Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA) was established by the transformation of the Slovak Institute for International Studies, a former allowance-receiving organization of the MFA SR, as a non-profit organization providing generally beneficial services in the field of international relations and foreign policy of the Slovak Republic.
In accordance with its status, the RC SFPA provides:
- independent expert analyses on crucial issues of international relations and foreign policy of the Slovak Republic;
- publishes periodical and non-periodical expert publications serving to increase awareness in the field of international relations and foreign policy of the Slovak Republic and as a source of qualified information for both, the expert and general public;
- organizes expert events and participates in international scientific cooperation in the field of international relations and security;
- contributes to the fostering of the expert discourse on international relations and foreign policy of the Slovak Republic;
- creates a favorable environment for the growth of the new generation of the Slovak experts in the field of international relations; and
- stimulates the interest of wider Slovak public in the global events as well as a deeper understanding of the significance of foreign policy and its link to the domestic policy.