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.^[1]

The IISS describes itself as a

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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.

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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, the IISS 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.

Contents 1 Directors 2 Council 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] 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 - )

[edit] Council

Current council members as of 2009 are:

• Professor François Heisbourg, Chairman
• Mr Hironori Aihara
• Professor Dr Dewi Fortuna Anwar
• Robert D. Blackwill, former U.S. Ambassador to India from 2001-2003 and diplomatic representative for several U.S. Republican presidents
• Mr Olivier Debouzy
• Ms Fleur de Villiers
• Mr Daniel R Fung
• Mr Shekhar Gupta
• Dr. István Gyarmati
• Mr David Ignatius
• Field Marshal The Rt Hon Lord Inge
• Ryozo Kato, former Japanese Ambassador to the United States from 2001 to 2008, current Commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball
• Mr Ivan Krastev
• Dr Ariel Levite
• Mr Kishore Mahbubani
• Sir David Manning, a career diplomat who served as British Ambassador to Israel from 1993-1995 and the United States from 2003-2007.
• Mr Moeletsi Mbeki
• Dr Günther Nonnenmacher
• Lord Powell of Bayswater
• HRH Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz
• Mr Thomas Seaman
• Hugh Segal
• Alison Smale, the Executive Editor of the International Herald Tribune
• Ambassador Dr Theodor Winkler

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• International Institute for Strategic Studies (official website)