GIAS serves as an umbrella for several centers, including the Institute of International Studies (IIS) and the Area Studies cluster composed of the Institute of Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies (ISEEES), the Institute for South Asia Studies (ISAS), the Center for African Studies (CAS), the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies (CLACS), the Institute of European Studies (IES), the Center for Middle-Eastern Studies (CMES), and the Canadian Studies Program.