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The formation of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) began in 1994, when U.S. European Command (EUCOM) petitioned the Chairman of the House International Relations Committee to create a Center on African Affairs that emulated the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (GCMC). Following this, in March 1998, President Bill Clinton made the first major trip to sub-Saharan Africa by a U.S. president in over 20 years. While there, he discussed promoting a U.S.-Africa partnership for the twenty-first century based on mutual respect and mutual interest, and mentioned the establishment of a center for Africa. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Susan Rice later explained that this center would “provide a forum for senior military and civilian officials to explore together complex defense policy issues and provide training to strengthen civil-military relations in burgeoning democracies.” The Africa Center for Strategic Studies was formally established in March 1999. In 2004, the Center relocated to the campus of the Department of Defense’s National Defense University at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., where it is one of five regional centers. In 2007, ACSS began a working partnership with the recently established U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM). ACSS is dedicated to promoting good governance and democratic values in the defense and security sectors around the globe, and to establishing long-term active communications with African leaders across the continent. The Africa Center aims to do this through a comprehensive program of seminars, symposia, conferences, research and other academic programs; and through a range of outreach activities in Africa and in the U.S. ==Mission statement== The Africa Center for Strategic Studies aims to support United States foreign and security policies by strengthening the strategic capacity of African states to identify and resolve security challenges in ways that promote civil-military cooperation, respect for democratic values, and safeguard human rights. In order to advance security cooperation in Africa, ACSS's stated goals are: * Conduct relevant, timely, and efficient programs strategically focused on national security policy development, counter-terrorism, civil military relations, defense economics and resource management, and conflict prevention; * Security Sector Reform: Build African military capacity and professionalization, respect for the rule of law, and civil-military relations. * Focus program objectives on countering trans-national security challenges and initiatives that build partner capacities. * Support efforts to increase African ability to carry out peacekeeping and stability operations, and to mutually support and respond to disasters. * Build a network of African civil, military, and opinion leaders who can promote a common understanding among U.S. and African leaders on U.S.-African security-related policies, programs, and priorities. * Continue to refine current transformative, inter-ministerial regional security programs and expand focus on whole-of-government approaches to current and projected security challenges in Africa. * Foster shared, synergistic programs with European allies, partner countries, and select international, regional, and civil-society organizations to fulfill common goals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Africa Center for Strategic Studies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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