International Institute for Strategic Studies

IISS is a center for research, information, and debate on the subjects of military strategy, arms control, regional security, and conflict resolution. The objective of the institute is to promote, on a nonpartisan basis, the study, discussion, and exchange of information on the influence of modern and nuclear weapons and warfare upon the problems of strategy, defense, disarmament, and international relations. IISS is a non-partisan organisation, independent of government and other bodies.