GISS - The Georgian Institute for Strategic Studies

About Institute

The Georgian Institute for Strategic Studies (GISS) is a non-profit, non-partisan think-tank established in November 2012. The GISS's mission is to serve as a resource for interested parties in understanding political, security and foreign policy choices before Georgia and the wider region.

Our Vision

We believe in open societies that share liberal values and principles that create bonds between geographically distant states, communities and individuals. Our vision embraces the premise that democracy and all its components create the best framework for the realization of human ideals.
We trust that transatlantic cooperation between like-minded democracies creates a better guarantee for the spread of liberal values around the world, including Georgia and the region we represent. Our organization advances liberal and Trans-Atlantic values through its functional and regional programs as well as youth leadership platform.