Centre for Security and Defence Studies (CSDS)

Centre for Security and Defence Studies (CSDS), Kyiv, was established in 2017. It is non-profit, non-governmental organisation that aims to facilitate its members joint efforts to achieve common interests through conducting research, expertise, consulting and communication activities in the field of national security and defence. CSDS adheres to a principle to be an apolitical, professional and transparent. The main directions of CSDS activities are following. - Facilitating expert society in Ukraine in the field of national security and defence; - Participating advisory, consultation and expert boards and groups, that are established within national authorities, particularly, by drafting legislation acts, strategic and concept documents; - Facilitating R&D projects and analytical researches in the field of national security and defence, facilitating implementation of methodology and tools for decision making support for security and defence sector; - Participating and facilitating scientific, research and communication activities on development and reform of the security and defence sector in Ukraine; - Supporting Public-Private partnership, cooperation among state authorities, business, academia, and society to increase security and defence-ability of nation; - Sharing information on relevant activities; - Maintaining permanent contacts, best practice exchange, and other forms of cooperation with Ukrainian non-governmental organisations, international and foreign organisations.