1. To understand how different processes articulate and address regional security in four regions of the world and, whenever relevant, how each affects the others;
2. To find ways by which links between formal and informal forms of regional security cooperation, particularly views and voices from “below” that have impacts on regional security cooperation and activities of groups seeking solutions to insecurity outside of formal frameworks might be established and institutionalized in regional security policy making;
3. To find ways of grounding human security within regional security frameworks in a manner that would promote security and peace at the grassroots level; and
4. To develop and promote innovative conceptualizations of linking regional security with human security that would advance the research agenda on security and peace as well as provide policy makers with an innovative regional security focus to promote security and peace for all.
