The International Institute for Strategic Studies

Subscribers 44.1K

Videos 2.3K

Views 3.5M

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The International Institute for Strategic Studies covers global security challenges through expert, objective insights on topics such as terrorism, shifting East–West relations, cyberwarfare, and nuclear non-proliferation. Content appears as deep-dives and policy analysis tied to The Military Balance, defense spending trends, and foreign policy strategy, with a mix of long-form discussions and event or launch coverage; uploads occur at roughly 0.5 per week, and videos average about 351 views each.

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United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

84% relevance

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Videos 590

Views 267.7K

Appearances 22

SERP 100%

Similarity 74%

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Both focus on international security and arms control topics (queries: nuclear arms control, non-nuclear states arms control) and historically target policy-relevant analysis for a global audience, yielding a high search-content alignment (84% match overall; strong audience overlap despite different institutional focus).

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Africa Center for Strategic Studies

71% relevance

Subscribers 13.6K

Videos 1K

Views 1.1M

Appearances 15

SERP 63%

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Both address regional and global security dynamics and policy guidance (queries: global security policy, regional security dynamics) with substantial audience overlap, evidenced by a 71% match and content emphasizing strategic analysis in security sectors.

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Center for Strategic & International Studies view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 382K

Videos 9.7K

Views 64.5M

Appearances 12

SERP 40%

Similarity 78%

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Both produce global security policy analysis and discussions on arms control and international security, reflected in a 63% match and high content similarity, though CSIS's content leans more toward policy advocacy and strategic forecasting.

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62% relevance

Subscribers 6.2M

Videos 45K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 7

SERP 46%

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Both cover foreign policy strategy and security issues (queries: foreign policy strategy, nuclear arms control, hybrid warfare analysis) and target broadly informed audiences, with a 62% match driven by overlapping topics and strong general policy analysis style.

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TheMowst

61% relevance

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Videos 660

Views 9.6M

Appearances 10

SERP 44%

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Both emphasize defense modernization and military capabilities (queries: military modernization, defense modernization plans) and attract audiences interested in technological and doctrinal updates, reflected in a 61% match and a similar focus on modernization topics.

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60% relevance

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Videos 192

Views 7.6M

Appearances 5

SERP 41%

Similarity 73%

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Both provide foreign policy strategy and great power competition insights (queries: foreign policy strategy, great power competition) along with nonproliferation discussions, yielding a 60% match and overlapping policy-analytic content.

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Top competitors: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (84% match) and Africa Center for Strategic Studies (71% match). Both share overlapping queries with The IISS around nuclear arms control, non-nuclear states arms control, global security policy, and regional security dynamics. Center for Strategic & International Studies (63% match) also competes on global security policy, military modernization, and arms control/nonproliferation. Compared to IISS, UNIDIR has 3.2K subscribers and Africa Center has 13.6K subscribers, while CSIS has 382K and DW News has 6.2M, showing large variance in audience size. The overlap in search queries centers on nuclear arms control, arms control and nonproliferation, and global security policy.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to The International Institute for Strategic Studies?

The International Institute for Strategic Studies' biggest YouTube competitors are United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (3.2K subscribers) and Africa Center for Strategic Studies (13.6K subscribers). United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research matches 84%; Africa Center for Strategic Studies matches 71% with IISS. Both share a focus on international security, defence policy, and strategic studies similar to IISS.

What type of content does The International Institute for Strategic Studies make?

IISS creates content focused on defence, security, and strategic policy, as seen in video titles like War in the Middle East: Escalation and Prospects, Defence spending trends | The Military Balance 2026, and developments in crewed and uncrewed systems. Upload frequency is about 1.0 video per week, with an average of 351 views per video.

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