European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

Overview

• Role: to provide analysis of foreign, security and defence policy issues
• Director: Steven Everts
• Set up: 2002
• Staff: 40
• Location: headquarters in Paris (France) with a liaison office in Brussels (Belgium)
• Website: EUISS

What it does

The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) is the EU’s foreign and security policy think tank. It provides critical analysis and insights to inform the EU’s strategic choices.

Its mission is to:

• analyse: conduct rigorous research and analysis to provide policymakers with a clear and comprehensive understanding of the global security landscape
• inform: offer policy-relevant recommendations to shape effective EU foreign, security, and defence policies
• connect: serve as a bridge between the world of ideas (Europe’s think tanks and scholarly community) and the world of policymaking (EU and member states’ officials).

Who benefits

As part of its mission, EUISS produces publicly accessible publications on the foreign, security, and defence issues that shape the EU’s strategic agenda.

Its events boost the EU's analytical capacity and help to shape common approaches. They bring together EU officials, national experts, academics, decision-makers, media and civil society representatives from the EU member states and the rest of the world.

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