects Australia and its region. We aim to use good scholarship to illuminate strategic and defence policy questions faced by Australia and other countries. Our research therefore seeks to contribute to policy and public debates as much as to academic discourse. Likewise we teach strategic and security studies at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels to equip students to work in this field as scholars, analysts or policymakers.
SDSC's research and teaching priorities are the conceptual and historical foundations of strategy and policy, global and Asian regional developments that shape Australia's strategic environment, and Australia's defence policy, strategic posture, military capabilities and operations.
http://ips.cap.anu.edu.au/sdsc/
IISS - Internatinal Institute for Strategic Studies
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is the world’s leading authority on political-military conflict.
The IISS, based in London, is both a limited company in UK law and a registered charity. It has offices in the US, in Singapore and in Bahrain.
The IISS was founded in 1958 in the UK by a number of individuals interested in how to maintain civilised international relations in the nuclear age. Much of the Institute’s early work focused on nuclear deterrence and arms control and was hugely influential in setting the intellectual structures for managing the Cold War.
The Institute grew dramatically during the 1980s and 1990s, expanding both because of the nature of its work and its geographical scope. Its mandate became to look at the problems of conflict, however caused, that might have an important military content. This gave fresh impetus to the Institute as it began to cover more comprehensively political and military issues in all continents. As this mandate developed, the Institute worked hard both to provide the best information and analysis on strategic trends, and to facilitate contacts between government leaders, business people and analysts that would lead to the development of better public policy in the fields of international relations and international security.
http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-experts-commentary/anchoring-australia/
Strategic Research Institute Philippines
The Strategic Research Institute Philippines aims to conduct holistic and comprehensive research in the fields of Geopolitics, Strategic Studies, Political Economy, Global and Local Peace Issues as well as ICT Issues
http://strategicresearchinstitutephilippines.webs.com/
http://www.rsis-ntsasia.org/people/members/member-isds.html
http://www.isdsphilippines.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_College_of_the_Philippines#Institute_for_National_Security_Studies
Dili Institute of Strategic and International Studies (DISIS) Indonesia
Dili Institute of Strategic and International Studies (DISIS) was
established in March 2011. It is registered as a National NGO’s with the
Timor-Leste NGO’s Forum. An independent institution with the objective
of conducting research within the areas of Political and security
policies in the scope of national, regional and international. Dili
Institute of Strategic and International Studies is an independent and
non-profit organization focus on research oriented on domestic and
international affairs, open to the public at large to serve and enhance
professional services for common interest.
The objective was established DISIS a response from the
recommendations King’s College research team’s findings are conducting
research on modern defense of Timor-Leste. Recommendations will be
important given the post-independence Timor-Leste has not yet oriented
research institutions on issues of foreign relations and
defense-security affairs, in order to be able to contribute to national
development of Timor-Leste.
A couple factors above become an important reference for the civil society of Timor-Leste to established a think-tank institution which will act as a second-track diplomacy in conducting studies and research as well as seminars and publications related to political and security issues in national and international levels in order to provide recommendations to State institutions and government and other parties interested in promoting national development of Timor-Leste.
http://www.disis-tl.org/
ASEAN-ISIS
Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS Indonesia)
http://www.isis.org.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282&Itemid=127
Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Indonesia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_for_Strategic_and_International_Studies_%28Indonesia%29
A couple factors above become an important reference for the civil society of Timor-Leste to established a think-tank institution which will act as a second-track diplomacy in conducting studies and research as well as seminars and publications related to political and security issues in national and international levels in order to provide recommendations to State institutions and government and other parties interested in promoting national development of Timor-Leste.
http://www.disis-tl.org/
ASEAN-ISIS
Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS Indonesia)
http://www.isis.org.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282&Itemid=127
Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Indonesia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_for_Strategic_and_International_Studies_%28Indonesia%29
MSRC was set up primarily to advance the understanding of Malaysia's domestic and international activities and its impact and ramifications on the region and the world and vice versa. The primary mission of MSRC is to enhance and promote knowledge in a number of areas, including socio-economics, education, business, politics, and security. As the nation strives to become a developed and industrialized country, its citizenry, too, must be adequately prepared, and knowledge, being a source of power, is one of the keys to success. As such, MSRC seeks to further enrich the quality of knowledge and information on Malaysia and its roles in the international arena.
