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 5 research divisions
1999.01.03
‘Division of Psychological Strategy Research’ added (6 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 Forces’ and the ‘Division of Job Training’ was combined and became subsidiaries to the ‘Institute of Psychological Strategy Research’
2004.04.30
‘Center for International Peace Support’ founded
2005.09.01
‘National Defense Leadership Research Center’ renamed into ‘Development Institute of National Defense Leadership’
2006.01.01
‘Division of Resource Management/Collective Security Research’ founded and added
2008.01.01
‘Division of Collective Security Research’ closed
2009.01.01
Reorganized Into 4 Research Divisions and 1 Research Center
2011.03.14
Reorganized into 7 Research Centers
2013.01.01
Division of Military Spiritual Power subordinated to the RINSA (Currently, 2 Research Division and 7 Research Centers)
2013.12.01
'Division of Military Spiritual Power' transferred to the activation unit of 'Defence Institute for Spiritual Force'
2014.03.03
Reorganized into Research Planning Division and 6 reaearch centers
2018.01.01
Reorganized into Research Planning Division and 7 reaearch centers including center for reserve forces
2020.05.13
Reorganized into Research Planning Division and 8 reaearch centers including center for defense policy studies
