# The National Institute for Strategic Studies

> facility in Kyiv, Ukraine

**Wikidata**: [Q12132960](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12132960)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-national-institute-for-strategic-studies

## Summary
The National Institute for Strategic Studies (short name: НИСИ; alias: NISS) is a research institute and think tank based in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was established in 1991 and is recorded in multiple international authority and research-identification systems.

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 1991.  
- Location: Kyiv, Ukraine; coordinates latitude 50.457688, longitude 30.52305.  
- Classification: instance of facility; classified as a research institute and think tank (an organization whose primary purpose is research).  
- Short name (Ukrainian): НИСИ; alias: NISS.  
- Official website: https://niss.gov.ua/.  
- International identifiers: ISNI 0000000404907400; GRID: grid.493430.9; ROR ID: 0253bfw77; Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/122vfc7c.  
- Bibliographic/authority records: IDREF ID 172631408; Library of Congress authority ID n95020154; National Library of Israel j9u ID 987007462690905171; Yale Lux ID group/41ee8f5d-1206-4f7f-870e-87acaea3081f.  
- Wikimedia/wikipedia presence: sitelink_count 3; wikipedia languages recorded: Belarusian (be), Estonian (et), Ukrainian (uk); listed on WikiProject Ukraine.  
- Image available in Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Вул._Пирогова,_7а_(Київ)_001.jpg.

## FAQs
### Q: What is The National Institute for Strategic Studies?
A: It is a Kyiv-based research institute and think tank (short name НИСИ, alias NISS) established in 1991 and registered with multiple international identifiers.

### Q: Where is the institute located?
A: The institute is located in Kyiv, Ukraine. Its coordinates are latitude 50.457688 and longitude 30.52305.

### Q: How can I find more information or contact the institute?
A: The institute's official website is https://niss.gov.ua/. It also appears in library and authority databases under identifiers such as ISNI 0000000404907400 and GRID grid.493430.9.

### Q: Under what classifications is the institute listed?
A: It is listed as an instance of a facility and specifically classified as a research institute and a think tank (an organization whose primary purpose is research).

## Why It Matters
The National Institute for Strategic Studies is a named, institutionally recognized research organization based in Ukraine’s capital, established in 1991. As a research institute and think tank, it occupies a defined position in Ukraine’s research and policy-related infrastructure by name and classification. Its presence in multiple national and international authority and identifier systems (ISNI, GRID, ROR, Library of Congress, IDREF, Google Knowledge Graph, Yale Lux, National Library of Israel) supports discoverability and citation in scholarly, governmental, and library contexts. The institute’s listing across Wikimedia projects and multilingual Wikipedia entries indicates a documented public footprint useful for researchers, librarians, and information professionals seeking authoritative metadata. For stakeholders needing to reference, link to, or locate institutional records for strategic studies in Ukraine, the institute’s formal identifiers and web presence provide verifiable entry points into the organization’s bibliographic and digital records.

## Notable For
- Established in 1991 and continuously recorded as an institutional entity since its inception year.  
- Classified both as a research institute and a think tank, explicitly noted as an organization whose primary purpose is research.  
- Broad bibliographic and authority coverage: ISNI, GRID, ROR, Library of Congress, IDREF, Yale Lux, National Library of Israel, and Google Knowledge Graph identifiers.  
- Multilingual Wikimedia footprint with Wikipedia pages in Belarusian, Estonian, and Ukrainian and inclusion on WikiProject Ukraine.  
- Public web presence at https://niss.gov.ua/ and a Wikimedia Commons image resource linked to the institute.

## Body
### Overview
- Official name: The National Institute for Strategic Studies.  
- Short name: НИСИ.  
- Alias: NISS.  
- Instance types: facility; research institute; think tank.

### Founding and History
- Inception year: 1991 (recorded as inception).

### Location and Coordinates
- Country: Ukraine.  
- City: Kyiv.  
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 50.457688, longitude 30.52305.

### Classification and Purpose
- Classified as a research institute and as a think tank.  
- Related class description provided: research institute — organization whose primary purpose is research.

### Identifiers and Authority Records
- ISNI: 0000000404907400 (reference includes GRID id grid.493430.9).  
- GRID ID: grid.493430.9.  
- ROR ID: 0253bfw77.  
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/122vfc7c.  
- IDREF ID: 172631408 (linked references include VIAF).  
- Library of Congress authority ID: n95020154 (qualifier: Nat︠s︡ionalʹnyĭ instytut stratehichnykh doslidz︠h︡enʹ (Ukraine)).  
- National Library of Israel j9u ID: 987007462690905171.  
- Yale Lux ID: group/41ee8f5d-1206-4f7f-870e-87acaea3081f.

### Online Presence and Wikimedia Data
- Official website: https://niss.gov.ua/.  
- Wikimedia Commons image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Вул._Пирогова,_7а_(Київ)_001.jpg.  
- Wikipedia language editions recorded: be, et, uk.  
- Sitelink count: 3.  
- Listed on: WikiProject Ukraine.

### Metadata and Descriptions
- Wikidata description: "facility in Kyiv, Ukraine."  
- Sitelink and metadata entries provide standard reference points for librarians, researchers, and data aggregators.

## References

1. GRID Release 2018-02-08
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File