Study groups

CSCAP's Study Groups and Experts Groups are the primary mechanism for CSCAP activity. These groups serve as a region-wide multilateral fora for consensus-building and problem solving and often address specific issues and problems that are too sensitive for official dialogue. 

Study Groups generally meet twice per year and produce policy oriented reports of each meeting. At the completion of their term the Study Groups produce a Memorandum that outlines practical policy-oriented responses for consideration at the Track One (official) level.

Through these Study Groups CSCAP's research and analyses support and complement the efforts of regional governments and official multilateral dialogue mechanisms, such as the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), which routinely brings together senior foreign ministry and defense officials from throughout the Asia-Pacific to discuss regional security issues and concerns.

There are currently seven on-going Study Groups.

Cybersecurity as a central strategy for securing the cyber environment in the Asia Pacific region
Co-Chairs: CSCAP Australia, CSCAP India, CSCAP Malaysia and CSCAP Singapore.

Water resources security in mainland Southeast Asia
Co-Chairs: CSCAP Cambodia, CSCAP Japan, CSCAP Thailand and CSCAP Vietnam.

Responsibility to Protect
Co-Chairs: CSCAP Australia, CSCAP Canada, CSCAP Indonesia and CSCAP Philippines.

Study Group on Naval Enhancement in the Asia Pacific
Co-Chairs: CSCAP China, CSCAP India and CSCAP Japan.

Study Group on the Safety and Security of Offshore Oil and Gas Installations
Co-Chairs: Aus CSCAP, CSCAP Malaysia and CSCAP Singapore.

Study Group on the Establishment of Regional Transnational Organised Crime Hubs in the Asia Pacific
Co-Chairs: Aus CSCAP, CSCAP New Zealand, CSCAP Philippines and CSCAP Thailand.

Study Group on Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Asia Pacific
Co-Chairs: US CSCAP and CSCAP Vietnam.

Export Controls Experts Group (XCXG) a sub group of the Study Group on WMD
Chair: US CSCAP

Study Group on Multilateral Security Governance in Northeast Asia/North Pacific
Co-Chairs: CSCAP Japan, CSCAP Korea and CSCAP China.