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The International Institute for Strategic Studies

Company 00615259 Active

Registered charity: The International Institute for Strategic Studies

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10
directors on the board
5.1y median 4.4y
average tenure
9.4y
longest tenure
4
directors past 6 years
6 vs 2 portfolio
first-time directors
3
also govern a charity
2
left in the last 12 months

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Professional services 5Other services 2

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Company details

Number00615259
StatusActive
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated20/11/1958
AddressARUNDEL HOUSE, 6 TEMPLE PLACE, LONDON, WC2R 2PG
Accounts next due30/06/2027
Accounts last made up30/09/2025

Industry (SIC)

58141 - Publishing of learned journals94990 - Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.96090 - Other service activities n.e.c.

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)


Officers (103)

  • Sedwill, Mark Philip, Lord Director · appointed 2024
  • Rorsted, Kasper Bo Director · appointed 2024
  • Parly, Florence Marie Jeanne Director · appointed 2023
  • Belo-Osagie, Hakeem Iguodala Director · appointed 2023
  • Brennan, John Owen Director · appointed 2022
  • Aviral, Neha Director · appointed 2022
  • Skaugen, Grace, Dr Director · appointed 2019
  • Atkinson, Caroline Director · appointed 2019
  • Symonds, Matthew Director · appointed 2018
  • Symonds, Matthew John Director · appointed 2017
  • Taylor, Sally Secretary · appointed 2009
  • LEE, Chung Min Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
  • Tholstrup, Jens Jorgen Former Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2023
  • Emmott, William Former Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2025
  • ROE, Catherine Former Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2022
  • Jones, Christopher Ian Montague Former Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2024
  • DE Margerie, Sophie-Caroline Former Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2019
  • Newton, John Nigel Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2018
  • Penttila, Risto, Dr Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2017
  • Powell, Charles David, Lord Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2017
  • Mallet, Jean-Claude, Monsieur Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2012
  • Lauk, Kurt, Dr Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2023
  • Forstmoser, Peter, Professor Doctor Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2015
  • Emmott, William John Former Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2015
  • Guthrie, Charles Ronald Llewelyn, Field Marshal the Lord Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2014
  • Hillen, John, Dr Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2011
  • Debouzy, Olivier Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2010
  • Gergorin, Jean-Louis Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2008
  • Blackwill, Robert, Ambassador Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2011
  • Draeger, Michael John Former Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2009
  • Cohen, Ronald Mourad, Sir Former Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2010
  • Hoffmann, Andre Serenus Former Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2010
  • Seaman, Thomas Wylie Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2019
  • Morrison, David John Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2005
  • Darling, Peter Stormonth Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2007
  • Roberts, Edward Adam, Professor Sir Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2007
  • Cook, Michael John Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2005
  • Blunden, Margaret Anne, Dr Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2004
  • Danchev, Alexander, Professor Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2005
  • Tanaka, Nobumasa Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
  • Rich, Michael David Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
  • Maclaren, Roy, the Hon. Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
  • Weston, John, Sir Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
  • Babbage, Ross, Professor Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
  • Hernandez, Carolina Galicia, Professor Dr Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
  • Durrani, Mahmud Ali Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
  • Zoellick, Robert B, the Honorable Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2001
  • Naumann, Klause, General Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2003
  • Krause, Joachim, Doctor Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2003
  • Sung-JOO, Han Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2002
  • King, David Edwin, Colonel Former Secretary · appointed 1999 · resigned 2005
  • Kamer, Hansrudolf, Dr Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2003
  • Ackerman, Peter Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2003
  • Silvestri, Stefano, Professor Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2003
  • Sato, Selzaburo, Professor Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1999
  • DE Villiers, Fleur Olive Lourens Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2018
  • Ramsbotham, Lord Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2002
  • Lauk, Kurt Joachim, Dr Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2007
  • Ball, Desmond John, Professor Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2001
  • Neville Jones, Lilian Pauline, Baroness Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2005
  • Wanandi, Jusuf Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2002
  • Heisbourg, Francois Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2018
  • Gupta, Shekhar Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2002
  • Gotlieb, Allan Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2000
  • Hauser, Rita Eleanore, Dr Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2002
  • Blagovolin, Sergei, Professor Former Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1996
  • Lellouche, Pierre, Dr Former Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2002
  • Schiff, Zeev Alter Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2002
  • Miller, Steven Edward Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2002
  • AL-Abdlatif, Yousef Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2001
  • Freedman, Lawrence David, Sir Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2002
  • Burt, Richard Reeves Former Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 2001
  • O'Neill, Robert John, Professor Former Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 2002
  • Silvestri, Stefano, Signor Former Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 1995
  • Wang, Gungwu, Professor Former Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 2002
  • Jackman, Henry Newton Rowell, the Honourable Former Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 1994
  • LEW, Hyuck-in Former Director · resigned 1999
  • Ellsworth, Robert Fred, Honorable Former Director · resigned 2002
  • Daniker, Gustav A, Dr Former Director · resigned 1998
  • Huldt, Bo Kristofer, Dr Former Director · resigned 1992
  • Fromm, Joseph Former Director · resigned 1995
  • Lewis, Flora Former Director · resigned 1993
  • Sandhu, Kernial S, Professor Former Director · resigned 1992
  • Mccoy, James Anthony Abernethy Former Secretary · resigned 1999
  • Wade-Gery, Robert Lucian, Sir Former Director · resigned 2011
  • Fricaud-Chagnaud, Charles Georges Former Director · resigned 1992
  • Merlini, Cesare, Professor Former Director · resigned 1992
  • Altenburg, Wolfgang Bruno Former Director · resigned 2001
  • NYE, Joseph Samuel, Professor Former Director · resigned 1993
  • Scholey, David Gerald, Sir Former Director · resigned 1993
  • Thomson, James, Dr Former Director · resigned 1994
  • Yariv, Aharon Former Director · resigned 1993
  • Kaiser, Karl, Professor Dr Former Director · resigned 1996
  • Haftendorn, Helga, Professor Former Director · resigned 1996
  • Kelleher, Catherine Mcardle, Professor Former Director · resigned 1994
  • Thomson, John Adam, Sir Former Director · resigned 1996
  • Nishihara, Masashi, Professor Former Director · resigned 1995
  • Faurby, Ib Former Director · resigned 1996
  • Simonet, Henri Former Director · resigned 1992
  • Anyaoku, Emeka Former Director · resigned 1996

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