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The Institute for Security Studies was originally established as the Institute for Defence Policy in 1991 and has offices in Pretoria and Cape Town and Malawi. The ISS is a regional research institute operating across sub-Saharan Africa, staffed by more than sixty full-time employees representing a board political spectrum from half a dozen African countries.

In recent years the Institute has become more regionally focused, acting in support of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the African Union (AU), and co-operating with a number of governments, institutes and organisations in the region such as the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Co-operation Organisation (SARPCCO). ISS research teams travel extensively within the continent, conducting seminars and hosting training sessions. As well as larger conferences, the Institute runs a series of free monthly seminars. These sessions provide the opportunity for informed discussion around a single topical subject.

Towards the end of 1996 the mission of the Institute expanded to reflect a concern with the enhancement of human security in Africa, achieved through applied research and the dissemination of information relating to individual, national, regional and international security. The Institute is committed to core values of democracy, good governance and the promotion of common security. By advocating an approach based on common security the Institute aims to encourage countries, particularly African countries, to shape their political and security policies in co-operation with one another.

P.O.Box 1787, Brooklyn Square, Pretoria 0075, South Africa
Tel. +27-12-3469500
Fax. + 27-12-4600998
e-mail: gastrow@issct.org.za
home page: http://www.iss.org.za