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 Building at 100, avenue de Suffren in Paris, the seat of EUISS | |
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| Formed | 13 November 1989[1] (as theWestern European Union Institute for Security Studies) 20 July 2001 (2001-07-20) (as an EU agency) |
| Jurisdiction | European Union |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
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| Website | iss.europa.eu |
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  Paris European Union Institute for Security Studies (European Union) | |
TheEuropean Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) is the EU's think tank for foreign and security policy.
Its core mission is to provide analysis on security and defence issues, and organise discussion forums to help formulate EU policy. It also acts as an interface between European experts and decision makers.[2]
Based inParis, the EUISS is anagency of the European Union (EU) with full intellectual freedom.
The EUISS was inaugurated on 1 January 2002, evolving from the Western European Union Institute for Security Studies, as part of a gradual transfer of powers from theWestern European Union to the EU.[3]
EUISS produces policy-oriented analysis through publications and events. The Institute's flagship publication is theChaillot Paper series, complemented by shorter policyBriefs and news-drivenCommentaries.
EUISS events bring together EU officials, national experts, academics, decision-makers, media, and civil society representatives from both EU Member States and the wider world. These events aim to foster dialogue, enhance analytical capacity and shape common approaches.
The EUISS researches topics related to theCommon Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), including theCommon Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The Institute covers EU relations with the following regions:[4]Africa,Asia,Middle East,Russia and eastern neighbours,transatlantic relations andLatin America, andWestern Balkans.
In addition to these geographical regions, the EUISS addresses different thematic areas such as security and defence,cybersecurity, conflict prevention,crisis management,global governance, economic security, transnational security, foreign information manipulation and interference.[5]
The Institute is funded bymember states of the European Union, according to a GNP-based cost-sharing formula.
It is governed by thePolitical and Security Committee (PSC), which exercises political supervision; and a Board, which lays down budgetary and administrative rules and approves the Institute's work programme. The Board is composed of representatives of EU member states and chaired by the HR/VPKaja Kallas.[6]
In 2011, the EUISS, in its role as the European agency for strategic studies, was chosen by theEuropean Commission to prepare and deliver the final reports of theEuropean Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS).[7]
