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.


The Chairman & CEO of ISIS Malaysia, Dato' Seri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan has been awarded the Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) which carries the title "Tan Sri" by the King of Malaysia on the occasion of His Majesty's birthday on 7 June 2008.

ISIS 25th Anniversary Celebration
ISIS Focus 25th Anniversary Special Issue

22nd Asia-Pacific Roundtable
2- 5 June 2008, Kuala Lumpur

Prime Minister's speech at the 22nd Asia Pacific Roundtable on 3rd June 2008

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

Oil Crisis
Article by Tan Sri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan which appeared in the New Straits Times, 29 June 2008 under the title: Global oil price: A crisis waiting to become a disaster.

Reducing Subsidies Must Be Balanced With Growth Inducing Measures
Article by Dr Mahani Zainal Abidin. An edited version appeared in the New Straits Times, 11 June 2008 under the title: Boosting growth is the need of the hour.

Why the ICJ, and What the Judgment Means                                                  Article by Dato' Seri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan which appeared in the New Straits Times, 27 May 2008 under the title: A Rock-Solid Judgment for Malaysia.

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.

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International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies/ISIS National Affairs Forum on An Islamic Perspective on the Commitment to Inter-Religious Dialogue
(4 July 2008)
MoA-UPM-ISIS Seminar: New Strategies Towards Food Security in Malaysia
(14 July 2008)                                      International Water Conference
(3-4 November 2008)
6th East Asia Congress
(December 2008)                                                  

   
  Network of East Asian Think-tank
   ASEAN-Institutes of Strategic and International Studies (ASEAN-ISIS)
  World Economic Forum
  Organisation of The Islamic Conference
   

     

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