International Institute for Strategic Studies

International Institute for Strategic Studies

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is a British research institute (or think tank) in the area of international affairs. It describes itself as "the world’s leading authority on political-military conflict". Since 1997 its headquarters have been Arundel House, in London.

The IISS was founded in 1958, with its original focus nuclear deterrence and arms control. The institute claims that it "was hugely influential in setting the intellectual structures for managing the Cold War." The current Director-General and Chief Executive is Dr John Chipman CMG. The Chairman of the Council is Francois Heisbourg, a former Director. Sir Michael Howard, the British military historian, is President Emeritus. Sir Michael founded the institute together with the British Labour M.P. Denis Healey and journalist Alastair Buchan. [cite news
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The IISS describes itself as a cquote|primary source of accurate, objective information on international strategic issues for politicians and diplomats, foreign affairs analysts, international business, economists, the military, defence commentators, journalists, academics and the informed public. The Institute owes no allegiance to any government, or to any political or other organisation.

The Institute claims 2,500 Individual Members and 450 Corporate and Institutional Members from more than 100 countries.

The IISS publishes The Military Balance, an annual assessment of nations' military capabilities; the Armed Conflict Database; Survival, a journal on global politics and strategy; Strategic Survey, the annual review of world affairs; the Adelphi Papers series of monographs; and Strategic Comments, online analysis of topical issues in international affairs.

The Institute hosts the Shangri-La Dialogue an annual meeting of Asia-Pacific region Defense Ministers in Singapore, and the Manama Dialogue, an annual meeting of Persian Gulf region security ministers and officials in Bahrain.

Based in London, it is both a limited company in UK law and a registered charity. It has branches in the U.S. and in Singapore, with charitable status in each jurisdiction.

Directors

*Alastair Buchan (1958 - 1969)
*François Duchêne (1969 - 1974)
*Christoph Bertram (1974 -1982)
*Robert J. O'Neill (1982 - 1987)
*François Heisbourg (1987 - 1992)
*Kristofer Huldt (1992 - 1993)
*John Chipman (1993 - )

Council

*Baroness Neville-Jones [http://www.iiss.org/governance/the-council/baroness-neville-jones-of-hutton-roof/] - Chairman of QinetiQ Group plc, International Governor of the BBC & Chairman of the Information Assurance Advisory Council (IAAC)

References

External links

* [http://www.iiss.org/ International Institute for Strategic Studies] (official website)

ee also

*List of UK think tanks
*Adelphi Papers, the monograph series is the Institute


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