Enduring Objectives
- To foster links with the international security and defence community, the British Ministry of Defence, other government departments, the diplomatic community and the media.
- To maintain continuing contact with defence industry both within the UK and abroad.
- To cement tight linkages with the Defence Academy, Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) and the individual Service Warfare Centres in addition to similar agencies of other government departments, especially the Home Office.
- To host conferences and seminars on key defence and security-related issues.
- To conduct focused research in areas identified by the Director through a series of core programmes.
- To publish the Defense Analysis & Security journal four times a year and the CDISS series of papers and memoranda as appropriate.
- To enlist leading defence experts to work with the Centre as appropriate opportunities arise.
- To foster affiliations worldwide with similarly interested bodies.
- To host a series of workshops associated with each programme.
- To be an independent "not for profit" organisation.
- To remain financially independent through funded projects, sponsored research, direct sponsorship and other appropriate means.
- To produce tangible and innovative output.
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