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In the wider Asia-Pacific region, CSIS is actively involved with regional and international networks of non-governmental ‘track-two’ institutions and think-tanks that interact with intergovernmental activities.

This includes hosting the Indonesian National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (INPEC) for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), the Indonesian Member Committee for the Council for Security Cooperation in Asia Pacific (CSCAP), and the Secretariat for the ASEAN ISIS. CSIS is also a founding institute of the Council for Asia Europe Cooperation (CAEC).

Through its active participation in ‘track-two’ activities, CSIS takes part in efforts to promote regional cooperation (ASEAN, Asia Pacific) and intra-regional cooperation (ASEM).

CSIS participation in

ASEAN ISIS	PECC	CSCAP
CAEC	AEF

About ‘track two’

Track two refers to the participation of non-governmental actors in promoting international understanding to foster cooperation in a particular arena, for example, trade and economic development, or peace and security. This is parallel to official or state-organised relations.

Track two involves the participation of academe, policy analysts, business, media, grassroots organizations and government officials in their private capacity in policy-related activities such as seminars, conferences and even participatory research designed to influence foreign policy whether in the economic or the political-security domains.