Motto | Providing timely, informative, and innovative analysis of political, security, and strategic developments in the Asia-Pacific region |
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Formation | 1975 |
Type | Nonprofit, private,foreign policy think tank |
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President
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Ralph A. Cossa |
Website | [9] |
Pacific Forum CSIS is a nonprofit, private, foreign policy research institute that operates as an autonomous arm of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Pacific Forum is based in Honolulu, Hawaii and its focus is on the Asia-Pacific region.
The Pacific Forum CSIS is one of the world’s leading Asia-Pacific policy research institutes and was one of the first organizations in the United States to focus exclusively on this region. Although once autonomous, the Pacific Forum is now an independent program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.Joseph Nye chairs the Pacific Forum CSIS Board of Governors.
In 2004, Pacific Forum CSIS launched the Young Leaders Program. Over the years, the organization's network of Young Leaders has grown to nearly 1,000 Young Leaders from 56 countries.
Pacific Forum CSIS reports that its annual budget is $2.7 million. According to their website, this funding comes from grants by foundations, governments, corporations, and individuals.
Pacific Forum CSIS was founded as an independent think tank in 1975. The institute later merged with CSIS, providing CSIS with a physical presence in the Pacific.