http://www.nira.or.jp/past/ice/nwdtt/2005/DAT/1222.html
The Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS)
http://www.ukm.my/ikmas/
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
ISIS Malaysia is a founding member of the ASEAN-Institutes of Strategic and International Studies (ASEAN-ISIS), a group of leading strategic studies institutes from across the ASEAN region. The network currently has three flagships in the Asia-Pacific Roundtable (APR), ASEAN-ISIS Colloquium on Human Rights (AICOHR) and ASEAN People’s Assembly (APA). It is also active in the Track Two diplomacy process and enjoys a close relationship with the ASEAN government process. Formally constituted in 1998, ASEAN-ISIS now comprises eight other member institutions: Brunei Darussalam Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (BDIPSS), Brunei Darussalam; Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP), Cambodia; Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia; Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA), Laos; Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS), Philippines; Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), Singapore; Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS), Thailand; and Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (formerly Institute for International Relations (IIR), Vietnam)
http://www.isis.org.my
Strategic Reflection - Fr/Reunion
http://www.defense.gouv.fr/english/portail-defense/defence-and-you/strategic-reflection/strategic-reflection
IRIS - Institut de Realtion Internationales et Strategiques - Fr/Reunion
IRIS was established in 1991 as a result of a private initiative. Despite a strongly compartmentalized domestic environment, IRIS has progressively established itself as a leading actor in international and strategic studies among various French think tanks.
http://www.iris-france.org/en/
Center for Strategic Decision Research - EU
http://www.csdr.org/
Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS)
Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) is a statutory and autonomous institution established on 25 June, 1978 byS the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The Institute was established with aim of the undertaking and promoting research and deliberation on international affairs, security and developmental issues. The Institute is also expected to advance knowledge and understanding of contemporary international and strategic issues in national and regional perspectives.
The Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies Ordinance. 1984, ordinance No. XXVII of 1984 defines the objectives, functions and organizational structure of the Institute. The general guidance and superintendence of the affairs of the Institute are vested in a Board of Governors, headed by the Chairman (appointed by the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh) and consisting of Secretaries of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Finance, the Principal Staff Officer (PSOs) of the three services of Armed Forces, academics and professionals. The Director General of the Institute is the Member-Secretary of the Board.
The Director General is the Chief Executive of BIISS who is appointed by the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. He directs and coordinates all research and administrative activities of the Institute.
The research activities of the Institute are carried out by the Research Faculty consisting of a team of full-time researchers with varied social sciences background. An officer of the Armed Forces, usually of the rank of Colonel, is also deputed to the Institute to undertake research in the fields of defence related studies. The Institute is organized along territorial and functional distribution of Divisions and Desks. There are five divisions in the Research Faculty that are: (i) Defence Studies; (ii)Non-traditional Security Studies; (iii) International Studies; (vi) Strategic Studies; and (v) Peace and Conflict Studies, Each division is headed by a Research Director.
The Administrative Wing, headed by a Deputy Director (Administration), and the Library and Documentation Centre, headed by a Deputy Director (Library and Documentation) of the Institute are the two other important wings providing support services and valuable inputs to research pursuits of the Institute.
http://www.biiss.org/
Institute for Strategic Studies Islamabad
The Institute of Strategic Studies is an autonomous non-profit research organization devoted to provide an in-depth understanding and objective analyses of regional and global strategic issues, affecting international peace and security.
The purpose of this web site is to generate discussion, and awareness of Pakistan's strategic and security concerns regarding regional and international issues in the light of changing patterns of international relations through its research publications, reports of seminars and conferences as well as lectures by eminent personalities. On this site, you can access our research publications, database and latest updates on global, regional and national security issues.
http://www.issi.org.pk/#
Research Institute of Strategic Studies (RISS), Tehran
http://www.risstudies.org/
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) India
History
IDSA was established as a registered society in New Delhi on November 11, 1965. Its mission was to provide objective assessments of issues relating to national and international security. The initiative for setting up the Institute came from then Defence Minister Shri Yeshwantrao Chavan, who was one of the Institute’s founding members. Over the last forty-plus years, IDSA has played a crucial role in shaping India’s foreign and security policies, including with respect to nuclear weapons, military expenditure, and conventional and non-conventional threats to India.
