ISIS was established on April 8, 1983. It is registered under Malaysia's Companies Act 1965 as a Company Limited by Guarantee. An autonomous and non-profit organisation, ISIS Malaysia is engaged in a wide range of activities focusing on objective and independent policy research and fostering dialogue and debate between the public sector, the private sector and academia.

In general, its programmes are directed towards five central areas of national interest:
 
(1) Defence, Security and Foreign Affairs.
(2) National and International Economic Affairs.
(3) Nation-Building.
(4) Science, Technology, Industry, Energy and Natural Resources.
(5) International Understanding and Cooperation.


Prime Minister's Keynote Address to the Fifth East Asia Congress
Keynote address by the Honourable Dato' Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia at 5th East Asia Congress on 2 December 2007, 9.00 A.M. at Nikko Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Prime Minister at the International Forum on “The Makkah Declaration: Implementing the Economic Agenda of the Muslim World”
Keynote address by the Honourable Dato' Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia at the international forum on "The Makkah Declaration: Implementing the Economic Agenda of the Muslim World" on 2 September 2007, 2.30 P.M. at Nikko Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Prime Minister's speech at the 21st Asia Pacific Roundtable on 5th June 2007
The Way To Mutual Security In Asia Pacific

Eminent appointment
Raja Muda of Perak Raja Nazrin Shah receiving his letter of appointment as Eminent ISIS Fellow from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ISIS Dato’ Seri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan at the Perak Palace in Kuala Lumpur, 25 April 2007

Celebrating 50 Years of Malaysia's Independence

Tan Sri Dr Noordin Sopiee Memorial Lecture
Annual lecture series on topics of national and international interest, started in 2006 in honour of Tan Sri Dr Noordin Sopiee.

Noordin Sopiee Chair for Global Studies
Establishment of the Noordin Sopiee Chair for Global Studies at Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Papers and Articles Presented

Role of Non-State Actors in International Security and on Humanitarian Issues in Conflict Areas
Paper presented by Dato' Seri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan at the International Conference on Humanitarian Challenges in Contemporary Conflicts, jointly organized by Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Kuala Lumpur, 21-22 April 2008  

"The New Development Paradigm in East Asia"
Chapter article by Dr. Mahani Zainal Abidin in Shigeyuki Abe and Bhanupong Bidhipraba (eds.) East Asian Economies and New Regionalism, Kyoto: Kyoto University Press, 2008  

Beyond the “War on Terror”: Southeast Asia’s Future Political and Security Challenges
Paper presented by Dato’ Seri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan at the East Asia Forum Dialogue: The Way Forward on Asian Economic and Political Security, Sydney, Australia, 26-27 March 2008

ASEAN: Time to Decide
Article by Dato' Seri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan which appeared in the New Sunday Times, 6 January 2008 under the title: Choice That Will Strengthen ASEAN.

Are Consumer Protection Initiatives Meeting Expections?
Paper presented by Steven C.M.Wong at the 6th IADI Annual Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 31 October - 1 November 2007

Making the ASEAN Regional Forum More Relevant to Regional Security
Article by Dato’ Seri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan which appeared in the New Straits Times, 24 September 2007 under the title:
Building Trust After 13 years of Procrastination.

Pembangunan Keseimbangan Dengan Dasar Ekonomi Baru di Malaysia
Article by Dr. Mahani Zainal Abidin. An edited version appeared in the Kompas, 22 September 2007 under the title: Membangun Keseimbangan dengan NEP.

Globalisation and Asian Agriculture: A Malaysian Perspective
Paper presented by Larry C. Y. Wong at the 7th Asian International Forum, Fukuoka, Japan, 5-6 September 2007

Malaysian Education System at the Crossroad - The Way Forward
Paper presented by  Yaacob Wan Ibrahim at the 11th Malaysian Education Summit 2007 : “Malaysian Education Winning in the Global Race” held at Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa, Petaling Jaya, 16-17 April 2007

 Food Security and Growth: Malaysia's Strategic Approach and Future Adjustments
Paper presented by Larry C.Y.Wong at the Akademi of Sains Malaysia 2nd Series of ASM Biotechnology and Agriculture Forums: Food Security held at Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 16 March 2007

Development of Malaysia's Agricultural Sector: Agricultural as an Engine of Growth?
Paper presented by Larry C. Y. Wong at the Conference on the Malaysian Economy: Developments and Challenges held at ISEAS, Singapore, 25-26 January 2007

Making Malaysia Corruption Free
Article presented by Dato’ Seri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan appeared in the New Straits Times, 16 February 2007


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ISIS National Affairs Forum on "Enhancing Inter-Ethnic Relations in Malaysia: Will the Inter-Ethnic Module in Public Universities Help to Deliver?"
(21 May 2008)                                                     Asia Media Summit 2008
(27-28 May 2008) 
29th CSCAP Steering Committee Meeting
(1-2 June 2008)
22nd Asia Pacific Roundtable
(2-5 June 2008)                                               World Economic Forum on East Asia
(15-16 June 2008)                                               International Water Conference
(3-4 November 2008)
6th East Asia Congress
(December 2008)                                                  

 

 

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