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SIIS Hosts the Tenth Meeting of the CICA Think Tank Forum

2022/12/02

On November 30 and December 1, 2022, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) hosted the Tenth Meeting of the CICA Think Tank Forum with the theme “Sustainable Security in Asia in a Period of Turbulence and Transformation: Challenges and Vision” in a hybrid format. The Meeting was participated by scholars from the CICA Secretariat and over 15 countries, including Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, India, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Thailand and China. More than 50 representatives from the embassies and think tanks of the CICA member countries also sat in on the Meeting.

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The CICA Think Tank Forum (TTF) was born in March 2014 on the eve of the CICA Shanghai Summit. SIIS took the lead in establishing the CICA TTF in order to contribute to the development of the CICA. In the following eight years, the Forum held eight meetings in the form of roundtables, and released a number of research reports and statements, which have had a wide impact in CICA Member States. After approval by the CICA Member States in 2021, the TTF has become a permanent information and analytical advisory body of the CICA, and the SIIS is the first Chair of the upgraded CICA Think Tank Forum.

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At the opening ceremony on November 30, President of SIIS Prof. Chen Dongxiao, CICA Secretary General H.E. Amb. Kairat Sarybay, SCO Secretary General Yerik Sarsebek Ashimov, and the representative from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, delivered opening remarks at the Meeting.

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At the following academic sessions, participants had in-depth discussions on how to strengthen capacity building in areas of food security, energy security, green transformation and connectivity for sustainable security in Asia, how to address security concerns of Member States in different areas, and how to facilitate the development and regional cooperation among Member States.

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of CICA, who is on the way towards a full-scale transformation from a platform into a powerful international organization with a powerful voice and strength in addressing issues of regional stability and security. This TTF also had a session dedicated to the CICA development. Participants summarized the experience and achievements in the past three decades, analyzed the possible risks and challenges in the transformation process, and provided recommendations to the future development of CICA.

As the Chair of the CICA Think Tank Forum, SIIS is dedicated to provide information and analytical support for activities within the CICA framework, and to develop interaction among think tanks and research institutions of the CICA Member States. SIIS will continue to bring together representatives from think tanks of the CICA Member States to address CICA’s top priorities, discuss regional security issues, and provide policy recommendations on the development of CICA.