Director's Welcome
Welcome to the web site of the Centre for International Security Studies, Australia's premier Centre for the study of the strategic trends and influences that will shape the security environment of Asia and the Pacific in the world of the 21st century. I hope that you find this digital portal to our programs, activities and people informative and accessible.
Our programs are designed to foster cross-disciplinary approaches to the analysis of conflict and its consequences and we believe that CISS has an important role to play in public debate by distilling and articulating the results of our research for the widest possible audience. The Centre's academic staff are leaders in their fields, with established reputations as scholars, practitioners, policy-makers, commentators and thought-leaders. Most have enjoyed diverse and distinguished careers across multiple professions and disciplines. All bring to the Centre an enthusiasm for their work and a commitment to teaching and research of the highest order.
Our research and teaching programs are forward-looking and innovative. Crossing traditional disciplinary lines and embracing broad, strategic thinking, our goal is to help business, government and a new generation of strategists learn key lessons from the world of today and apply them to the world of tomorrow.
On this website you will find information about our programs, events and activities. We welcome inquiries about our research and teaching programs, so if you can't find what you're looking for, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.