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  • 2011.9.26 ：
    The library will be closed October 11 through 14, 2011.
  • 2010.9.29 ：
    The library will be closed October 18 through 22, 2010.
  • 2009.9.14 ：
    The library will be closed October 13 through 16, 2009.
  • 2008.9.9 ：
    The library will be closed October 14 through 17, 2008.
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写真：週替わり
Visit to NIDS of Director General Mona Juul,
Department for Security Policy and the High North, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, 23/04/2012
NIDS is the main policy research arm of the Ministry of Defense (MOD). With its research staff of more than 80 full-time scholars with various academic/career backgrounds, NIDS is the leading research institution in Japan dedicated to the research on defense and national security issues. September 1, 2011, NIDS put into place one of the most sweeping reorganization measures in its history. It was designed to make itself better positioned to support the needs of policymakers of the MOD, while expanding scope and depth of its research.
picture：East Asian Strategic Review 2011
East Asian Strategic Review 2012
First published in 1996, the opinions and articles of NIDS researchers on events and matters of importance to the East Asian regional strategic environment are published.
picture：China Security Report
China Security Report
A new publication, NIDS China Security Report analyzes the strategic and military trends of China.
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Phone: +81-3-3713-5912
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E-mail: genaff@nids.go.jp