USI-Charter

The leadership of the Armed Forces today demands a quality of professionalism that can only be achieved through education and an informed opinion on various aspects such as national security, international relations, defence strategy, economic management, social issues, internal security problems, and appropriate interaction with other sectors of society at various levels. The Charter builds on the initial founding aim of "furthering interest and knowledge in the art, science, and literature of the defence services," and is outlined as follows:

• Maintaining a reference and lending library that contains works of professional interest, and a reading room equipped with a wide range of periodicals.
• Publishing a quarterly journal and papers on topics related to national security.
• Custody of pictures, medals, trophies, or any other items related to the Defence Services that are presented to or purchased by the Institution.
• Organising lectures, discussions, seminars, conferences, and courses of instruction, including correspondence courses, related to the Defense Services and National Security.
• Engaging in other activities that promote the objectives of the Institution, such as research studies. Three centers have been established under the aegis of the Institution: one for strategic studies and simulation on issues of national and international security, a second for Armed Forces Historical Research, and a third for United Nations Peacekeeping.

Maintaining close contact with other bodies pursuing similar or allied aims.