We are a premier research center in Southeast Asia dedicated to the study of East Asia's interstate relations and regional security as well as international relations and comparative politics more broadly in an inter-disciplinary environment. Located in the Prajadhipok-Rambhaibarni building amidst the beautiful Chulalongkorn campus, you will find at ISIS a lively academic community engaged in cutting-edge projects. We have just launched an American Studies Program (ASP), with plans to set up a similar ASEAN Studies Program. ISIS is particularly interested in comparative studies of internal conflicts with reference to the insurgency in Thailand's southernmost border provinces. We are a founding member of the regional think-tank consortium, ASEAN-ISIS, which groups together leading research institutes from ASEAN countries
 

     Associate Professor
Dr.Thitinan Pongsudhirak is director of the Institute, and since coming aboard in 2006 has committed to further enhancing the profile of ISIS through a number of new initiatives, including workshops, conferences, publications, and visiting scholar affiliations. ISIS also benefits from the work and guidance of its founder and past directors, including Emeritus Professor Kusuma Snitwongse and Emeritus Professor Suchit Bunbongkarn. They and other prominent scholars and practitioners serve on our advisory and executive boards. We invite you to explore our newly-designed website to find out more about us, our research, recent publications, upcoming events, and more.

   Dr.Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Director, Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS Thailand) has been appointed to be a member of International Advisory Committee of Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs. His appointment will be from December 2008 for an initial period of two years.
      Link to Contemporary Southeast Asia : A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs

http://www.iseas.edu.sg/csea.htm