In addition to academic research projects, CICS is very active in providing expert advice and policy research aimed at contributing to national, regional and international policies. Staff at CICS, and their other colleagues in Peace Studies, are internationally recognized for their expertise and contributions to regional and international negotiations and to the development and implementation of international co-operation and assistance programmes. In this context, they are regularly asked to work with a wide range of governments, regional and international organisations and non-governmental organisations.
Since 2002, CICS staff have continued to advise and facilitate official conferences, and/or provided expert reports and/or consultancy services for a variety of actors, including:

• United Kingdom (UK)
• European Union (EU)
• United Nations (UN)
• The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
• Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC)
• The Netherlands
• Venezuela 
• Germany
• Norway
• Canada
• Switzerland
• Finland
• France
• Macedonia
• Albania
• Jamaica

They also worked closely with many NGOs including:

• Saferworld
• European Centre for Conflict Prevention
• The International Security Information Service (ISIS)
• The International Security Information Service (ISIS) Europe
• International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)
• Netherlands Institute of International Relations (Clingendael)
• International Alert
• The Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC)
• Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
• Institute for Strategic Studies, South Africa.
• Niall O' Brien Center (NOBC), Philippines.