ISIS Malaysia
ISIS Malaysia is the country’s premier think-tank, mandated to advance Malaysia’s strategic interests. As an autonomous research organisation, we focus on foreign policy and security; economics and trade; social policy and nation-building; technology and cyber; and climate and energy.
We actively conduct Track 2 diplomacy, promoting the exchange of views and opinions at the national and international levels. We have also played a role in fostering closer regional integration and international cooperation through forums, such as the Asia-Pacific Roundtable, ASEAN Institutes of Strategic & International Studies network, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council, and Network of East Asian Think-Tanks.
ISIS Malaysia is the country’s premier think-tank, mandated to advance Malaysia’s strategic interests. As an autonomous research organisation, we focus on foreign policy and security; economics and trade; social policy and nation-building; technology and cyber; and climate and energy.
We actively conduct Track 2 diplomacy, promoting the exchange of views and opinions at the national and international levels. We have also played a role in fostering closer regional integration and international cooperation through forums, such as the Asia-Pacific Roundtable, ASEAN Institutes of Strategic & International Studies network, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council, and Network of East Asian Think-Tanks.
ASEAN-ISIS network
The ASEAN-ISIS network is an association of think-tanks registered with ASEAN. Formed in 1988, its members are the Brunei Darussalam Institute of Policy & Strategic Studies (BDIPSS); Cambodian Institute for Cooperation & Peace (CICP); Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia; Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) of Lao PDR; ISIS Malaysia; Myanmar Institute of Strategic & International Studies (MISIS); Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation Inc (APPPFI) of the Philippines; Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA); Institute of Security & International Studies (ISIS) Thailand; and Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV).
The network encourages cooperation among scholars and analysts and promotes policy-oriented studies and exchanges of information on issues affecting Southeast Asia’s peace and security. It also serves as a platform for Track 2 diplomacy and enjoys a close relationship with ASEAN governments.