The Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) is a non-governmental (Track II) initiative that fosters dialogue on security issues among its 21 member countries in the region. CSCAP provides an informal mechanism for scholars, officials, and others in their private capacities to discuss political and security issues and challenges facing the region.
Established in 1993, CSCAP provides policy recommendations to intergovernmental bodies, convenes regional and international meetings, and fosters linkages with institutions worldwide to exchange insights and experiences on regional political-security cooperation.
CSCAP activities are guided by a Steering Committee, which is co-chaired by a member from an ASEAN Member Committee and a member from a non-ASEAN Member Committee. Malaysia (through the Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia) currently acts as the CSCAP Secretariat.
APF Canada is the Canadian Member Committee for CSCAP, and to raise Canada’s profile in Indo-Pacific security dialogues, assumed editorial responsibility for CSCAP's Regional Security Outlook 2025. The editorship positions Canada at the heart of a network that informs defence ministries and foreign offices across Asia, ensuring Canadian risk assessments feed directly into regional security thinking.
Read Regional Security Outlook 2025: Regional Security in Ambiguous Times
For more information on our CSCAP activities, email info@asiapacific.ca.
