The Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, Inc. (ISDS) aims to contribute to international and regional peace and cooperation, and human well-being through cooperative research and advocacy, discussion, publication and training activities. Its approach is to identify and mobilize specialists in the fields of international relations, policy studies, and countryside development who will generate a range of options in the formulation of international, regional, national, and local policies. It also conducts its own policy research studies on security and development issues at various levels of governance.