What is ISIS Europe?

ISIS Europe is a registered not-for-profit ASBL based in Brussels. We are an independent research and advisory organisation  that works to provide timely, independent and policy recommendation orientated research,  increase transparency, stimulate parliamentary engagement and broaden participation in EU and NATO policy-making.

Through publications and events, ISIS Europe facilitates parliamentary and inter-institutional dialogue with all stakeholders and provides policy input to strengthen common approaches to conflict prevention, crisis management, peace building, arms control and disarmament.

We are also the host and voluntary administrator for Women in International Security Brussels www.wiis-brussels.org.

ISIS Europe has worked in Brussels since 1995. ISIS oversight is provided by the Governing Board.

We work in partnerships with many organisations, including those of the CSDP Mission Analysis Partnership (27 partners in 12 countries and growing). We also work with our Governing Board and Senior and Honorary Advisors on a project and consulting basis:

Senior Advisor - Humanitarian Affairs; Civilian-Military Relations and Children in Conflict - Jane Backhurst
Senior Advisor - Transatlantic Security - Sarwar A. Kashmeri
Honorary Advisor - SSR and crisis management (and Vice-Chair of ISIS Board) - Dr. Stephanie A. Blair
Honorary Advisor - CSDP - Radek Khol

Funders

ISIS Europe currently receives core funding from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, the Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation, the Network for Social Change and project funding from the European Commission and the European Parliament. We have also received past funding from the Ploughshares Fund.

Publications

ISIS Europe works to improve the transparency of security organisations in Brussels through its publications, the European Security Review and ISIS Reports.

Events

ISIS Europe works to widen participation in the policy-making process through the organisation of public events in the European Parliament to promote dialogue between parliamentarians, officials from the institutions and governments and civil society representatives on issues related to the EU's common foreign and security policies.

These include:

• European Security Contact Group - regular roundtables hosted by an MEP and held in the European Parliament over 1 1/2 hours.
• ISIS Conferences - longer events on ISIS programme areas with guest speakers and participants.
• ISIS Seminars with ISIS partners.ISIS Europe's policy input is supported by its research activities. These fall within the three programme areas identified below, and include participation in collaborative research projects as well as support activities to enhance the engagement of parliamentarians and women in international security.

Programmes

• Institutional reform and security governance: values, legitimacy and democracy.
• Responding to violent conflict: conflict prevention and crisis management.
• Gender and Security.

Support Activities

The European Parliament

In addition to the organisation of events for European parliamentarians, ISIS Europe provides support to them in their scrutiny of security and defence policy by responding to requests for information and advice relating to the formulation of parliamentary questions, resolutions and reports.

WIIS in Brussels (this link takes you to another page explaining WIIS, a list of past WIIS events, future events, subscription and contact information).

ISIS Europe acts a contact point for the Brussels affiliate of Women in International Security (WIIS). ISIS Europe works to advance women in foreign and security affairs through the organisation of regular WIIS roundtable meetings to debate security issues and policy developments and promote effective networking.