European Union Institute for Security Studies

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European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

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Agency overview
Formed	13 November 1989[1] (as the Western European Union Institute for Security Studies) 20 July 2001 (2001-07-20) (as an EU agency)
Jurisdiction	European Union
Headquarters	Paris, France
Agency executive	Steven Everts, Director
Key document	Council Decision 2014/75/CFSP
Website	iss.europa.eu
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Paris European Union Institute for Security Studies (European Union)

The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) is the EU’s think tank for foreign and security policy.

Its core mission is to provide analysis on security and defence issues, and organise discussion forums to help formulate EU policy. It also acts as an interface between European experts and decision makers.^[2]

Based in Paris, the EUISS is an agency of the European Union (EU) with full intellectual freedom.