History
- 1972.02.28
- Founded as an adjunct policy research arm to the Korean National Defense University
- 1974.12.21
- Reorganized as an adjunct academic & policy research arm to the Korean National Defense University
- 1979.12.28
- Reorganized as a policy & strategy advisory institution to the Ministry of National Defense of ROK
- 1982.08.06
- Merged to the Korean National Defense University
- 1992.05.08
- Reorganized into five research divisions 1999.01.03 ‘Division of Psychological Strategy Research’ added as the 6th research divisions
- 2002.02.01
- ‘Division of Psychological Strategy Research’ separated into an independent research institution
- 2002.03.12
- ‘Division of Leadership Research’ added. ‘Division of National Defense Management Science Research’ renamed into ‘Division of National Defense Information Science Research’
- 2003.04.02
- ‘Division of Leadership Research’ renamed into ‘National Defense Leadership Research Center’
- 2003.12.31
- ‘Division of Psychological Strategy Research’ added due to a merger between ‘Division of Psychological Forces’ and ‘Division of Job Training’
- 2004.04.30
- ‘Center for International Peace Support’ added
- 2005.09.01
- ‘National Defense Leadership Research Center’ renamed into the ‘Institute of National Defense Leadership Development’
- 2006.01.01
- ‘Division of Resource Management/Multilateral Security Cooperation Research’ added
- 2008.01.01
- ‘Division of Multilateral Security Cooperation Research’ closed
- 2009.01.01
- Reorganized into four research divisions and one research center
- 2011.03.14
- Reorganized into seven research centers
- 2013.01.01
- ‘Division of Psychological Strategy Research’ subordinated to RINSA (two Research Divisions and seven Research Centers)
- 2014.01.01
- Reorganized into six research centers
- 2018.01.01
- ‘Center for Reserve Forces’ added, reorganized into seven research centers