Research
IDSA has a well-qualified multi-disciplinary research faculty drawn from academia, defence forces and the civil services, and which representing a diversity of views. Research at the Institute is driven by a comprehensive agenda and by the need to provide impartial analyses and policy recommendations. IDSA’s journals, monographs, briefs, and books are the principal mediums through which these analyses and policy recommendations are disseminated. In addition, the news media also carry the views of IDSA experts in the form of op-eds, interviews and participation in debates.
http://www.idsa.in/
Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR)
In a rapidly changing world, with new horizons and challenges expanding the scope of human activity at every turn, the wise leadership of the United Arab Emirates envisioned the creation of an advanced and independent research institution that would not only keep abreast with new developments at the political, economic and social spheres of human endeavor, but would also formulate the most suitable responses and strategies for keeping the UAE society ahead in the race of modernity. It was with this vision that the UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, established the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), a premier institution of its kind in the Middle East, which has ever since set new benchmarks of excellence and expertise in the field of strategic studies and research
At the heart of the Center's mission is its adoption of a strategic and rational approach in addressing today's and tomorrow's pivotal and pressing issues. It also places a premium on rigorous discipline in the triumph of academic and scientific enterprise. In addition, the ECSSR's core research group involves a cadre of well-educated nationals that derive a qualitative benefit from a specially designed program. The dedication and a sense of duty that characterize these young professionals is remarkable. In their development, they have cultivated a sense of initiative and courage that will undoubtedly light the path to an even greater future.
http://www.ecssr.ac.ae/ECSSR/appmanager/portal/ecssr?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PublicationsPage&_event=viewIntro&lang=en&_nfls=false
Regional Centre for Strategic Studies - Sri Lanka
The Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) is a South Asian regional think tank, based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Established in 1993, it is an independent, non-profit and non-governmental organization which encourages research, dialogue, and deliberation on a broad range of conventional and non-conventional sources of conflict. The RCSS enables scholars and other professionals to address, individually and collectively, problems and issues of topical interest for all South Asian countries.
www.rcss.org/
Sri Lanka Institute of Strategic Studies (SLISS)
The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS), is a multi-disciplinary research forum dedicated to analyzing Sri Lanka’s strategic interests in the realm of international relations, within the contemporary domestic and global contexts. This Institute functions as a forum for the generation of research and analysis, with a view to providing an input to national policy formulation
http://www.kadirgamarinstitute.lk/about.htm
Institute for Security Studies - Africa
ISS - Somali Working Group
Following consultation and discussions with Somali, African and other international scholars, analysts, policy experts and practitioners, and noting the expressed need by a range of international organisations including the United Nations and the African Union for improved research, analysis and policy formulation concerning the Somali region, and recognising the responsibilities of African institutions working on conflict, peace-building and governance to support the efforts of Somalis themselves to address the challenges faced in the Somali region, the Institute for Security Studies has decided to establish a project on the Somali region - the Somali Working Group (SWG).
http://www.issafrica.org/pgcontent.php?UID=17410
The Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) is a regional human security policy think-tank with an exclusive focus on Africa. It has offices in Addis Ababa, Cape Town, Nairobi and Pretoria (also the head office). The ISS mission is to conceptualize, inform and enhance the debate on human security in Africa in order to support policy formulation and decision-making at every level. It is working towards a stable and peaceful Africa characterized by sustainable development, human rights, the rule of law, democracy and collaborative security.
Through its programmes, ISS undertakes work relating inter alia, to crime and justice, arms management, organized crime and money laundering, corruption and governance, terrorism, conflict analysis and prevention, and peace keeping training. The Institute has developed substantial work with and through sub-regional organizations and adopted a co-operative approach in doing so. These organizations include, inter alia, the African Union (AU), Southern African Police Chiefs Cooperating Organization (SARPCCO), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Eastern and Southern African Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). As a result, the Institute has formalized Memorandum of Understandings and letters of exchange with IGAD, ECCAS, COMESA and ESAAMLG.
Apart from being a member of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice network (PNI), the Institute serves as a Secretariat for two NGO networks in Africa; the African Human Security Initiative and the Southern African Human Security Network. The Institute also participates in the Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) and serves as secretariat for the African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA).
