What We Do - Institute for Security Governance
AT OUR CORE
Institutional capacity building (ICB) drives ISG. It is our fundamental mission, is the catalyst for our partnerships, and inspires our research. ISG’s efforts with U.S. colleagues and international partners are designed to enable and strengthen defense and security institutions, build capabilities, and support shared security interests. These efforts include policies, procedures and systems that enable partners to govern, manage, operate, maintain, and sustain defense and security capabilities. ISG’s mission efforts are divided into four primary tasks:




OUR STRUCTURE
Institutional Advising
- Africa
- Europe
- Indo-Pacific
- Middle East & Central Asia
- Western Hemisphere
Management Education
- Security Governance
- Civil-Military Relations
- Strategy, Policy & Planning
- Resource Management
- Defense Acquisition
- Logistics
- Human Capital
- Professional Education
& Development
- Cyber Capability
- Maritime Security
- Peacekeeping & Exercises
- Emergency Management & Resilience
- Conflict, Terrorism, & Protection
Practice Development
- Doctrine & Methodology
- Assessment & Integration
- Research & Development
- Outreach & Communications
- Security Cooperation Education Integration
- Communities of Practice and Interest
Our Activities
ISG is dedicated to advancing national security and foreign policy objectives by building partner institutional capabilities. ISG carries out this mission – here at ISG headquarters in Monterey, CA and around the globe – through resident, mobile, and virtual education activities as well as through resident and non-resident enduring advising engagements.
25 | Resident Courses |
82 | Mobile/Hybrid Education Teams |
225 | Non-Resident Advising Activities |
96 | Resident Advisors (Global MoDA) |
26 | Resident Courses |
114 | Mobile/Hybrid Education Teams |
304 | Non-Resident Advising Activities |
93 | Resident Advisors (Global MoDA) |
9 | Resident Courses |
8 | Mobile/Hybrid Education Teams |
114 | Non-Resident Advising Activities |
101 | Virtual Advising Activities |
3 | Hybrid Activities |
102 | Resident Advisors (Global MoDA) |
4 | Resident Courses |
7 | Mobile/Hybrid Education Teams |
16 | Virtual Education Teams |
82 | Non-Resident Advising Activities |
171 | Virtual Advising Activities |
3 | Hybrid Activities |
65 | ICB Resident Advisors (MoDA) |