International Security Foundation

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is critical to the security profession. Known for a non-diverse workforce at all levels, several organizations, public and private, are engaged in strategic thinking and […]

The ISF sponsored OSAC’s return to an in-person Topical Forum on May 9 and 10, 2023 at the U.S. Department of State. The well-attended program, the Crisis Management Forum, covered […]

Broadcasting pioneer Ann Compton will be the emcee for the 11th Annual International Security Foundation (ISF) Dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. […]

As OSAC returned to in-person events for many of its programs, the ISF continued its funding of vital OSAC programming this past spring. Through the generosity of ISF donors, OSAC […]

The data reveals what the private corporate security community sees every day: a glaring disparity in the numbers of women in leadership positions. In 2022, a Zippia survey (verified against […]

On April 13, 2022, the Latin America Regional Committee (LARC) held its first in-person events since 2019 at the Graham Center at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida. FIU […]

In 2021, The International Security Foundation (ISF) added a new Board committee: the Diversity Committee. This Committee, chaired by Buffy Payne, head of global security at Novelis, is charged with […]

The International Security Foundation is delighted to announce that Robert M. Gates, the 22nd Secretary of Defense (2006-2011), will be this year’s keynote speaker. Dr. Gates continues the tradition of […]

The International Security Foundation (ISF) is proud to announce the 2021 grant recipients of the ISF Grants program for U.S.-based nonprofits that serve the global security community. For the ISF’s […]