INSTITUTE OF STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

Department Overview Profile

The Institute of Strategic Research and Analysis (ISRA) is a critical component of the Zimbabwe National Defence University as the premier think tank on strategic national policy and security concerns. ISRA is the engine that drive the university research process and provides think tank services to the state on issues of National Security through research papers, workshops and seminars. The ISRA also has an important role of identifying agenda items for study by ‘ndc’ participants. The Institute has four departments; Research & Development, Defence Doctrine, Workshops and Seminars.

Vision is to be the leading research institute in global defence and security matters pursuant to national interests, fostering nation building and driving social, economic, good governance and political cohesion and stability.

Mandate To be the leading national defence and security institution grounded in Zimbabwean national interests and values, that provides quality programmes fostering continuous research and innovation to respond comprehensively to challenges within the realm of the global defence and security matrix’.

Mission to spearhead research and analysis on strategic, national and international defence and security issues for the ZNDU.

Core functions

• Carrying out research work and working with comparable and relevant institutions engaged in research work.
• Identifying agenda items for research and debate by both the National Defence Course and the Academic Faculty and helping in supervising participant’s research work.
• Organising and running seminars and workshops internally as well as hosting acceptable externally sponsored seminars and workshops whose objectives are in tandem with the mission of the university.
• Compiling and synthesizing resolutions from seminars and workshops for onward transmission to relevant user departments.
• Carrying out thorough analysis of national and global politico-military and socio economic trends on strategic and policy issues as well as proposing responses on identified areas of interest or threats.