In cooperation with UNODC, and in close partnership with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), ISS contributed to the IGAD Counter-Terrorism in the Horn of Africa Programme. This is a sub-regional counter-terrorism initiative, which seeks to develop the capacity and expertise of IGAD Member States (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda) to respond effectively to the threat of terrorism in the sub-region. Key components of the four-year programme include: strengthening judicial capacity, enhancing cooperation (regionally and internationally), improving border security, developing and sharing best practices on counter-terrorism, and enhancing human rights in responding to terrorism.
ISS is collaborating with UNODC on the project to promote the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in West African States. The project entails the provision of assistance to the governments and civil society representatives of the State Parties to the UNCAC in complying with its provisions. It includes the assessment of the normative frameworks and institutional capacities, introduction of effective normative measures to control corruption and the development of an action plan for concrete measures.
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CCPCJ/institutes-ISS.html
Institute of Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) Kenya
In the face of a rapidly changing society, the twin issues of peace and security are gaining prominence not just in Kenya but globally as well. Apart from insecurity emanating from social causes, natural disasters also lead to security challenges. It is increasingly clear that in order to keep up with the concerns of society in all these and other situations, those persons charged with maintaining peace and providing security require up-to-date knowledge and skills to keep up with their demanding tasks. It is with this clear and increasing need that Kenyatta University established the Institute of Peace and Security Studies in October 2010 under the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in line with her 10 year Strategic and Vision Plan (2005-2015). The Institute, the first of its kind in the region, is charged with the challenging responsibility of equipping its clients with the knowledge, skills and competencies that will put them at the cutting edge of peace and security provision.
http://www.ku.ac.ke/index.php/centres-a-directorates/470-institute-of-peace-and-security-studies-ipss
Africa Centre for Strategic Studies
The Africa Center is the pre-eminent Department of Defense institution for strategic security studies, research, and outreach in Africa. The Africa Center engages African partner states and institutions through rigorous academic and outreach programs that build strategic capacity and foster long-term, collaborative relationships.
Mission:
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies supports United States foreign and security policies by strengthening the strategic capacity of African states to identify and resolve security challenges in ways that promote civil-military cooperation, respect for democratic values, and safeguard human rights.
http://africacenter.org/
LE CENTRE D'ÉTUDES DIPLOMATIQUES ET STRATÉGIQUES - Madagascar
LE C.E.D.S.
Forte de plus d'un siècle d'expérience, l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes Internationales, membre de la Fédération Européenne des Ecoles, est dotée d'un statut consultatif auprès du Conseil de l'Europe et est membre de la European Accreditation Board for Higher Education. Après avoir contribué à la formation de cadres de plus de cent nationalités, elle a créé en 1986 le Centre d'Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques (C.E.D.S.).
http://www.ceds.fr/reseau-mondial-affiliations.php
Observatoire Geopolitique de l’ Ocean Indien (OGOI) - Mauritius
This project is closely being worked out with the Mauritius Research Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation, StraConsult, etc.
The OGOI has already met three times.
There have been three extensive brainstorming sessions on the Observatoire géopolitique de l'océan Indien (OGOI) project since October 2005. The Convenor was Dr. Vijaya Teelock, Head of the History and Political Science Department at the University of Mauritius (UOM). The objectives and activities of the observatory have been defined and agreed on. The statutes of OGOI have been drafted, discussed and will soon been finalized before being sent to the UOM.
There would be two main components at the level of OGOI: (1) An Academic/Research Committee; (2) A Think Tank. Regular partcipants have been the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Mauritius Research Council, CEDREFI, the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, the Government Information Service, the Ministry of Agro-Industry, the National Library, the Comité Social Chagossiens, Messrs. Vijay Makhan, Amédée Darga, etc.
The soft launch of OGOI will take place on Friday 9 December 2005 at the UOM through the organisation of an Executive Seminar on Geopolitics and International Trade where Mr. Darga, Director of StraConsult and Chairman of Enterprise Mauritius, will talk about "The Geopolitics of Textile and the Clothing Industry". There will be also a presentation on "A definition of Geopolitics and the relevance of geopolitical analyses in today's world" by Prof. Michel Korinman, Professor of Geopolitics at Sorbonne-Paris 4 University.
http://www.uom.ac.mu/mce/index.htm
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