The International Studies Association, in order to promote international understanding, supports the following goals:
I. Provide opportunities for communications among educators, researchers, and practitioners in order to continually share intellectual interests and meet the challenges of a changing global environment
II. Develop contacts among specialists from all parts of the world in order to facilitate scientific and cultural change
III. Provide channels of communication between academics and policy makers to promote a successful link between the production of knowledge and its utilization
IV. Improve the teaching and dissemination of ideas, concepts, methods, and information in the field of International Studies
V. Maintain a World Wide Web Page on the Internet at: http://www.isanet.org
The International Studies Association currently has more than 5,000 members from over eighty (80) countries and every state of the United States. There is no substitute for the knowledge and insight brought to ISA by its international members, who ensure that the conventions and deliberations are truly global in scope.
Countries where ISA Members reside:
| Argentina | Estonia | Lebanon | Scotland | |
| Australia | Fiji Islands | Lithuania | Serbia | |
| Austria | Finland | Malaysia | Singapore | |
| Azerbaijan | France | Malta | Slovakia | |
| Bangladesh | Germany | Mexico | Slovenia | |
| Barbados | Ghana | Morocco | South Africa | |
| Belgium | Greece | Netherlands | South Korea | |
| Bosnia & Herz. | Guam | New Zealand | Spain | |
| Brazil | Hong Kong | Nigeria | Sudan | |
| Brunei | Fiji Islands | Northern Ireland | Sweden | |
| Bulgaria | Iceland | Norway | Switzerland | |
| Canada | India | Pakistan | Taiwan | |
| Chile | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | |
| China | Iran | Peru | Trinidad & Tobago | |
| Columbia | Ireland | Philipines | Turkey | |
| Costa Rica | Israel | Poland | UAE | |
| Croatia | Italy | Portugal | UK | |
| Cyprus | Jamaica | Qatar | Ukraine | |
| Czech Rep. | Japan | Rep. of Korea | USA | |
| Denmark | Kenya | Rep. of Kosovo | Venezuela | |
| Egypt | Kyrgyzstan | Russia |
