IIR has been the leading academic institution for the study of international relations in the Czech Republic (and previously Czechoslovakia) since 1957 and it is also an active member of several international research networks, such as TEPSA (Trans European Policy Studies Association), CEEISA (Central and East European International Studies Association) nebo Think Visegrad.
Od roku 1957 je ÚMV jednou z hlavních výzkumných institucí v České republice a je také aktivním členem několika mezinárodních výzkumných sítí, například TEPSA (Trans European Policy Studies Association), CEEISA (Central and East European International Studies Association) nebo Think Visegrad.