Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific
The Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific is a "non-governmental process for dialogue on security issues in Asia Pacific." There are currently twenty one member committees of CSCAP and one observer. The importance of CSCAP for regional integration and for discussing sensitive issues that official diplomacy may not be able to take on have been pointed out by various international relations scholars.
Singapore's former President S R Nathan was one of the pioneers of CSCAP - setting the direction and content in its formative years.
