Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA) established in 2004 is a daughter organization of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association founded in 1993. It is a non-profit organization pro¬viding 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; publishes periodical and non-periodical expert publications in the field of international relations and foreign policy; organizes expert events and participates in international scientific cooperation; contributes to the fostering of the expert discourse on international relations and foreign policy of Slovakia; 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.