▁with ▁international - level ▁audience ▁mostly ▁made ▁of ▁polic ym akers , ▁diplom ats , ▁and ▁officials , ▁that ▁provides ▁news ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁intelligence ▁both ▁freely ▁online ▁and ▁via ▁a ▁subscription ▁service . ▁ ▁A ▁description ▁on ▁the ▁website ▁reads ▁that ▁" IS RI A ’ s ▁global ▁team ▁of ▁information ▁and ▁intelligence ▁profession als ▁provides ▁an ▁audience ▁of ▁decision - m akers ▁and ▁news ▁consum ers ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁with ▁a ▁unique ▁monitoring ▁and ▁insight ▁into ▁ge opol it ical ▁and ▁diplom atic ▁develop ments ". ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Br uss els - based ▁Security ▁and ▁Def ence ▁Ag enda ▁( SD A ) ▁has ▁become ▁effective . ▁News ▁fe eds ▁from ▁both ▁organization ▁now ▁appear ▁on ▁their ▁respective ▁websites . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁firm ▁named ▁Cy ce on ▁took ▁over ▁IS RI A ▁and ▁launched ▁D ip lo News . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁IS RI A ▁was ▁dis m ant led ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁past ▁online ▁activities ▁is ▁now ▁operated ▁by ▁Cy ce on . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁IS RI A ▁halt ed ▁all ▁its ▁activities . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Public ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 <0x0A> </s> ▁Julia ▁Catherine ▁Cr ick , ▁ ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁historian , ▁medieval ist , ▁and ▁academic .