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CASD
The Centre for Higher Defence Studies (CASD – Centro Alti Studi Difesa) is the Italian Defence joint institution providing the highest education level on management,  strategic leadership and defence & security related issues. It is committed to providing specialist and post-graduate education for military officers, industry managers and public sector executives. The organizational structure consists of a President’s Office and a Chief of Staff  Office, which is entrusted with the task of providing overall support and coordination of mutual interest activities for the four independent components: the Institute for Advanced  Defence Studies (IASD), the Joint Services Staff Institute (ISSMI), the Military Centre for Strategic Studies (Ce.Mi.S.S.) and the Centre for Joint Logistics Training (CeFLI).
PRESIDENT
CASD is led by a President who reports directly to the Chief of the Defence Staff. He is assisted by a Steering Committee, of which he is the Chairman. The Committee is made up of the IASD civilian and military assistant Directors, the ISSMI, Ce.Mi.S.S., Ce.FLI respective Directors and the Chief of Staff, whose office has a secretariat function.
LIBRARY
The library is located  in the historic building of Palazzo SALVIATI – which houses the Centre for Higher Defence Studies (CASD). It was established to support the students’ self-study and research activities. The library is also open to external users.  
NEWS & MEDIA
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ISSMI
The Joint Services Staff Institute (ISSMI) was founded within the Centre for Higher Defence Studies (CASD) in July 1994. Its mission is to provide a one-year specialist course for Italian military officers who are bound to take up positions of responsibility in national single services and in joint and international organizations, as well as for civil servants of the MoD. Its goal is the integration of  the national single armed force education in a multinational joint service culture, which ultimately leads to the development of professional training and to unlock cognitive and cultural skills.
IASD
The Institute for Advanced Defence Studies is the highest joint education institute of the Italian Defence. Its mission is to provide the highest level of education and professional development for Italian military officers, high-ranking foreign officers coming from allied or friendly countries, senior civil servants from the MoD and other public institutions, for Tax Police officers,  as well as for representatives of institutions, of the industrial, social and economic communities, of the academic and information sector, for professionals and representatives of national private bodies and organizations.
I.R.A.D.
The Defense Research and Analysis Institute (I.R.AD.) was founded in 1987. It is housed in Palazzo Salviati in Rome. It is led by a Major General (Director), or by an equivalent Officer. It is organized into two  Departments (Strategic Monitoring – Research) and one External Relations Office. Its institutional activities are established by the 21st December, 2012 decree of the Minister of Defence. The I.R.A.D. carries out military political-strategic studies and research activities, as required by the Italian Ministry of Defence, to support cultural and knowledge development to the benefit of the overall national community.
Ce.FLI
The Centre for Joint Logistics Training (Ce.FLI) is part of the Centre for Higher Defence Studies (CASD), together with the Institute for Advanced Defence Studies (IASD), the Joint Services Staff Institute (ISSMI) and the Military Centre for Strategic Studies (Ce.Mi.S.S.). It is a reference point that integrates single service education into joint logistics culture. The joint logistics education centre carries out studies, develops doctrines and training for Italian military officers, with a national, synergic perspective and approach consistent with NATO and EU objectives.

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Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa
Palazzo Salviati
Piazza della Rovere, 83
00165 Roma