International Institute for Strategic Studies

International Institute for Strategic Studies is a world-leading authority on global security, political risk and military conflict.

Behind the Military Balance and Shangri-La Dialogue, the International Institute for Strategic Studies is a world-leading authority on global security, political risk and military conflict. The IISS was founded in the UK in 1958 with a focus on nuclear deterrence and arms control. Today, it is also renowned for its annual Military Balance assessment of countries' armed forces and for its high-powered security summits, including the Shangri-La Dialogue.