Centre for Strategic and International Studies

Centre for Strategic and International Studies

Abbreviation	CSIS
Formation	1971
Type	Public policy think tank
Headquarters	Jl. Tanah Abang III/23-27, Jakarta 10160
Location	Indonesia
Executive Director	Philips J. Vermonte
Website	csis.or.id

The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a non-profit organization based in Indonesia which has served as a think tank on social, international, political and economical issues. CSIS was founded on Sept 1, 1971 by a group of Indonesian colleagues who hoped to promote public policy-oriented discussions in Indonesia. Founders of the organization included Harry Tjan Silalahi, Jusuf Wanandi, Hadi Soesastro, and Clara Joewono.^[1] It also had strong support from key figures close to the government at the time including generals Ali Moertopo, Soedjono Hoemardani, and Benny Moerdani.^[2][3] It was founded to give advice, ideas and support to government and other stakeholders such as parliament, political parties, businesses and NGOs and to reach out to the regional and international communities and to develop awareness of Indonesian policies and its state of development, while giving feedback to the Indonesian government on domestic and international developments.^[4]

It is located in Jl. Tanah Abang III/23-27, Jakarta close to the National Museum of Indonesia.