Research Programme

The IISS research programme is committed to addressing the global security challenges of the 21st Century.  A comprehensive research programme under the Institute’s Director of Studies, covers these challenges and responds to them both thematically and regionally.

The programme covers eight broad themes:

• Conflict
• Conflict Management
• Defence Analysis
• Global Issues and Institutions
• Major Power Relations

• Proliferation and Non-Proliferation
• Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
• Transatlantic Relations

The research programme includes eight regional concentrations:

• Europe
• the Gulf and Middle East
• Latin America
• Northeast Asia
• Russia and Eurasia
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Sub-Saharan Africa

As an independent, objective, international research institution, IISS is committed to advancing the wider understanding of critical security issues and their potential trends or resolution.  Research is manifested in written publications, online databases, conferences, lectures, and working groups.

If you have questions about the IISS research agenda, please contact the Director of Studies, Dr Patrick Cronin.